Kirsten Agnello-Dean is a Chicagoland-based Social Media Strategist and Creative Copywriter who has been in love with social media since 2006.
Kirsten is currently a full-time Social Media Manager for Wilton. Previously, she helped clients like Upwork, Artisan Talent, MYZONE, and Rx EDGE hone their social media strategies and worked as an agency Copywriter and Social Strategist at Liquid Thread (a division of Stardom MediaVest Group) and for Blue Chip Marketing Worldwide for a variety of global clients. Other work has included acting as a Social Media Consultant for Outerwall (parent company to RedBox), an Agency Copywriter for Edelman, and a contributing Writer and Ghost Writer to several local and national blogs — as seen on Brides.com, Today’s Chicago Woman, One Wed, Strictly Weddings, GD USA, and Mabbly. Her work has been the recipient of a Drum Award Finalist placement, a Webby nomination, and she herself was named a 2019 "Top Women in Digital Marketing."
Kirsten is a self-proclaimed etiquette expert, defender of the Oxford comma, and an active user of Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn, and Instagram. She holds a bachelor's degree from Millikin University and is also Hubspot Inbound Marketing, Content Marketing, Marketing Software, Email Marketing, Contextual Marketing, and Social Media certified.
Kirsten is currently a full-time Social Media Manager for Wilton. Previously, she helped clients like Upwork, Artisan Talent, MYZONE, and Rx EDGE hone their social media strategies and worked as an agency Copywriter and Social Strategist at Liquid Thread (a division of Stardom MediaVest Group) and for Blue Chip Marketing Worldwide for a variety of global clients. Other work has included acting as a Social Media Consultant for Outerwall (parent company to RedBox), an Agency Copywriter for Edelman, and a contributing Writer and Ghost Writer to several local and national blogs — as seen on Brides.com, Today’s Chicago Woman, One Wed, Strictly Weddings, GD USA, and Mabbly. Her work has been the recipient of a Drum Award Finalist placement, a Webby nomination, and she herself was named a 2019 "Top Women in Digital Marketing."
Kirsten is a self-proclaimed etiquette expert, defender of the Oxford comma, and an active user of Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn, and Instagram. She holds a bachelor's degree from Millikin University and is also Hubspot Inbound Marketing, Content Marketing, Marketing Software, Email Marketing, Contextual Marketing, and Social Media certified.
