Zach Skillings

Zach Skillings is the Growth Product Manager at Scholarships360, where he optimizes our scholarship platform’s matching process to provide the best possible experience for both students and scholarship providers. He analyzes user feedback and analytics to improve our platform’s interface, matching, and usability.

Zach also has experience managing Scholarships360’s weekly newsletter, which includes a selection of 7-10 curated scholarships. In his previous role as Scholarships360’s Newsletter Editor, he authored a newsletter to provide college counselors across the country with timely updates and guidance on relevant higher education trends. Zach has also written over 150 articles for Scholarships360 on the topics of college admissions, scholarships, and financial aid.

Before joining Scholarships360 full-time, Zach worked as a freelance writer. In addition to his pieces for Scholarships360, Zach has written about music, travel, sports, film, and general culture. His work has been published in Our State Magazine, Ladygunn Magazine, The Nocturnal Times, and The Lexington Dispatch.

Zach graduated from Elon University in 2020, where he was awarded the Odyssey Scholarship and the Honors Scholarship by his university, as well as the Bill and Cynthia Tessien Scholarship by the Winston-Salem Foundation.

When he’s not working, Zach enjoys rock climbing, hiking, and traveling.