Over two decades creating countless creative content and capturing acclaim, awards and an acute ability to connect to audiences of all ages isn’t correctly captured by my childlike countenance.
- I was awarded the State of Georgia’s Georgia Technology Authority Challenge Coin for expediting the completion of GovHub, the state’s new digital platform, and the implementation of the updated content management system over more than 70 websites.
- I supervised state agency’s site enhancements, starting with an initial kickoff meeting with content managers and a content audit. After an overall site review, suggestions and steps towards reorganization were made with improved user experience a priority. I also provided technical customer support, updating the agency’s Knowledge Base to provide solutions.
- While with Digital Services, I administered all content posted to the agency’s website and conducting interviews with subject matter experts to generate posts.
At Georgia Student Finance Commission, I managed, wrote and designed the agency’s new website – GAfutures.org. I also redesigned and launched the agency’s website – GSFC.georgia.gov. The position requires me to research GSFC’s products, services and overall image to write accurate, on-target content and using CMS systems (Drupal, Umbraco) for the Agency’s websites that is age/intellectually appropriate for students, parents, educators and counselors.
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- I was originally hired to develops a content management strategy for multiple GSFC websites:
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- and http://www.gafutures.org, the update for http://www.gacollege411.org. That project was put on hold in October 2015. In January 2016, it was started back up and went live July 26, 2016.
See my contributions towards that project here
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- I was also tasked to generate content for various GSFC projects, including the
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- campaign and the redesign of the REACH Georgia website.
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- REACH Georgia – Old Version
- REACH Georgia – New Version
- I’ve also served as the digital content manager for a luxury interior design client, generating organic first-page search results.
I’m also overseeing her social media strategy and crafting a monthly newsletter through ConstantContact.
I first worked with Chrisicos Interiors while working at DigitalSherpa, a content marketing firm. I was a Lead Content Manager for over 150 accounts, conversing with SMB clients to create content strategy and overseeing team production of SEO/SEM-rich blogs posts. The customers ranged from apartment communities, commercial gardening companies like Rosehill Gardens and non-profit organizations like Love Fund for Children.
- I moved to Atlanta from Mississippi, where I was an award-winning sports editor for a community newspaper outside Jackson, serving as reporter, editor, photographer, page designer and managing journalists and freelancers.
Martin Kester - My Digital World 