Ella ManthorneSelected work / 2026

Ella Manthorne

Marketing & Business
Portfolio

I’m a UC Berkeley junior interested in how creative ideas, thoughtful strategy, and organized execution help businesses grow.

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Ella Manthorne outside a columned building
Ella Manthorne / Berkeley, California
UC Berkeley / Class of 2028San Francisco Bay Area

01 / Featured project

Content strategy · Video production · Analytics

@aerialatcal / Aerialist obstacle course

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A club idea.
A much bigger audience.

Goal: reach people beyond our followers.

63,591Reel views
98.9%Views from non-followers
2,260Shares

3,067 likes · 322 saves · 24 comments

49,194 viewers · 4,075 accounts engaged
Instagram Insights snapshot · October 19, 2026

My role

  • Organized the event.
  • Filmed and edited the reel.
  • Created on-screen text and caption; selected music.

Strategy

  • Short, entertaining format for a broader audience.
  • Aerial-related hashtags to connect with relevant viewers.
  • Monday, 11 a.m. posting time, aiming for a midday audience.

Takeaway & next step

  • Comments and story reposts showed interest in trying the course.
  • Next: introduce the club through content aimed at potential members.

02 / Aerial at Cal

Social media marketing · Community growth

Building a presence.
Growing a community.

I balance member spotlights, event promotion, and entertaining reels to build connection and reach new audiences.

My role Photo curation, post design, captions & publishing for every post shown.

~300 to 638Instagram followers since I joined and began working on social media.

Growth reflects our collective club efforts, including my marketing, outreach, and collaborations.

Acro on the Glade promotional graphic
Acro on the GladePhoto selection, graphic design, promotional text, caption & publishing.
Aerial at Cal Instagram feed featuring posts designed, captioned and published by Ella
A feed with a purposeMember spotlights build connection; event posts invite participation; creative reels reach new audiences.

03 / Collaboration

Partnership outreach · Team coordination
Aerial performance at GARB Berkeley’s circus-themed runway show
Photo credit: @garbberkeley

Where circus
meets fashion.

Aerial at Cal × GARB Berkeley

My role Partnership outreach, performance planning & performer recruitment.

I initiated our GARB runway collaboration, helped plan the performance, and recruited performers with my officer team—bringing two creative campus communities together.

04 / Spring showcase

Event promotion · Operations · Writing

Many moving pieces.
One shared plan.

Aerial at Cal’s Spring Showcase · Spring 2026

My role Promotion, team coordination, collaborative cue-sheet planning & MC scriptwriting.

Our officer team promoted the showcase through social media, flyers, and club partnerships. Attendance exceeded our projection.

01

Align the teamCollaborated on a shared timeline for performances, volunteer roles, and equipment changes.

02

Shape the showGathered performer information and wrote the MC script to connect the acts.

03

Keep things movingReviewed roles with the team before the show and used the cue sheet to answer questions during the event.

Creatures of the Night spring showcase promotional poster
Spring showcase / Promotional material
Aerial at Cal spring showcase performers together after the show, holding flowers
Aerial at Cal / Spring Showcase 2026
First-page snapshot of the collaboratively developed showcase cue sheet
Showcase cue sheet / First-page snapshot
Developed collaboratively
First-page snapshot of the showcase MC script written by Ella
MC script / First-page snapshot
Research, writing & curation by me

05 / Sustainability communications

Photography · Visual storytelling

Making sustainability
feel close to home.

UC Berkeley Housing & Dining Sustainability

My role Photography & image curation for an Instagram post promoting the campus garden team.

06 / Business & sustainability

Research · Strategy · Presentation

Finding opportunity
in the supply chain.

Apple Supply Chain Strategy

Business Models for Sustainability · Team course project · July 2026

Our team developed a research-backed proposal for strengthening emissions accountability through procurement decisions.

My role Supply chain research, review of environmental goals and progress, and presentation development.

Helped identify supplier selection, contract renewals, and order allocation as opportunities to strengthen emissions accountability.

Academic proposal; not work commissioned by Apple or an implemented company strategy.

Let’s connect

Ready to learn.
Excited to contribute.

I’m seeking undergraduate internships in marketing, business, and project coordination, especially in the San Francisco Bay Area.