
Writer at Planet Ocean Communications
Greater Seattle Area

Writer at Planet Ocean Communications
Greater Seattle Area
Currently, I am a Writer and Consultant for Planet Ocean Communications. I write about Search Engine related current events in respect to SEO for SearchEngineNews.com.
I previously worked as a Content Specialist for Visible Technologies’ TruReputation Team. I have direct experience providing creative search solutions for high challenge campaigns. My work at TruReputation has successfully produced results leading to a high percentage of contract renewals.
I am passionate about my field and my main goal is to continue doing what I love for a great company!
Online Reputation Management, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), account management, information design, content publishing/ content management systems, copywriting, strategy documents, corporate communications, editing, HTML, Paid Search, Organic Search, social media, photography, basic web design, branding and online marketing.
(Online Media industry)
May 2009 — Present (7 months)
(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)
March 2008 — May 2009 (1 year 3 months)
Project Management
• Manage completion of projects through all stages, from concept to deployment.
• Monitor efficiency of deployed projects.
• Manage outsource copywriters. Assign, edit and manage content.
Search Strategy
• Construct SEO solutions for corporate, executive and e-commerce websites based on client campaign goals and search guidelines and trends.
• Incorporate SEO “best practices” and website usability solutions for content and site structure.
• Implement keyword research for paid and organic search.
• Write search optimized and reader-intuitive copy for corporate, executive and e-commerce sites. Well-versed on how to create a well-optimized dynamic landing page for a paid search campaign.
Account Management
• Create and provide clients project proposals.
• Create implementation proposal documents for client web design team.
• Provide client campaign updates.
• Effectively engage with client ensuring alignment of campaign goals.
Marketing
• Wrote marketing case studies for TruReputation.
• Wrote, researched and search optimized copy for Visible Technologies' Online Brand and Reputation Management site: www.TruReputation.com
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
August 2007 — March 2008 (8 months)
(Automotive industry)
January 2007 — July 2007 (7 months)
• Established trust and developed customer relationships.
• Provided management a plan of action for the generation of sales leads via referral and cold-calling, in addition to maximizing the retention of current customers.
• Updated customers on service status in a timely manner, ensuring both customer expectations and production goals were consistently aligned.
• Maintained trusted relationships with vendors, handling accurate and timely payment for vendor-provided products and services.
• Ensured customers had a positive experience with the company and service, which was increasingly important because many times our products and services were being provided when they were experiencing high stress situations.
• Wrote and edited corporate communications.
(Hospital & Health Care industry)
June 2003 — July 2003 (2 months)
• Played with children; worked on arts/crafts.
• Helped raise money in the hospital's volunteer-ran thrift store (all proceeds went to the hospital).
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Recreational Facilities and Services industry)
February 1998 — October 1999 (1 year 9 months)
BA , English, Minor Spanish , 2003 — 2006
Certificate , Spanish and Cultural Studies , 2003 — 2003
Cuernevaca, Morelos
Photography: Portraits, Corporate, Landscape, Travel; Writing: Fiction, Technical, Copy (Web content and Marketing), Poetry; Technology:SEO, Web Design.