Jon Lindley Agustin

JON LINDLEY C. AGUSTIN Content Writer, Editor, PR & Social Media Home Phone Number: - Email Address:-Skype ID: jonlindley1993 ---- PROFILE ● A Bachelor’s degree holder in Journalism, grounded by the core values and principles of the field and refined by the foundations of my specialization ● Competent, strong-willed, committed ● 5+ years of experience, home-based companies, 15 years experience writing EDUCATION ● University of the Philippines ● Bachelor of Arts in Journalism ● Graduated with Latin honors ● Year Graduated: 2013 ● Organizations: UP Journalism Club, Tinig ng Plaridel college publication, UP Circulo Hispanico, UP Christian Brotherhood International ● Editor-in-chief of club publications, Associate Editor of college newspaper WORK EXPERIENCES ● Content Writer for Blogs, Krostrade (May - September 2020) ○ Worked with the project manager to write and publish blogs with SEO on WordPress ○ Research relevant topics and keywords, and promoted the company’s products ● Content Writer/VA for Adseas Venture (December 2019 - March 2020) ○ Worked with a team of virtual assistants and marketers to produce content and SEO work ○ Worked with team admins and operations manager on Slack, a project management app ○ Produced content daily with research and editing ● Marketing Team Member for Barsala (January 2019 - July 2019) ● Worked directly with the Head of Marketing on promotional projects, blogs, photography of real estates, and social media content ● Attended weekly meetings, guest experience meetings, and other meetings set up by the managers, as well as participated in discussions on Slack and Asana ● Coordinated with photographers on producing photos of the buildings, interiors, and decors offered by the company; settled payment with Head of Marketing for these photographers; manage sales channels, and more. ● Copywriter/Marketing for Novaeo (October 2017 - October 2018) ● Worked together with the marketing team to produce blog posts, social media content, photos, and handle customer service of Novaeo’s line of health supplements ● Attended weekly meetings and participated in discussions within the Slack channels ● Coordinated with photo designers for promotional materials, contributed concepts for ads ● SEO Writer for The Hoth Tactical (May 2016 – April 2017) ● Worked with a content management system to spin and rewriter articles for the website ● Created spun content out of existing write-ups found around the web o The Hoth Tactical is a link-building and SEO company that provides their services to various types of businesses in the United States. These businesses range from house remodeling, landscaping, wellness, and medical-oriented offices. ● News Writer for KPopStarz and Franchise Herald (June 2015 – September 2015) ● Wrote around thirty (30) news articles a week with a maximum of 300 words each for their publications, KPopStarz and Franchise Herald o KPopStarz is a group of online publications based in New York, United States and one of their publications is Franchise Herald. ● They produce content ranging from trending news, entertainment, lifestyle and politics among many others. ● Coordinated with editors for story conferences, planning and feedback about articles. The articles have SEO techniques placed on them using Google Keywords, enough to gather readers across the nation and across the globe. ● Content and SEO Writer for Thumbtack, Inc. (June 2014 – October 2014) ● Wrote content that are search engine and Google-friendly for Thumbtack, Inc., a US-based company that caters to service providers around the United States; Worked on an online platform and management system that enabled writers to produce short snippets for their service providers’ profiles ● PR Assistant for Philippine Educational Theater Association (July 2013 – March 2014) ● Co-managed the account of PETA’s 2013 Workshop Weekends in terms of promotions – press releases, social media management, email marketing ● In-charge of the media partnership deals, media planning, media proposals for the run of PETA’s Rak of Aegis, a rock comedy musical featuring the songs of the Filipino band, Aegis o Co-managed the account of PETA’s 2014 Summer Workshops in terms of graphic designs for flyers and posters, social media management and proposal writing PROJECT-BASED WORKS These are jobs and projects the applicant has undertaken which only lasted for about a month. Trending News Writer for Tech Visibility (June - August 2020) Provided ​www.techvisibility.com​ with daily articles on tech, entertainment, and trending stories, and offered public relations/publicity for the website, enhancing revenue Content Writer for Tech Times (May - July 2020) Provided the website ​www.techtimes.com​ with daily news articles on tech, gaming, entertainment, and trending. The publication is one of the publications under PMGBC, Inc. Content Writer for Foreshop (2019 - April 2020) Wrote product descriptions for Foresports, one of the affiliate websites of Foreshop, a company that provides sports accessories and gear for various clients; Wrote blogs published on the website News Writer for Blasting News U.S. (2017) Wrote news stories based on trends in economics, business, lifestyle, sports, entertainment, food and more o The trending news stories are posted on their websites daily o Blasting News U.S. is a website that provides news content for various topics. It is a social journalism platform that provides venues for freelancers around the world. They have websites around Brazil, United Kingdom, France and more Web Content Writer for IncreaseYourProfits (2015) Wrote content for the businesses and clients of IncreaseYourProfits o The content is posted as home pages and landing pages of these businesses o IncreaseYourProfits is an SEO company in the United States that serves businesses such as dental clinics, law firms, chiropractor professionals and more. They provide their SEO services for their websites. INTERNSHIPS / TRAINING Writing Intern for GMA News Online (April – May 2012) Wrote stories for Philippines-based GMA’s online platform on topics such as: indigenous people, fashion, lifestyle, entertainment, and OFW stories o Research of possible story ideas and pitching the ideas to editors o Performed minor edits on published news stories, proofreading Writing Intern for Travelife Magazine (May - June 2013) Wrote short travel stories for Philippines’ bi-monthly travel magazine o Wrote sidebar and support stories for the main travel stories o Writing of the calendar of events o Research of stories and story angles PROFESSIONAL FEEDBACK Former editors and superiors have commended me in terms of quality works, loyalty, commitment, adaptability, and responsibility. RELEVANT EXPERIENCES SEO SEO Writer for The Hoth Tactical, an SEO company in the United States SEO Writer for Thumbtack, Inc., a service provider company in the United Online seminars provided by the companies on SEO techniques Tools used: Google Search, Google Analytics, Google Trends News/Journalism Associate Editor of Tinig ng Plaridel, the official publication of the UP College of Mass Communication -) Opinion Editor of Tinig ng Plaridel (2011) Editor-in-chief of Krisis and Beyond, publications of the UP Journalism Club Non-Curricular Vice-President for Academic Affairs, UP Journalism Club -) Supervises the committee Edits and lays out the official publication Edits and critics position papers written by applicants Writes opinion, news, and feature pieces of the publication Heads projects such as the campus journalism workshops for students in private and public schools in the country