Dhaka
Bloomington-Normal

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Salman Akhter

Marketing analytics, content and storytelling

  • 4.8M+ podcast views
  • Marketing Analytics, Illinois State
  • Dhaka → Normal
  • Open to summer 2027 internships
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Studying
B.S. Marketing AnalyticsIllinois State University, graduating December 2027
Available
Marketing internship, summer 2027Open to roles anywhere in the United States
Proof
  • 4.8M+ views on podcast content I produced
  • 771.9K people reached on Facebook in 28 days
  • 5 campus dining venues I staff and schedule
Tools
Google AnalyticsTableauHubSpot certifiedPremiere ProExcel

12,866 km from where I started, and still chasing a good story.

I'm a Marketing Analytics student at Illinois State University who turns ideas into content people watch. I founded The Evening Brew Podcast in Dhaka and grew it with a short-form strategy to 4.8M+ views, designed brand visuals for an 870K-follower creator, supported international marketing at Square Pharmaceuticals, and now run student hiring for Illinois State's dining venues.

Next up: a marketing internship anywhere in the U.S. for summer 2027, then postgraduate studies in Australia.

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  1. Dhaka BangladeshWhere it started
  2. Bloomington-Normal Illinois, USANow playing
12,866 km, or about 7,994 miles, as the crow flies.

Quest log

  1. Current quest Marketing internship, summer 2027 Open to roles anywhere in the United States

    Objectives

    • To do: Join a marketing team anywhere in the U.S. for summer 2027
    • Done: Analytics toolkit ready: Google Analytics, Tableau, SPSS and Excel
    • Done: Grew a podcast to 771.9K people reached on Facebook in 28 days
    • Done: HubSpot Digital Marketing and Email Marketing certified

    Reward A storyteller who measures what works, on your team

    ▶ Hire me for this quest
  2. In progress B.S. in Marketing Analytics Illinois State University, graduating December 2027

    Objectives

    • Done: Dean's List, Fall 2025
    • In progress: Junior year
    • To do: Senior year
    • To do: Graduate in December 2027

    Reward A degree that pairs data with storytelling

  3. Next level Postgraduate studies in Australia To broaden my experience and learn Australia's business culture

    Objectives

    • To do: Finish my B.S. in December 2027
    • To do: Choose a postgraduate program in Australia
    • To do: Learn how business is done there, firsthand

    Reward A global view of marketing, from Dhaka to Illinois to Australia

Where I've put the work in.

Level 5, in progress

Bloomington-Normal, USA

Dec 2024 to now

Student Hiring Manager

Central Hiring Office, Event Management, Dining and Hospitality (EMDH), Illinois State University

I run student hiring and scheduling for every retail dining venue in the Bone Student Center: Starbucks, Qdoba, McAlister's Deli, Timbers Grille and The Landing. EMDH is Illinois State's largest university department, with roughly 1,300 employees, and I keep its retail student workforce staffed, compliant and on schedule.

See the full breakdown
  • Scheduling
  • Onboarding
  • I-9 compliance
  • Records management
  • Team coordination

Education

Expected December 2027

Bachelor of Science in Marketing Analytics

Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois

Dean's List, Fall 2025.

Illinois State University website

2023 to 2026

Certifications

  • HubSpot Digital Marketing 2026
  • HubSpot Email Marketing 2025
  • Apple Search Ads 2024
  • IELTS 2023
See campus photos (3)
  • Me on campus at Illinois State University.

  • State Farm Hall of Business, home of the College of Business.

  • The campus where I study and run student hiring for campus dining.

Content and campaigns with a job to do.

  • 4.8M+ Views on podcast content posted on Facebook

    Podcast and short-form video

    The Evening Brew Podcast

    A student-run show built with no studio or budget. We cut each episode into 15 to 20 reels, captioned in Bangla by a volunteer team I trained. Our Season 4 premiere with creator Autanu Jobayer drew 376K views on Facebook. The show is on pause while I study in the U.S.

  • 870K Followers on Sameer Scane's page

    Brand visuals for a creator

    Sameer Scane and Scane Media

    Branding and visual content for a Perth interview creator whose page grew into Scane Media, a video agency with 600+ shoots for clients across Australia. I worked remotely from Dhaka, Bangladesh.

  • Square Pharmaceuticals Ltd. logo over an aerial view of its campus Global Clients in overseas markets

    International marketing

    Square Pharmaceuticals

    International marketing at Bangladesh's largest pharmaceutical manufacturer: promotion, pricing and order coordination for overseas clients, backed by market-trend analysis and regulatory paperwork for new markets.

  • 5 Campus dining venues I staff

    Operations and people management

    Student hiring at Illinois State University

    Scheduling, onboarding, compliance and discipline for the student workforce behind every retail venue in the Bone Student Center, inside the university's largest department.

Current role · Now playing

Behind the role: Student Hiring Manager at Illinois State University

Step inside my current job at the Central Hiring Office: a live shift board for the five Bone Student Center venues, the discipline points system I run, and the six jobs packed into one role.

Explore the ISU role ▶

Photo album · 3 photos

With Sameer Scane and Scane Media

Behind the scenes of Scane Dalous with Jamal Bhuyan and Bobby Hajjaj, and our team in the office.

Photo album · 3 photos

At Square Pharmaceuticals

Square's plants in Kenya and Bangladesh, where I interned in international marketing.

Inside The Evening Brew.

Season 4, Episode 1

With Autanu Jobayer

A Bangladeshi digital creator and VFX artist, and one of our most popular guests. I directed this intro montage for his episode and edited it in Premiere Pro.

Director and editor
Salman Akhter
Visual graphics
Irfan Helali
Color grading
Salman and Irfan
Filmed by
The Evening Brew crew
Views on our Facebook page
376K
Autanu's followers on Facebook
741K
Watch on Facebook

By the numbers

Our best stretches, straight from the Facebook and TikTok dashboards.

People reached on Facebook
771.9K
in 28 days
3-second video views on Facebook
728.8K
in 28 days
Engagements on Facebook
56.6K
in 28 days
Video views on TikTok
418K
in 60 days, Jun 24 to Aug 22

What I bring to the table.

  • Podcast production
  • Video editing and subtitling
  • Brand identity design
  • Pitches and presentations

Languages unlocked

  • Bangla Native
  • English Fluent, IELTS certified
  • Hindi Conversational
  • Urdu Conversational

Got an idea that needs to travel?

I'm looking for marketing internships anywhere in the U.S. for summer 2027. Projects and quick hellos are welcome too.