Joshua Layton

About Joshua Layton

Strategic marketing and communications professional with 10+ years of experience across brand development, content strategy, and cross-functional collaboration. Recent work has focused on building integrated marketing programs that elevate executive visibility, strengthen partner narratives, and translate business goals into creative, compelling campaigns.With a background spanning brand, content, and operations, I bring a practical and collaborative approach to solving complex challenges—whether launching digital initiatives, supporting go-to-market efforts, or developing scalable storytelling frameworks. Known for bringing clarity to the process, working well across teams, and delivering work that connects with both stakeholders and audiences.Always looking for smart, meaningful ways to simplify the process and create marketing that drives impact.

Experience

1. Marketing Communications Strategist

   Delightful

   Oct 2024 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   Drive marketing strategy and program execution across a diverse portfolio of global initiatives, including Creator Programs, executive thought leadership, and co-marketing campaigns. Collaborate with internal and external teams to develop integrated content, elevate brand storytelling, and ensure alignment across stakeholders and channels: Lead marketing execution and reporting for Microsoft Creator Programs across Loop, Clipchamp, OneNote, PowerPoint, and Word—crafting scalable engagement strategies and frameworks that connect Creators with Microsoft products in meaningful ways: Serve as project lead across key strategic accounts, including Azure Global Industry and the Accenture Microsoft Business Group (AMBG) with Accenture & Avanade—developing campaigns that build brand visibility and deliver a professional, unified presence across LinkedIn and YouTube: Manage the development and amplification of a multi-format executive industry series, leading strategic development and overseeing blog content, video production, and coordinated social distribution to elevate thought leadership across priority sectors- & : Streamline workflows and timelines across initiatives, ensuring clarity on deliverables while improving efficiency in planning, execution, and reporting: Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders across product, marketing, and brand teams to align strategies and deliver integrated, high-impact marketing solutions.

Education

• Western Oregon University

  Bachelor's Degree, Design and Visual Communications, General

  2015

Skills

• Social Networking
• Social Media Marketing
• Microsoft Excel
• Photography
• Time Management
• Hospitality Management
• Leadership
• Marketing
• Graphic Design
• Responsive Web Design
• Outstanding Customer Service
• Strategic Planning
• Social Media
• After Effects
• Photoshop
• Indesign
• Event Planning
• Logo Design
• Sales Management
• Event Management
• Digital Strategy
• Post Production
• Adobe Bridge
• Sales Process
• Public Speaking
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Css3
• Maya
• Slickplan
• Customer Service
• Online Advertising
• Marketing Communications
• Dreamweaver
• Illustrator
• Digital Marketing
• Front Office
• Direct Response Marketing
• User Interface Design
• Tourism
• Management