Nick Tschida
Experience
Northwest Federal Credit Union: Web Data Analyst (August 2022-Present)
● Leverage website analytics to enhance and optimize the consumer experience and drive conversion
● Report on system usage to determine beneficial enhancements for end users
● Maintain, review and analyze system heuristics to identify trends and achieve high availability
● Analyze and identify key trends, opportunities and causes of change for web traffic
● Define, monitor and report on social media KPIs
● Develop and maintain procedures and best practices for system administration and other components of job
● Establish, administer and pull monthly report on Marketing requests queue, hours and approval workflow using Workfront; create procedures for system use and provide ongoing best practice guidance across the team
● Provide page-views reports for specific products or campaigns
● Adhere to Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) regulations and all related Credit Union policies and procedures
● Support production operations, sometimes after normal business hours
● Serve as primary resource to develop and maintain the overall appearance and design of the NWFCU and Foundation websites in Drupal, as well as employee communications in SharePoint sites
● Enhance websites using web technologies such as HTML 2.0 and JavaScript
● Incorporate applications, graphics audio and video clips into websites
● Integrate tools that enhance the user’s website experience
● Ensure websites are accessible across many platforms, including laptops and smartphones, as well as ADA accessibility
● Routinely test websites for ease of use, speed and other quality factors; perform regular audits and repair of web accessibility and quality assurance issues using Siteimprove tool for NWFCU suite of websites; recommend guidelines, best practices and standards related to designing and maintaining accessible websites
● Ensure all website content is optimized for SEO
● Fix any website issues or bugs that arise, including broken links (below previously under system analysis duties)
● Work with IT Systems team to deploy new applications and manage technical updates and enhancements to existing applications, using best practices of development system and testing prior to live deployment
● Serve as a primary resource for systems managed by Marketing, such as the intranet using SharePoint, digital signage and digital rate boards using a proprietary content management system, project management system using Workfront and online and mobile banking marketing content using a proprietary content management system
● Serve as cornerstone for escalating system issues; provide timely response to escalations
● Work with developers to help create and update forms and other documents stored in the systems
● Work with IT service team to administer and maintain end-user accounts, permissions and access rights
● Define recovery time objectives working with IT Infrastructure
● Support, configure and monitor the corporate SharePoint intranet environments, including creating/designing new webpages, forms, workflows and user permissions
● Create and format interactive .pdf forms using Adobe Acrobat; convert documents to HTML and .pdf and post to the internet and intranet websites
● Use basic Photoshop skills to manipulate graphics for web and digital use
● Remains cognizant of and adheres to NWFCU policies and procedures as well as regulations pertaining to the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA
Insight Global (Institute for Defense Analyses) (May 2022-July 2022)
● Edited and curated content via Sitecore
● Made edits in HTML
● Managed document uploads for publications and research Malloy Law Offices: SEO Specialist (February 2022-May 2022)
● Execute tests, collect, and analyze data and results, identify trends and insights to achieve maximum ROI in organic search campaigns
● Track, report, and analyze website analytics and PPC initiatives and campaigns
● Manage campaign expenses, staying on budget, estimating monthly costs, and reconciling discrepancies
● Optimize copy and landing pages for search engine marketing
● Perform ongoing keyword discovery, expansion, and optimization
● Research and implement search engine optimization recommendations
● Research and analyze competitor advertising links
● Develop and implement link building strategy
● Work with the development team to ensure SEO best practices are properly implemented on newly developed code on the website
● Work with editorial and marketing teams to drive SEO in content creation and content programming
● Recommend changes to website architecture, content, linking and other factors to improve SEO positions for target keywords
● Monitored and curated social media to increase engagement
● Monitored various analytics to track profitability of various advertising avenues Capital One: Content Specialist (July 2021-January 2022) (Contractor)
● Developed and deployed marketing campaigns for IOS, Android and Web format in the mobile app
● Tested campaigns to ensure accuracy of content and function
● Replicated user experience in a QA environment to ensure ease of use and audit content from a UX perspective.
● Worked with cross functional teams to test new placements in mobile banking app for various campaigns.
Xicon Solutions: Jr Communications Analyst (April 2021-July 2021)
● Developed and deployed strategic communication strategies that amplify the Clinical Support Program Management Office’s policy proposals, updates, achievements, rewards, and team efforts
● Created, managed, and deployed communication products for each program office to promote program capabilities and inform stakeholders and beneficiaries of the program’s updates and new products
● Wrote and produced a wide variety of communication content including press releases, social media pitches, website content, talking points, fact sheets, newsletters, PowerPoint presentations, project plans, progress reports, announcements, and informational handouts
● Created internal newsletters to explain new Health Records Systems from a UX perspective
● Created a how to guide for creating and using the Federal Government social network from a UX perspective
National Head Start Association: Digital Content Specialist (March 2020-October 2020)
● Edited, curated and wrote content for company website including press releases, publications, events etc.
● Created web copy for various web pages and initiatives
● Created meta descriptions and tags for content in accordance to SEO
● Managed all website content via Drupal
● Assisted with content deployment
● Was a driving force behind the creation of our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion pages
● Laid foundations for transition to newnhsa.org via Wordpress
● Edited pages in HTML and CSS as necessary
● Updated and audited website to ensure a better user experience
● Helped curate and deploy various digital campaigns for NHSA’s initiatives
● Identified need of our members to address in future content
● Monitored and curated social media to increase engagement
● Helped plan and execute events for annual conference
● Worked with staff and membership to create and deploy content relevant to our members needs Bloomberg 2020: Community Organizer, Fairfax, VA (January 2020-March 2020 Campaign position)
● Recruited and trained volunteers in canvassing, phone banking, and recruitment
● Successfully met weekly goals of voter contacts and volunteer recruitment
● Organized and ran multiple events, including voter registration and volunteer recruitment drives Hogan Lovells: Digital Marketing Specialist (September 2019-November 2019 contract)
● Edited, curated and entered content for company website including press releases, publications, events etc.
● Created meta descriptions and tags for content in accordance to SEO
● Used Sitecore content management system to accomplish majority of work
● Formatted all posts using basic HTML
● Assisted with content deployment
Leadership Directories: Content Manager (August 2016-January 2019)
● Promoted from Associate to Assistant July 2017
● Promoted from Assistant to Content Manager November 2017
● Edited, curated and entered content into company database
● Verified content with contacts at listed organizations
● Assisted in maintaining and updating the SharePoint platform
● Assisted in performing extensive research projects for the management team
● Performed periodic reviews of my content set to ensure the information has been posted to an appropriate location and categorized properly
● Created or defuncted new organizations and offices within my content set as needed
● Performed periodic clean-up of my content set
● Coordinated user access and permissions for my specific content set as needed
● Provided support and guidance to user base in regards to my content set
● Performed updates and maintenance to content daily
● Oversaw structure of content set
● Used Office 365 for daily task execution
● Assisted in SharePoint migration if content
● Managed to complete job duties amidst shifting deadlines brought on by events affecting my content sets
● Contributed to B2B and B2C marketing materials like email recaps, marketing emails and web content
● Coordinated with sales team on aspects of marketing pitches related to my content set.
● Oversaw marketing campaign built around acquiring the data for Mueller’s office of Special Counsel Ciracom: Content Writing Intern (August 2015-December 2015)
● Wrote content for a variety of upcoming marketing campaigns primarily about Office 365 both B2B and B2C
● Made sure content was written according to SEO best practices created
● Performed updates and maintenance to specific parts of the company website in relation to content
● Created new pages for site as needed
● Used Adobe Experience Manager to manage and create content EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts, Cornell College, Mount Vernon, IA (2011) Majors: English, Women’s Studies
Study Abroad: Tokyo and Osaka, Japan (March 2010)