Wendy Buske

Digital producer for media campaigns, social efforts, permission marketing, websites, and full digital campaign development solutions for local, regional and national companies, with budgets ranging from thousands to millions.

Extensive experience with project management, and coordinating tasks and resources through tools like MS Project, Merlin, and Basecamp.

Extensive work in digital media strategy, campaign execution & trafficking – working alongside media planners and following through to launch. Includes standard & rich, with numerous varieties of units served through network or site buys. Work regularly with PointRoll, DoubleClick, and SpongeCell.

Email & permission-based marketing experience, including concept and content creation, list management, testing & distribution using platforms like Campaign Monitor, Constant Contact, and MailChimp.

Full website design & development management, often utilizing Content Management Systems (WordPress, Drupal, DotNetNuke, Oracle, proprietary CMS tools). Familiar with creative for these environments, and working within them to make light code edits, add content, etc.

SEO and SEM background, using Google AdWords (keyword research and PayPerClick campaign management), and Google Analytics (data review and strategic analysis for clients).

Experience creating and managing social campaigns across numerous channels (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, Tumblr, Vimeo), as well as analyzing data from monitoring & engagement tools (Radian6, Sprout Social, HootSuite, SocialMention).

Manage content marketing campaigns for brands, including vendor discovery, strategic planning, content creation and activation.

Excellent internal and client-facing written and verbal communication skills.

St. Louis, MO
Digital Producer
November 2012 – Present

Manage multiple client campaigns and projects across all digital platforms – including media campaigns, social efforts, full website projects, permission marketing campaigns, content marketing, and more. Work alongside account services, creative and development teams to provide project strategy and tactical guidance, accurate budgets, & timelines.

St. Louis, MO
Co-Founder
PR & Marketing Director
July 2013 – Present

Co-founder, PR & marketing director, writer and podcast co-host at Nerd For A Living. Moderator and speaker panelist at comic and pop-culture conventions such as San Diego Comic-Con, Emerald City ComicCon, C2E2 (Chicago), Wizard World St. Louis & Chicago, Geek Girl Con (Seattle). Provide marketing and brand consulting, as well as career growth insights to people of a “nerdish persuasion”.

St. Louis, MO
Project Manager
May 2011 – November 2012

Manage multiple client solutions, as well as internal creative and development resources. Work alongside Project Management and Account Services Teams to provide project guidance and accurate budgets and timelines.

St. Louis, MO
Project Manager IC
Internet Consultant KM
Strategy Coordinator
April 2008 – May 2011

Managed multiple client solutions with various budgets and was promoted twice during my three-year tenure. Worked alongside Strategy Team to provide detailed website and online marketing consulting to include: website content and functionality improvement; organic and paid search improvement options; brand reputation management; domain portfolio management; analytics reporting; social media opportunities; and internal knowledge management alternatives.

Fullerton, CA | 1999 – 2000
Mass Communications focusing on
Marketing, PR and Creative Writing
Dean’s List

Belleville, IL | 1997 – 1999
A.A. in Business & Communications
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Student
Dean’s List