Matt O'Hern

Matt O'Hern

Marketing and Promotions Intern

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Digital Marketing Manager & Consultant

  • Education

    • Samford University

      2000 - 2004
      Bachelor's Journalism and Mass Communication

      Activities and Societies: Samford Crimson Newspaper,Intramural Sports,College Republicans

  • Experience

    • Brevard County Manatees

      May 2001 - Sept 2001
      Marketing and Promotions Intern

      Full-time intern with the Brevard County Manatees, Class-A Minor League affiliate of the Florida Marlins at Space Coast Stadium in Viera,FL. o Assisted with roster management tasks in the player development complex. o Prepared Space Coast Stadium for promotional events. o Marketed ticket packages and in-game promotions to local businesses. o Assisted with in-game promotions.

    • Samford Crimson

      Aug 2002 - May 2004
      Sports Section Editor

      Responsibilities included: o Coordinating coverage of Samford football and basketball games. o Feature stories and columns of commentary. o Assisting with page layout and design.

    • Birmingham Post-Herald

      Aug 2003 - Dec 2003
      Sports News Intern

      Covered Samford University's football team and Tarrant High School's football team.

    • Hometown News

      Mar 2005 - Jun 2008
      Sports Writer

      • Covered sports stories at all levels of competition, ranging from the Washington Nationals' spring training to the local high school football teams.• Arranged interviews, coordinated assignments with the staff photographer and compiled weekly community bulletins and calendars for the sports and activities section.

    • Matt O'Hern Marketing LLC

      May 2008 - now
      Digital Marketing Specialist & Campaign Consultant

      Consulting services offered in:• Independent Media Audience Growth • Niche Audience-Targeted Web Marketing • PPC Google Search Engine Marketing Ads• Facebook and Instagram Ads• YouTube Ads• Search Engine Optimization.• Online Reputation Management. • Online Advocacy.• Social Media Marketing.

    • Labitat Inc.

      May 2008 - Aug 2009
      Search Engine Optimization & Social Media Consultant

      • Assisted CEO Jason Dowdell with search engine optimization and online content creation for business clients. • Composed two-three blog posts each day for marketingshift.com, which averaged 1,500-2,000 daily visits and was cited by leading publications such as the New York Times.

    • Millennium Consulting

      Jan 2010 - Jan 2011
      2010 Political Election Ad Campaign Manager & Marketing Co-Coordinator

      Managed websites and blogs for various candidates.Assisted with advertising as well as mail and website content publishing for multiple campaigns, including: • Florida State Representatives • Orange County Mayor (Orlando's county) • County Commissioners (Orange, Osecola, Seminole) • City Council Members • School Board Members • Circuit Judges

    • Barn Light Electric

      Oct 2010 - Jun 2011
      Website Content Writer, Blogger & SEO Specialist

      • Collaborated with marketing manager and I.T. director to establish a wiki-database-style website that referred visitors to blog posts that provided tips and examples of Barn Light Electric lighting in a wide variety of residences and businesses.• Utilized posts on in-house built sister websites and guest posts on third party sites for SEO to increase website traffic.• Published original content and optimized Barn Light Electric's website: BarnLight.com with original content.

    • Harris Media LLC

      Dec 2011 - Dec 2012
      2012 Political Election Ad Campaign & Digital Media Account Executive

      • Managed more than $500, 000 worth SEO, PPC and social media ad campaigns for political candidates including U.S. President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, Florida State House of Representatives.Advertising platforms utilized included:• Google Remarketing.• Google Display.• Google Search ads.• Facebook page like, video view and post boost ads. • Twitter ads.• YouTube Pre-Roll Ads.

    • Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy

      Feb 2012 - now
      E-Mail Campaign Manager & Social Media Ad Manger

      ThomasJeffersonInst.org digital marketing and email campaigns for policy education and advocacy.

    • Space Coast Daily

      Jan 2013 - now
      Social & Digital Media Marketing Director

      I currently manage SEO and social media optimization and advertising for SpaceCoastDaily.com. • Since 2013, I have managed more than 2,000 different digital ad campaigns for Brevard County, Florida's daily news site: SpaceCoastDaily.com. • In less than one year, SpaceCoastDaily.com daily traffic grew by over 500% and social media following went from 3,000 fans to 60,000 fans via organic growth and interest-targeted ads.• Space Coast Daily's Facebook page has a 395,000 fans and tens of thousands of daily website visitors, making it the most followed local news source for Brevard County, a community with a population of more than 600,000 residents. Show less

    • Black Tie Digital Marketing

      Jan 2017 - Jan 2019
      Google Search and Social Media Advertising Specialist

      • Managed dozens of Facebook advertising, PPC, SEM for dental, legal, and medical professionals and a licensed Rolex luxury wristwatch reseller. • Achieved monthly conversion growth for clients.• Received performance-based bonuses.

    • New South Politics

      Jan 2022 - now
      Owner

      New South Politics was created to inform and update voters in southern states on both sides of the aisle about the latest news, developments, data and trends surrounding the top political issues surrounding the 2022 midterm and the 2024 elections.

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  • Volunteer Experience

    • Food Bank Delivery Driver

      Issued by House of Hope on Jan 2008
      House of HopeAssociated with Matt O'Hern