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Calvin Watson

Salt Lake City

Summary

Results-driven SEO manager with proven backgrounds in management, writing, and editing. Adept at evaluating performance, identifying areas for improvement, and providing quantitative data-driven solutions for growing SaaS companies.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

SEO Content Manager

Ampry
10.2019 - 03.2024
  • Managed a 3-5 person team overseeing 15 accounts by planning content clusters and implementing effective content strategies, treating user experiences with focused analysis and bringing our accounts closer to their target audiences
  • Lead on-page SEO team as writer, editor, and analyst through the entire process: keyword research with SERPs and Ahrefs, KPI tracking, editorial calendar management, optimizations, publishing, and link building
  • Developed SaaS-friendly process improvements for AI-generated content, efficiently creating over 100 articles for veteran and government benefits clients in 2 months
  • Wrote and edited an ecommerce playbook to help growing companies self-train on conversion rate optimization and other marketing strategies
  • Edited ~1000 articles over 5 years for both content and SEO performance, boosting their keyword performance on SERPs with research-backed support.

Copywriter

The Listening Ear Project
08.2020 - 02.2021
  • Inspired B2C growth with focused edits of 60 social media captions for Katie Cheesman's TLEP
  • Increased digital brand clarity by editing adaptable content for Instagram and the company blog
  • Discovered professional growth opportunities and quickly earned supervisor's full confidence.

Social Media Director

Leading Edge Magazine
07.2019 - 12.2020
  • Managed 16 articles for college magazine's blog site across 2 publications
  • Created a regular Facebook posting schedule and organized a responsible hiring process

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Communication Studies

Brigham Young University
Provo, Utah
12.2021

Skills

  • Management
  • On-site SEO Testing and Design
  • Proofreading
  • B2B Content Strategy
  • Journalism
  • French (semi-professional)
  • Content Editing & Development
  • Project Management

Additional Information

Ahrefs, ChatGPT, Claude, ClickUp, Google Sheets, MarketMuse, Microsoft Office, Slack, WordPress

Accomplishments

  • Ampry Sales Playbook, an ebook that simplified client onboarding, taught product sales advice for different events and target audiences, and increased clients' revenue.
  • "3 Ways to Know You're Succeeding," March 2022, spirituality and mental health publication.
  • Portfolio link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TqzNiTLkuS5XdQgn0KHec3KQVao5tTNesuioyrgLHmE/edit#heading=h.nxkg1egh8bmm
  • Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calvin-watson-1109b858/

Timeline

Copywriter

The Listening Ear Project
08.2020 - 02.2021

SEO Content Manager

Ampry
10.2019 - 03.2024

Social Media Director

Leading Edge Magazine
07.2019 - 12.2020

Bachelor of Arts - Communication Studies

Brigham Young University
Calvin Watson