Alec Brownscombe Email & Phone Number

Ottawa, On, Ca

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

With 25+ years of experience on our team, Blue Orchid Digital combines industry-leading technical expertise with an expansive understanding of Google’s ranking systems to generate sustainable organic search traffic growth for your business.

Developed a popular sports publisher dedicated to Toronto Maple Leafs coverage. Manage all Maple Leafs Hot Stove online properties. Responsible for the majority of writing, editing, and promoting of the site's content while overseeing a six-person writing staff. The website generates 10s of millions of page views annually, counting it among the largest independent hockey blogs online.

Ottawa, Canada Area

Performed thorough website assessments to identify quality issues and make recommendations for improving clients’ Google organic search visibility with consistently positive results. Worked with over 50 clients, ranging from large e-commerce brands and major news publishers — including several of the world’s top-500 websites — to smaller blog sites in a wide variety of industries, often assisting with traffic recovery following a Google algorithm hit. Provide both short-term and ongoing consultation, recommending and assisting with the implementation of strictly whitehat on- and off-site optimization strategies. Proficient in both technical SEO and content optimization for Google organic search, Top Stories, and Google News.

Ottawa, Canada Area

Co-hosted a weekly hockey talk show covering the National Hockey League.

Ottawa, Canada Area

Planned and engineered dynamic web pages and designed engaging marketing material for a variety of stakeholders. Designed graphics for the web and social media in the Adobe Creative Suite. Evaluated accessibility and usability concerns on the Academic Partnerships department website (WordPress-based), and executed improvements. Generated accurate and timely press releases for dissemination across the college and Ottawa-area school boards.

Edited a 100-page Toronto Maple Leafs magazine publication. Spearheaded all content ideas. Worked with each contributor to produce informative long-form articles starting with story idea formulation through to the final publishing stage. Contributed articles of my own on the Toronto Maple Leafs. Provided regular input into the layout design process.

Served as the editor of four 128-page Toronto Maple Leafs annual publications. Responsible for all content ideas. Guided primarily long-form narrative and analysis pieces through each writing stage: prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing. Hired 20-25 hockey writers per edition and allocated a small budget. Conducted in-depth interviews with players and management. Involved in the layout design process as well as the promotion of the magazine via radio, web, and social media.

Ontario College Diploma, Journalism, Dean'S List

Bachelor'S Degree, History