Intro
I’m an experienced WordPress web designer, webmaster, and digital marketer with 5+ years of experience working on a variety of digital and print projects in the publishing and digital marketing industry. Expertly skilled in WordPress development and design, search engine optimization (SEO), digital and print content strategy, as well as editing and creative writing.
Skills
WordPress development and design, website optimization/management, content strategy, content creation, search engine optimization (SEO), social media marketing, digital marketing, basic HTML, CSS, and PHP. Experienced with WP Bakery, Elementor, Divi, MySQL Server, phpmyadmin, Debian Servers, cPanel, WP Engine, GoDaddy, Cloudflare, etc.
Experience
UX/UI Designer
Deseret News
October 2022 – Present
Designed and maintained 10+ WordPress websites, including caching strategies, plugins, dedicated hosting, and SEO optimization campaigns (on page and local) for a variety of local and nationwide clients specializing in home improvement, AI, healthcare, specialized local services, and more.
Led and successfully launched and maintained 4 complete design overhauls on internal Deseret News websites such as hometownmediaservices.com, awards.deseret.com, hometownvalues.net, and voicesutah.com.
Webmaster/Senior Editor
Utah Business Magazine
May 2018 – October 2022
Head Editor/Web Designer
Red Rhino Marketing
September 2014 – May 2018
Worked with a team of 6+ remote writers to create and develop 56+ original articles every week across 18 online websites. Created efficient marketing strategies across Facebook, Pinterest, and Instagram to drive thousands of legitimate views and traffic to all websites.
Managed and created custom WordPress designs, caching strategies, plugins, and more to meet the needs of a wide viewership base of over 1 million viewers every month.
Education
University of Utah
Bachelors of Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
August 2013 – April 2020