Barry Creed

Barry Creed

Technical Writer / Technical Translator

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  • About me

    SEO Specialist | Google Ads & Analytics Certified | Meta Ads Certified

  • Education

    • University of Limerick

      1995 - 1999
      BA Arts European Studies French, Irish Honours

      Activities and Societies: Goalkeeper on Collingwood cup squad

    • University of Limerick

      2013 - 2014
      MA Journalism

      Activities and Societies: 

    • Université de Liège

      1998 - 1999
      Erasmus Programme Science Politique n/a

      4 months in the Université de Liege, Belgium, studying through the medium of French.

    • University of Limerick

      2001 - 2002
      Grad Dip Technical Communication Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing Honours
  • Experience

    • Primeur

      Sept 2002 - Oct 2004
      Technical Writer / Technical Translator

      Translated technical software user manuals from Italian to English.

    • West Limerick 102

      Jan 2006 - Feb 2007
      Láithreoir as Gaeilge / Irish language radio presenter

      I presented an Irish language radio show called Creed's Ceol every Saturday morning.I also helped produce a documentary series called "On the Road", which featured interviews with passengers on the rural bus scheme in west Limerick.

    • SPIN South West

      Jun 2007 - Oct 2008
      Láithreoir as Gaeilge / Irish language radio presenter - Spin Alt

      I presented a 2 hour Irish language music show every Sunday morning playing up and coming Irish music. During my time there, I interviewed bands such as Le Galaxie, Fight Like Apes, Windings, Nizlopi, Colm Ó Snodaigh, Ciaran Gribbin (Joe Echo) and Maria Doyle Kennedy amongst others.

    • Digino Marketing

      Aug 2007 - Aug 2010
      PPC Specialist

      PPC Specialist responsible for setting up and managing PPC campaigns for a broad range of clients who operated at a national and international level.

    • Creed Clicks

      Jan 2011 - Dec 2014
      Online Marketing Professional

      PPC specialist for Huguenot Marketing, Bark Design, and Orchard Equestrian.I managed PPC campaigns for a leading Irish health insurance provider, a national independent car servicing and repair specialist, as well as a national toll road operator.I also carried out ad hoc on page SEO for similar clients as well as some small scale link building.Multilingual Product OptimisationI optimised product listings in French on Amazon for an Apple accessory company, as well as sourcing high quality youtube and blog reviews for the same products in French and Italian. Show less

    • Visitravel

      Apr 2012 - May 2012
      PPC Specialist

      On a freelance basis, I helped set up and implement PPC campaigns for Visitravel and Nova Car Hire under the guidance of their Head of Digital.I also helped implement DC Storm across the campaigns.

    • GrabOne Ireland

      May 2013 - Oct 2013
      PPC Specialist

      Managed a variety of PPC campaign targeting Ireland and Northern Ireland.

    • Goppar Digital

      Jan 2015 - Feb 2015
      Digital Marketing Specialist

      PPC and on page SEO specialist.

    • European Parliament

      Mar 2015 - Jul 2015
      Stagiaire / Internship

      Assisted the press office with their social media strategy as well as the creation and publication of press releases on the Irish European Parliament website.Carried out media analysis on European Parliament related articles in the Irish mediaAttended and covered events online.Dealt with media and public queries when required.

    • Radical

      Mar 2016 - Dec 2016
      Client Manager, Search & Analytics
    • Core

      Jan 2017 - Mar 2018
      Client Manager, Search & Analytics
    • Core Optimisation - Digital Marketing Agency

      Apr 2018 - Nov 2023
      PPC Specialist
    • Denote Media

      Jun 2022 - Nov 2024
      Digital Marketing Strategist
    • Altitude Internet Digital Marketing

      Apr 2024 - now
      SEO Specialist
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Navigating On-Page and Technical SEO: A Semrush Deep Dive

      Semrush
      Oct 2023
      View certificate certificate
    • Google Adwords Certification - Display

      Google
    • Search Ads 360

      Google Digital Academy (Skillshop)
      Oct 2023
      View certificate certificate
    • Google Analytics Individual Certification

      Google
    • Google Adwords Certification - Search

      Google
    • AI-Powered Performance Ads Certification

      Google Digital Academy (Skillshop)
      Oct 2023
      View certificate certificate
    • Optimizing a Website for Search

      Coursera
      Dec 2020
      View certificate certificate
    • Advanced Content and Social Tactics to Optimize SEO

      Coursera
      Dec 2020
      View certificate certificate
    • Google Adwords Certification - Shopping

      Google
    • Search Engine Optimization Fundamentals

      Coursera
      Oct 2020
      View certificate certificate
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Barry Creed
      Google Partners Performance Excellence Digital Champion EMEA Google Partners Sep 2021 Awarded for successfully completing Google Partners DigitalChampions track, and becoming a trainer in Performance Excellence.
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Radio presenter

      Issued by West Limerick Community Radio
      West Limerick Community RadioAssociated with Barry Creed