Michelle Chen

Publicis Sapient 的 Group Account Director

Shanghai, China

About

Senior integrated marketing communications and brand partnership leader with 15+ years of experience, including 8+ years in core management roles at WPP and Publicis. Skilled in brand communication strategy development and execution, covering full-cycle growth from 0-1 new brand building to 1-N scaling. My core expertise covers brand communications, social marketing, celebrity and IP partnerships, KOL/influencer marketing, sponsorship strategy, media resource management and end-to-end campaign delivery. I have worked with leading brands across technology, FMCG, automotive, beauty & personal care, and premium lifestyle sectors, including Huawei, Dyson, Unilever, Lincoln, J&J, Darlie, Filorga, Ninebot and Luckin. My work spans communication strategy, celebrity/IP/KOL resource evaluation, fan and audience analysis, commercial negotiation, rights design, launch planning, social content amplification, MCN collaboration, media partnership, e-commerce activation and performance review. My work has directly contributed to record-breaking results, such as 12,000+ firm orders in 27 minutes for a new automotive brand launch, 5,881% brand voice uplift for a brand revitalization campaign, and 220M+ views generated through a celebrity-driven social UGC program. I am particularly experienced in complex partnership projects where brand objectives, social influence, commercial rights, platform mechanics, public reputation risk and execution quality need to be managed together. I stay deeply immersed in China’s digital ecosystem—Douyin, Xiaohongshu, Weibo, WeChat, Bilibili—and actively use AI tools to enhance competitive analysis, content insights and resource screening I am currently open to senior opportunities in Brand Communications, Integrated Marketing (IMC), Social & KOL Marketing, Celebrity & IP Partnerships, Media Strategy and Brand Partnerships, especially roles that require both strategic thinking and strong execution across China’s digital and social ecosystem.

Experience

  • Group Account Director at Publicis Sapient
    Jan 2026 - Present · 7 mos

    Lead sponsorship, celebrity/IP partnership and brand resource projects for leading clients including Huawei and Haleon. • Partner with brand marketing, procurement and internal specialist teams to deliver sponsorship strategy, resource evaluation, commercial negotiation, rights confirmation, execution supervision and post-campaign review. • Evaluate celebrity, IP, sports, cultural-tourism and KOL/MCN resources based on brand fit, audience profile, activation potential, reputation risk, commercial exclusivity and budget efficiency. • Manage full-cycle partnership delivery from resource recommendation and negotiation to launch planning, rights fulfillment, cross-team coordination and performance review. • Build sponsorship workflow, resource database and risk-control process to improve resource evaluation, commercial coordination and project delivery efficiency. • Participated in resource evaluation, rights coordination and fulfillment management for major Huawei celebrity/IP projects including Shangjie, Pura series, nova series and Ultimate Design, etc .

  • BD Director at 上海百秋 Buy Quickly
    Aug 2025 - Dec 2025 · 5 mos

    Managed Douyin/Video Account/Xiaohongshu livestreaming operation full-service projects for Chow Tai Fook, Lao Feng Xiang, Bally and Elevit, liaising with brand marketing and e-commerce teams. • Worked with brand marketing and e-commerce teams to identify business needs across brand livestreaming, short-video content, KOL seeding and major promotion campaigns. • Developed customized content marketing and social commerce solutions based on platform mechanics, campaign objectives, product priorities and commercial targets. • Coordinated platform resources across Douyin, Kuaishou and Xiaohongshu to support campaign planning, content execution, creator collaboration and performance review. • Supported brands in connecting social content, KOL seeding, livestreaming and e-commerce activation.

  • WPP Media (Permanent · 7 yrs 3 mos)
    • Business Director, Media Investment & Trading
      May 2018 - Jul 2025 · 7 yrs 3 mos

      Managed large-scale media investment, media partnership and KOL resource management for leading brand clients. • Managed RMB 400M+ annual brand media investment across finance, news, female vertical, audio and print media. • Led media resource planning, evaluation, media mix recommendation, budget allocation, price negotiation, rights integration and long-term partnership mechanisms. • Achieved 15%+ average media cost savings for brands through centralized negotiation, resource integration and pricing benchmark management. • Participated in KOL resource and pricing-system management across Douyin, Xiaohongshu, Weibo, WeChat and Bilibili, covering creator pricing, MCN resources, cooperation formats and investment data. • Supported brand social/KOL strategy, KOL selection, budget allocation and resource negotiation through consolidated market intelligence and resource benchmarks.

    • Business Director, CiRCLE (Celebrity, IP & Influencer Marketing)
      Jan 2019 - Dec 2024 · 6 yrs

      Led celebrity, IP and KOL integrated marketing strategies for global and local brand clients across technology, FMCG, automotive, beauty, personal care, sportswear and premium lifestyle sectors. • Led full-cycle celebrity/IP/KOL projects from brief analysis, resource evaluation and strategy development to commercial negotiation, content production, social amplification, rights fulfillment and performance review. • Managed key project decisions and risk-control processes, including content review, launch timing, commercial exclusivity, rights delivery and reputation risk. • Built standardized management processes for celebrity/IP/KOL projects, driving business process standardization and efficiency. • Expanded the team’s service scope from celebrity/IP resource cooperation to social content, KOL seeding and integrated social communication. • Led and supported campaigns for brands including Dyson, Lincoln, Lotus, Ninebot, Zegna, Swatch, Ecovacs, Darlie, Colgate, Coca-Cola, Epson, Luckin, Unilever, Crocs, Johnson & Johnson, Aveeno, Nike, Adidas, Uniqlo, Speedo, etc.