Marlon McDonald
Creative & Professional Writer and Voice Actor
Who am I?
I build words, worlds, and wonderment that can convert, entertain, and move communities across the web.
A published creative & professional writer with experience in journalism, copywriting, UX writing, writing for blogs, books for children, online marketing, editing - not forgetting poetry, screen and stageplays, sketch comedy, and narration.
Professional Portfolio
Articles
Copywriting
Nintendo Retro Love (NRL)
Rarest SNES Games: The 5 Most Valuable SNES Cartridges
Nintendo M82: Facts, Prices, & More About The M82
Created by two friends and I, NRL wasn't only a storefront for super rare retro Nintendo merchandise, it was also a social media presence and a space for digital publishing so we could chat all things retro Nintendo. Here are a few examples of my work at NRL, discussing the wildest rarities.
Equalista | Content Editor
2020
In this temporary role, I oversaw the distilling of simple glossary definitions from complex academic discourse centered on gender equality, and interned as the sole UX writer.
Author | The Sock Snatcher
2024-2025
As commissioned by Zula, I wrote a book for three-to-five year-olds to go on a little adventure with. Published in 2025, The Sock Snatcher went on to become one of Zula's top-selling hits. It's also available in German titled- Der Sockensammler.
Nintendo Retro Love (NRL) | Senior Content Manager
2017–2019
As co-founder and head of content, I created NRL’s tone of voice and style guide, all front-facing copy across our social media platforms, extensive research of pertinent topics, creating content and interacting with followers.
Creators Media | Senior Content Manager
2014–2017
I created highly stylized content centered on popular & video game culture and tracked the performance of said content via analytics tools. I also nurtured in-house interns and junior writers remotely, and ran my own vertical. I wrote over 1k articles and gained over 30m reads.
University of East London (UEL)
2010 – 2013
My three years studying Creative & Professional Writing (BA Hons) at UEL culminated with a first-class dissertation and my poetry being displayed at Free Range exhibition.
Education
My Experience
CareerFoundry
2019
Back in 2019 I took some time out to study User Experience Design at CareerFoundry, and after completing CF's UX Fundamentals and UX Immersion courses, I am now a fully certified UX designer.













