Wicksell Metellus

Current

Front-End Engineer at SproutLoud
Co-founder; Multimedia Artist & SEO Specialist at DevUrge, LLC
Co-Founder / SEM-SEO Manager at Parents Overnight

Web Designer, Graphic Designer, 3D Artist, SEO at Metellus3D

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Past

Interface Designer/Search Engine Marketing Manager at Affinity Group, Inc.
Multimedia/Web Content Specialist at Rabinovici & Associates
Online Media Designer at Sonshine Communications

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Education

Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale
Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale

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Industry

Marketing and Advertising

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Wicksell Metellus’s Summary

Multimedia Artist & Search Engine Marketing Manager with broad experience in all aspects of Internet Marketing & Design, Web Design, Graphic Design, & Advertising. Direct experience with numerous large brands such as Kodak, Delmonte, Motorola, & Sebeka Wines. I'm always looking to network and connect with industry professionals in Web Marketing, Web Design, Advertising, Multimedia, and 3D Modeling/Animation.

Wicksell Metellus’s Specialties:

Web Analytics Monitoring, Search Engine Optimization, Ad Creation, PPC, Adsense, Adwords, Affiliate Marketing, Web Marketing, Web Design, Illustration, Multimedia, Flash Animation, 3D Rendering

Wicksell Metellus’s Experience

Front-End Engineer

SproutLoud

(Marketing and Advertising industry)

2009 — Present (less than a year)
Co-founder; Multimedia Artist & SEO Specialist

DevUrge, LLC

(Partnership; Information Technology and Services industry)

January 2009 — Present (11 months)

Professional website development and design for small businesses or personal interests.
Co-Founder / SEM-SEO Manager

Parents Overnight

(Online Media industry)

April 2007 — Present (2 years 8 months)

Creating strategies and tactics to meet and/or exceed sales goals and objectives. Also responsible for the layout and positioning of advertising on web pages.

Manage and optimize online advertising campaigns and drive qualified traffic to the Parents Overnight website. Additional task include website traffic analysis and search engine optimization, including keyword analysis, on-page SEO, link building, and business/partnership development.
Web Designer, Graphic Designer, 3D Artist, SEO

Metellus3D

(Marketing and Advertising industry)

2003 — Present (6 years )

Working on various design projects for numerous clients. Work includes multimedia design, motion graphics, web design, interface design, illustration, 3D modeling & animation, SEO, & Search Engine Marketing.
Interface Designer/Search Engine Marketing Manager

Affinity Group, Inc.

(Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)

November 2007 — June 2009 (1 year 8 months)

Designing interfaces (prototypes & mock ups) for various online projects and clients.

Creating web site mockups & prototypes, working closely with development team on site designs & development.

SEO Analysis, implementation, SEM, Internet Marketing, SEO-driven Website Architecture, SEO Keyword Research and general marketing practices

Formulating and understanding of search engine ranking strategies

Running Pay Per Click campaigns and PPC optimization

Traffic measurement, collecting and interpreting site visitor statistics (NetInsight, Google Analytics, etc.)

Building, and prioritizing essential keyword sets

Liaison between SEO vendors and Affinity Brands
Multimedia/Web Content Specialist

Rabinovici & Associates

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

November 2006 — November 2007 (1 year 1 month)

Matching appropriate alt. image tags, ensuring keyword density during development

Work with design and development teams to implement SEO best practices

Monitored traffic and created analytics reports using Google Analytics

Designed creative for Web and Print using Adobe Suite

Created 3D renders for retail architecture using Autodesk Maya 8.0
Online Media Designer

Sonshine Communications

(Public Relations and Communications industry)

October 2005 — October 2006 (1 year 1 month)

Work with third party designers/developers to increase traffic and build brand recognition

Implement SEO standards and best practices for several sites within the scope of each project

Review and edit online content to meet overall guidelines/objectives

Created multimedia for web and television using Macromedia Flash, Dreamweaver, & Adobe After FX

Created animations for web and television using Macromedia Flash, Dreamweaver, & Adobe After FX

Wicksell Metellus’s Education

Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale

A.S. , Advertising-Web & Interface Design , 2004 — 2005
Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale

B.S. , Media Arts & Animation , 2000 — 2003