Chrystie Terry

chrystie@gmail.com

 

Summary

 

Search engine optimization professional with over 4 years of experience in both paid and natural search optimization techniques for both large and small clients.

 

Technical Skills

 

Quark Xpress

Frontpage

Photoshop

Affiliate Marketing

Google Adwords

Adobe Acrobat

Dream Weaver

Paint Shop Pro

Arelis Linking

Yahoo/Overture

Pagemaker

Home Site

NetStudio

Online Marketing

WebPosition Gold

FrameMaker

HTML

RoboHelp

Internet Business Promotor

WebTrends

 

Professional Experience

 

Virtual Contracting – Editing, Writing and Consulting - May 1998 - Present

 

            Ziff Davis Web Pro World – Search Optimization Manager- 2005

            Blue Dolphin Group – Search Optimization Manager - 2005

            Merrill – Consulting Copywriter - 2003

            Softworld Inc.  –  Contract Consultant - 2001

Kidde-Fenwal Corp.  –Documentation Conversion - 1999

Instruction Set, - Editing Course Materials - 1999

Intraware, - Linux Columnist - 1999

Faulkner Information Services, - E-commerce & Linux Writer – 1999-2001

V Community, - On-Line Editor-in-Chief – 1998 - 1999

PC World.com, Freelance Writer - 1998

 

Commission Junction – Search Associate – December ’03 –December ‘04

 

·         Wrote creative for online ads as well as directed marketing campaigns for free and paid media campaigns.

·         Reporting ROI and tracking spending on paid media campaigns for clients.

·         Writing reports and documentation.

 

Inceptor, Inc. – Marketing Associate – June ’02 – April ‘03

 

·         Wrote new technical manual for proprietary software.

·         Created training materials.

·         Trained new market associates.

·         Created and maintained search campaigns for clients.

·         Generating Conversion and ROI Reports.

·         Conducted search engine optimization proposals.

 

Alta Vista Software Solutions  - Marketing Technical Writer – July ’01 – September ‘01

 

·         Coordinated Engineering, Sales, Marketing, Product Management, and Technical Documentation departments to create marketing documentation.

 

Compaq - Managing Technical Editor/Technical Editor - May ’99 – April ‘01

 

·         Managed 15 Editors from various divisions of Compaq publishing to ActiveAnswers.

·         Created documentation with Engineers and Editor staff from partner companies to publish their solutions to ActiveAnswers. 

·         Created documentation for ActiveAnswers’ publishing tool.

·         Coordinated with Engineering, Marketing, and Publishing staff to migrate content from one ActiveAnswers publishing tool to another.

 

BYTE Magazine, - Editorial Assistant - March '97 - May '98

 

·         Wrote monthly articles for the News Department.

·         Processed lab results into charts, graphics and wrote technical reports for Product Reviews and Lab Reports. 

·         Wrote and distributed press releases concerning BYTE Editorial functions and awards programs.

 

Education

 

SUNY Potsdam College, BA English Literature & Writing, Minor in Secondary Education

Clarkson University, Cross-Registered Computer Engineering and Technical Communications

Jefferson Community College, AAS in Office Technologies, Minor in Computer Science