Professional Profile
My career has focused on meeting new challenges by taking on different roles across several industries. Marketing & SEO have come to be my strongest assets with several years of hands-on work in small to medium sized businesses, doing everything from ad creation to negotiating media buys.
Work Experience
November 2009 - Present
Senior SEO & Social Media Analyst
NVI Solutions, Online Marketing & SEO
Started as a link builder for the English SEO team. Gradually the job expanded to take on more responsibilities that involved keyword research, creating SEO Tree's, and putting together detailed reports & strategies for clients.
April 2007 - December 2008
Marketing Assistant
Montreal VIP, Luxury Travel Company
Was hired full time upon completing a one month internship for my CEGEP Business Administration program. Started off handling payments & basic order processing, then moved on to working under the head of marketing doing basic SEO and online promotion. Handled all internal graphic/video design work for both the web and material for clients/tradeshow displays. Taught myself web design and created several micro sites for promotions.
December 2008 - September 2009
Video Editor
Freelance
Took on small freelance video work during the off season. Created a promotion video for a local DJ & created a trailer for a local indie game.
Technical Skills
ADMINISTRATIVE
- Handling payments, invoices, and basic financial records.
- Fielding calls from clients
- Placing supply orders
XHTML & CSS
Intermediate-to-Expert knowledge in web design. Capable of maintaining cross-browser consistency and utilizing very basic PHP/MYSQL. Some knowledge of implementing jQuery plugins and converting site mock-ups to functional pages.
SEO
Over two years experience in building high quality backlinks and taking care of on site optimization for clients in a variety of fields.
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Have worked in Flash, Photoshop, and InDesign, for various promotional projects. I also have a working knowledge of Illustrator and Inkscape.
VIDEO EDITING
General skills in video editing through Adobe Premiere & basic motion graphics work with After Effects.