Aaron Baltz

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Aaron Baltz – Communication Specialist

Data focused copy writer and project coordinator, specializing in using clear and creative language to allow customers and business partners to solve large-scale problems with ease and precision.
  • Management of global projects with numerous contributors
  • Conversion of complex technical ideas into easily readable instructions and summaries
  • Blending of technical knowledge, research acumen and creative skills to unify projects across disciplines
  • Design and development for websites, tutorials, marketing campaigns, and creative projects
Project Highlights:
  • Front-end technical lead on a website migration project with over 20 million monthly visitors
    • Completed ahead of schedule and more than half a million dollars under budget without disrupting normal operations
  • Organizer and chief editor for a massive customer help database with over 100 contributors
    • Multiplied search traffic to key articles by over tenfold and reduced bounce rates by more than 75%
  • SEO researcher, content writer, designer, and data analyst for tutorials, blogs, help articles, and guides
    • Captured key Google answer boxes and significantly reduced question burden for help center staff
  • Personal video game tutorial YouTube channel with nearly 3/4 of a million views
Experience:
Web Migration Specialist, Corel Corporation, 2014 – 2017
  • Oversaw transition of Corel.com and associated architecture from old format to modernized structure
    • Coordinated internal and external contributors and provided technical details for executives
    • Provided urgent changes and updates under significant time pressure
    • Continued to provide SEO-focused content, development work, and data analysis post-migration
    • Acted as expert training resource, providing skills to teams undertaking other major web projects
    • Provided marketing material and research to photography and product tutorials and guides
Knowledgebase Coordinator, Corel Corporation, 2010 – 2013
  • Lead editor for a customer-facing help database containing over 35000 articles
    • Used data-driven analysis to identify missing or incomplete information and source article creation
    • Edited, styled, and approved content for articles before publication
    • Organized contributors and managed deadlines and submission tracking for performance evaluation
Assistant Web Developer, Red Rabbit Design, 2009 – 2010
  • Handled a wide variety of web design and development projects, both hand-coded and using tools like WordPress and Drupal
Additional Skills:
  • Expertise with HTML, CSS, and numerous web design tools including WordPress and Dreamweaver
  • Literacy with PHP, C, C++, Javascript, SQL
  • Use of Salesforce and similar corporate management platforms
  • Presentation and data visualization for executive audiences
  • Experience with creative writing projects, theater, game design, and video recording and editing
Education and Achievements:
  • Combined Honors, English and History of Science and Technology, University of King’s College; Halifax, Nova Scotia, 2007-2012
  • UGC Team Fortress 2 North American champion, 2009 and 2010
  • Highest possible scores on both reading and writing SAT sections, 2007
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