Janice Schwarz

JANICE SCHWARZ SUMMARY Committed, enthusiastic, and knowledgeable web professional. Excellent communication skills and consistent team player in all types of environments. Seeking to expand talents by bringing wealth of expertise to well-established company. Naturally curious and highly teachable with a joy for learning. Motivated selfstarter. Organized and detail-oriented. EDUCATION AND TRAINING Bachelor of Science: Business/e-Business University of Phoenix CERTIFICATIONS Advanced Google Analytics SKILLS  HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, Bootstrap  Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Acrobat  Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook  Axure  Accessible design and development  Content management systems, especially WordPress proficiency (design and development)  Web content management  Responsive Design and development  Oral and written communications  Decision making  Testing and deployment  Analytics and problem resolution                   Team leadership and team player Strong analytical skills Excellent problem solving skills Marketing Search engine optimization Cross-browser compatibility Website structure E-commerce design User-centered design Design, layout and typography Interface creation Integrating user feedback Campaign branding Detail oriented SDLC Strong collaborative skills Task prioritization Requirements gathering EXPERIENCE 1/2009 to Current Freelancer Self － Fort Worth, TX  Web Designer/Developer: Create (design and code) responsive, crossplatform, SEO driven, Section 508 and web standards compliant websites. Primarily use HTML and WordPress.  Web Content Management: Upload images and manage image inventories, manage product info for digital catalogs. Update business and client eCommerce site content. Verify information is accurate, reflects the brand, and is clear.  Project Manager: Manage people and projects, both offline and online, creating sites on time and within budget, manage workflow, gather project requirements, examine client business process, goals, and needs, aid clients in gathering site content and/or create site content, QA websites.  Art and Developer Director roles: Manage staff and create websites that draw new customers, retain customers, and provide excellent ROI.  Problem solver: Find client problems, needs, and goals, then create and promote sites to fix those problems.  Copywriter: Write SEO and customer-friendly content for client sites. Leadership: Manage, train, and mentor staff for their professional growth and to complete projects on time and within budget.  Analyst: Examine data provided by Google Analytics to improve client website traffic and conversions. Look for pain points and areas that can be improved. 12/2018 to 04/2019 Web Designer/Developer/Content Manager MESA Supplies － Fort Worth, TX  Design, Build and maintain multiple company websites  Upload images for product listings on digital catalog  Manage shopping cart  Handle on-page SEO  Write website content and press releases  Create marketing reports  Design and send email blasts, utilizing HTML coding 04/2018 to 07/2018 Web Designer/Developer/Content Manager Click4Corp － Allen, TX  Meet with clients to gather requirements, liaison to clients for websites  Design, build and maintain client mostly WordPress websites  Graphic design for logos, banners, PDFs, website graphics, modify photography  Handle on-page SEO 01/2017 to 11/2017 Web Content Manager Compunnel, Inc. － Richardson, TX Assigned to Infosys & AT&T  Add text and images to AT&T website for wired, and wireless products, and product streams  Ensure content added matches information provided by Marketing, Legal, Design and other Business Line departments  Manage workflow with Business Owners and Approvers, and QA team using JIRA  Coordinate content and deadlines with Producers  Work with overseas teams and remote U.S. teams 12/2015 to 10/2016 Web Consultant Advantage Resourcing － Grapevine, TX Assigned to Thryve Major Accomplishments:  Exceeded target quota of monthly site launches, straight out of the gate  Consistently receive kudos from clients, sales staff, and other coworkers  Train staff on proprietary site builder platform Job Duties:  Gather requirements from clients and sales staff for website creation Research industries and organizations for website content, design, and layout  Coordinate site creation with overseas web designers and developers  Write website copy, targeting SEO and client demographic  QA websites for SEO, usability, writing, and UX, design and layout issues Make edits to websites as needed for aesthetics, SEO, debugging  Manage and track projects - JIRA, Salesforce, VISION  Customer Service 01/2013 to 11/2014 Web Analyst U.S. Bank Corp/Elan Financial Services － Irving, TX Major Accomplishments:  Participated in successful implementation of around 10 successful enterpriselevel applications for the 5th largest bank in the country. Outstanding customer response.  Bronze Award for Outstanding Work Job Duties:  Work effectively, from home, (remote), within a team and with other teams such as developers, product owners, IT teams, and customer support  Gathered project requirements and incorporate into formal documentation  Created UI mockups and UI documentation - Axure, Visio, SnagIt and Word  Wrote test scripts for QA (Quality Assurance) and managed QA testers and      track testing progress Performed QA tests on websites using test scripts Reported defects using in-house bug tracking software Retest defects and either return to developers or close tickets Liaison between a wide variety of departments when gathering requirements Acted as advocate for sites to provide best in-house user and customer service experience 10/2011 to 12/2012 UI Operations Web Developer Fossil － Richardson, TX Major Accomplishments:  Usability suggestions to Fossil, Inc boosting online holiday sales by 600k the first week  Provided Usability and UX feedback resulting in double online holiday sales season increases  Trained new developers in Fossil procedures  Created Internal Wiki for new hires  Worked on International websites for 8 countries Job Duties:  Q/A any content given, follow-up with staff to ensure accuracy of content  Assisted in prioritizing A/B testing  Assist with Usability Planning and Testing  Submitted ideas for improved Usability, SEO, and general improved customer conversion  Created Use Cases and assist UX team member  Created Mantis tickets (bug tracking) for A/B testing implementation  Wrote markup to update site pages using content provided  Assist with Usability Planning and Testing 02/2011 to 08/2011 UI Operations Web Developer Creative Circle － Richardson, TX Assigned to Fossil Major Accomplishments:  Re-skinned the Fossil WordPress blog  Contributed ideas to improve developer operations and site creation  Worked on International websites for 6 countries Job Duties:  Wrote markup to update site pages using content provided by Art Department  Added code to site for Google A/B testing  Used jQuery for custom functionality  Modified images to fit site layout