David Buesing

David Buesing

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Director, SEO

  • Education

    • Illinois Wesleyan University

      2006 - 2010
      Bachelor of Arts English Writing and Business Administration

      Activities and Societies: * Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society, * Phi Beta Kappa Academic Honor Society, * Phi Kappa Phi Academic Honor Society, * Dean's List, * Play-by-Play broadcaster for WESN Sports Radio, * WESN Radio new music review committee, * Titan to Titan alumni volunteer, * Argus (campus newspaper) staff writer, * Singer/Guitarist in rock band, * High school varsity basketball

  • Experience

    • MediaTracks Communications

      Jun 2008 - Aug 2008
      Associate Producer Intern

      * Wrote informational health features to be broadcast on Radio Health Journal* Connected public relations spokespeople to radio stations across the country during Radio Media Tours* Pitched stories from public relations agencies to radio stations nationwide

    • Shakespeare Squared

      Jun 2008 - Aug 2008
      Editorial Intern

      * Wrote website content for the Shakespeare Squared Foundation, a not-for-profit organization focused on aiding struggling student teachers* Researched trends and wrote a report on government policies relating to education * Utilized writing and editing skills to create or improve assigned stories or articles

    • IWU Hart Career Center

      Aug 2008 - May 2010
      Communications Specialist

      * Wrote and edited a monthly newsletter for the university career center* Organized interviews with university alumni, business professionals, and industry experts into entertaining, engaging articles* Monitored distribution of newsletter and created new venues to increase readership, including a career center blog

    • The Argus, Illinois Wesleyan University

      Jan 2009 - Feb 2010
      Features Editor

      * Edited, revised, and laid out features section of the newspaper to meet weekly deadlines* Managed and provided ideas to staff writers to ensure the newspaper included quality, diverse articles each week* Wrote a variety of articles such as music reviews and human interest pieces

    • Favaro & Gorman, LTD

      Jun 2009 - Aug 2009
      Legal Intern

      * Researched recent court decisions and wrote legal briefs summarizing various courts' holdings and rationale on vital employment law issues* Analyzed assorted documents in order to write legal narratives that accurately summarized the nature and details of client cases* Wrote legal news articles for NWSBA

    • L2T Media

      May 2010 - Dec 2012

      Analyzed and managed organic traffic for a variety of client websites. Typical tasks included Google Analytics site research and an evaluation of online tactics that helped clients increase search traffic.Additionally, I managed the distribution, execution, and editing of over 700 pieces of monthly creative content for clients. Content included custom blog posts and unique landing page writing.I also managed and wrote material for the company blog, helping to increase organic traffic to the site over 200%. Show less

      • Senior SEO Specialist

        Feb 2012 - Dec 2012
      • SEO Content Specialist

        May 2010 - Feb 2012
    • Comic Book Herald

      Jan 2012 - now
      Founder, Editor-in-Chief

      Own, operate, and maintain a popular comic book blog, www.comicbookherald.com, withover 300,000 unique monthly visitors.Strategize & produce all content, researching site analytics and market trends for focus. Interview comics industry talent for podcast and Youtube.Mostly I blog about comics.

    • Critical Mass

      Nov 2012 - Jun 2014
      SEO Manager

      I managed the SEO strategies for a wide variety of clients, including Citibank, HP, Infiniti Global, Moen, Miami Tourism and Nissan Commercial Vehicles.

    • Mindshare

      Jun 2014 - now
      Partner, Director, SEO

      I've managed SEO strategies for Facebook, BP, Castrol, Marines, Similac, Ferrero and Kimberly-Clark brands.

    • About.com

      Feb 2016 - Jul 2016
      Comic Books Expert

      I wrote long-form freelance articles about comic books, responsible for determining topics, editing, and CMS management. Examples of my work can be found at comicbooks.about.com.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Google Analytics Individual Qualification Certified (GAIQ)

      Google
      Feb 2012