Results
Selected results
international e-commerce revenue in 12 months for a Japanese retail brand (≈ ¥760K → peak of ¥5.3M / month)
international revenue and twice the order volume, after expanding Meta Ads to 7 markets
conversion rate after auditing and optimising a retail brand’s Shopify checkout funnel
organic traffic in 8 months (3,500 → 21,600 monthly unique visitors)
of revenue driven by organic search for a food supplements e-commerce site
additional revenue from automated email flows (LTV, repeat purchase)
Experience
Professional experience
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Sept. 2026 — present
Sophie Monteil
Freelance · Toulouse & remote
E-commerce growth consultant
I help e-commerce and DTC brands across all their growth levers: paid acquisition, SEO, conversion, CRM and tracking, managed as one strategy. See my services.
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Jan. 2025 — Aug. 2026
ZenGroup株式会社
Osaka, Japan
Cross-Border Growth & Digital Marketer
Led international growth for Japanese retail and DNVB brands, from strategy to execution: acquisition, conversion, retention and reporting.
- Growth strategy: market and customer segment analysis, channel prioritisation for each brand, coordination with internal teams. Grew a retail brand’s international e-commerce revenue 6x in 12 months.
- Multi-market acquisition: structured and scaled a DNVB’s Meta Ads campaigns across 7 markets (Taiwan, Hong Kong, US, South Korea, Canada, Australia, Singapore). Budget +688% in 5 months, orders doubled, +118% international revenue.
- Profitability management: tracked CAC against margins and LTV, reallocated budgets (pausing underperforming regions) to protect profitability.
- Creative testing: creative briefs, messaging angles by market, continuous A/B tests on visuals and hooks.
- Conversion (CRO): audited the Shopify checkout funnel and managed UX improvements. Conversion rate from 0.53% to 1.32%.
- Data & tracking: set up GA4, Meta Pixel and CAPI, built Looker Studio dashboards, reconciled ad platform data with Shopify sales.
- Retention: automated email flows on Shopify, +12% additional revenue.
- Management: trained and supervised a team of 2 on running international Meta Ads campaigns.
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May 2020 — Dec. 2024
Nouvel Ordre
Paris & remote
Digital Project Manager (Growth)
Drove online growth for B2B and B2C companies through paid acquisition, SEO and automation, including 5 business launches, from initial digital setup to first sales.
- Go-to-market: defined target audiences (B2B / B2C), channels and budgets with founders, for launch and early growth.
- SEO: technical audit, keyword and site structure strategy, content production. Organic traffic from 3,500 to 21,600 monthly unique visitors in 8 months; over 80% of revenue from organic search for a food supplements e-commerce site.
- Acquisition: Google Ads campaigns and B2B email prospecting sequences to generate first sales and qualified leads.
- Websites & funnels: designed conversion-focused websites and e-commerce stores (Shopify, WordPress), sales funnels and automated flows.
- CRM: deployed and configured CRMs, trained client teams.
- Project management: ran projects end to end (scoping, planning, coordination, budget), main point of contact for founders.
- Recruitment: recruited, onboarded and trained marketing talent, on-site and remote.
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Oct. 2019 — Apr. 2020
P2P Protect (同聚保)
Shanghai, China
Junior Consultant
Assignment completed as part of my master’s degree in Shanghai: P2P Protect’s market entry strategy for China.
- Market research: qualitative and quantitative surveys in China, competitive benchmark.
- Digital in China: WeChat analysis and engagement best practices.
- Entry strategy: recommendations and a concrete action plan to enter the Chinese market.
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Jan. 2019 — June 2019
Crédit Agricole CIB
Internship · 6 months
Digital Project Assistant
Supported digital projects for internal clients: coordinating needs, planning delivery and ensuring smooth communication between business teams and developers.
- Scoping: defined project scopes and gathered requirements.
- Planning: scheduling, timeline follow-up and progress KPIs.
- Coordination: interface between internal clients and development teams, meeting preparation and minutes.
- Delivery: supported the release of website and mobile app projects.
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Oct. 2017 — Mar. 2018
JLL France
Paris · headquarters, marketing team
Digital Project Manager Assistant
- Corporate website: digital project management, coordination of providers and partners, notably on paid search and the SEO content plan.
- Community management: managed JLL France’s social media (LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube).
- Reporting: performance analysis and identification of new engagement channels.
Skills
Expertise, tools and languages
Expertise
Tools
Languages
- French Native
- English Bilingual · TOEIC 985
- Spanish Conversational
- Japanese Conversational
Education
Education
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2018 — 2020
M.Sc. Digital Marketing & Business
ESSCA School of Management · Shanghai
Valedictorian -
2019 — 2020
Specialised MBA, Digital Marketing & Business
EFAP, in partnership with ESSCA · Shanghai
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2017
Faculty of Liberal Arts (exchange)
Sophia University · Tokyo
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2014 — 2017
Business undergraduate programme (Grande École)
ESSCA School of Management · Paris
Outside work: trail running, hiking, strength training and travel.
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