David Buesing

Experience

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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
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  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.

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  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.

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  Mindshare

  Jun 2014 - now

  Partner, Director, SEO

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

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  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.