I build communities people talk about.

Todd Needle

Brands I've worked with

Shopify✳ Attentive✳ Spot & Tango✳ Bespoke Post✳ Marine Layer✳ Little Chonk✳

Selected work

“your one-stop social shop for strategy, copy, creative, and everything in between” “a wonderful human to partner with” “someone you want on your team” “his ideas made the work better” “a marketing generalist who can pivot quickly between GTM strategy and tactical execution” “weave cohesive brand strategy into any and all forms of content”

About

I’m Todd, a brand and cultural strategist based in Brooklyn, New York. For the last 10+ years I’ve built social and community programs (and teams) for brands like Shopify, Attentive, Bespoke Post, and Spot & Tango. In other words, I thrive in spaces where the internet, culture, and tech intertwine, and I like to make things people immediately save or send to a friend.

Off the clock, you’ll find me tackling a hike, cooking my way through the NYT Cooking app (or one of the thousand recipes I’ve saved on TikTok and Instagram), wandering a museum, or listening to a podcast while I do just about any of the above. I’ve also watched pretty much every episode of Jeopardy! since 1998.

What should we build next?

Listening to

Who? Weekly, Hard Fork, Las Culturistas, The Journal

Reading

Link in Bio, Feed Me, Garbage Day, Every

Off hours

Cooking, Hiking, Traveling, Jeopardy!, NYT Mini Crossword

Experience

2014 to now
2026–nowLead, Digital Marketing and CommunityShopify
2024–2026Sr. Manager, Integrated Brand MarketingSr. Manager, Communications & SocialAttentive
2022–2023Social Media Manager, BrandShopify
2021–2022Brand ManagerSpot & Tango
2019–2021Senior Social Media StrategistSocial Media StrategistBespoke Post
2014–2019Community, partnerships, media strategy, salesYelp · Marine Layer · The Infatuation · OMD

Kind words

“Todd was a curious creative, a trend-spotter obsessed with creative excellence and eager to drive immediate impact. He’s a go-getter, top-notch social media strategist, content marketer, and integrated campaigns leader.”
Christine Cassis · CMO, Twitch
“His skill set spans brand and product strategy, content marketing, copywriting and creative strategy. He’s a marketing generalist who can pivot quickly between GTM strategy and tactical execution to ensure campaigns are not only successful but engaging and resonate with a brand’s tone.”
Kelley Sauer · Senior Brand Campaigns Lead, Shopify
“Todd’s your one-stop social shop for strategy, copy, creative, and everything in between. He’s someone with the rare ability to go from high-level thinking right down to tactics while applying business-forward acumen to wildly creative ideas. He’s always willing to learn and lean into discomfort.”
Saad Khan · Brand Social Lead, Shopify
“Saw things through from concept to execution, with immense attention to every detail.”
Dina Witten · Assoc. Creative Director, Bespoke Post
“At Spot & Tango, his ability to consistently and seamlessly weave cohesive brand strategy into any and all forms of content was what I found most impressive.”
Nick Barbati · Product Manager, Grubhub
“His ideas made the work better. He’s always the first to know about platform updates, trending news items, and meme formats.”
Amy Brown · Editorial Partnerships, Shopify