Travel & Food Writer, Photographer, Web & SEO Specialist
Toronto, Canada
Resume & Experience
Summary
- 4 years of experience in Online & Print Editorial and content for travel, food, dining, lifestyle, luxury, and etc.
- Professional Social Media experience for 3+ years, including the use of blogging, Facebook, Twitter, Stumble Upon, YouTube.com, and etc. to engage other online users and to increase overall brand awareness on the web
- Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Online Internet Marketing experience for 4 years with a focus on both short-term and long-term paid and organic methods, affiliate programs, keyword usage, meta data, etc.
- Experience for 3+ years with Google Analytics and web trend programs to create strategic plans to increase web traffic via user experience, creating relevant content, interaction to get more unique + repeat visitors, etc.
- Over 3 years of experience in client relations, business partnerships, and project management
- 3+ years experience in creating content and developing HTML-based e-mail marketing and newsletters
- Technical skills: 8+ years of experience with PC & MAC platforms, HTML, various CMS's, XML, CSS, PHP, FTP, MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint), Adobe (Photoshop, Lightroom, InDesign, Illustrator)
Experience
- Self-Employed (Sept 2007 to Present)
Freelance Writer, Photographer & Online Marketing Specialist
- WHERE Toronto Magazine (Nov 2007 to Jul 2010)
Editorial Intern (Mar to Jun 2011)
- TripAtlas.com: Online Editor & Search Engine Optimization Specialist
- University of Toronto, Faculty of Social Work (Sept to Nov 2007)
Executive Assistant
- Kanetix (Apr to Aug 2007)
Web Content Writer & Internet Marketing Assistant
Professional Affiliations
- Travel Media Association of Canada
Education
- Honours Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy
University of Toronto
For a detailed copy of my resume, visit my LinkedIn Profile.