David Guimond, Ph.D Email & Phone Number

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

* Develop and execute creative content strategies for a diverse range of digital marketing campaigns and client projects, including the development and execution of marketing video productions that involve clients and stakeholders.* Craft compelling copy for various platforms including websites, social media, email marketing, digital advertisements, and marketing videos, ensuring consistency with brand voice and messaging across all media.* Collaborate closely with design, marketing, and video production teams to create integrated and cohesive narratives that enhance user experience and engagement, while effectively communicating with businesses across multiple sectors such as manufacturing, distribution, technology, nonprofit, and more.* Conduct thorough research to understand client industries, target audiences, and competitive landscapes, using insights to inform and refine content and marketing strategies aimed at achieving client objectives across a broad spectrum of sectors.* Participate in brainstorming sessions and creative workshops, contributing innovative ideas to drive digital transformation and marketing strategy execution for clients.* Monitor content and campaign performance using analytics tools, making data-driven recommendations for content optimization, improvement, and strategic direction to ensure the success of marketing initiatives.* Stay abreast of digital trends and emerging technologies to continually elevate the quality and relevance of written content and marketing strategies, ensuring our approaches remain cutting-edge and effective.

Hired to consult on and audit the content of popular YT channels with 1M+ to 9M+ subscribers:* analyzing qualitative/quantitative patterns and YT analytics, in particular as it centers around narrative and storytelling* analyzing audience demographics + creating avatars and personas, through which to unearth entry points to intentional viewing most likely to resonate with them* redesigning thumbs + re-working micro-copy standards + updating video editing SOPS + curating and testing new content* developing data-driven content strategies around thumbs, titles, narrative, editing, and branding to increase views, foster community growth and drive engagement

* Write, edit, and proof copy for a wide range of leading B2B SaaS technology companies in finance, insurance, cybersecurity, payments, compliance* Produce content across the spectrum of forms - micro-copy, blog posts, email campaigns, newsletters, social, reports, video scripts, white papers, case studies - and a breadth of themes* Apply a keen eye for grammar and structure, and can adapt to any voice, style and tone

COPYWRITING: Sales and Marketing (emails, banners, LPs), Paid Social Support (Facebook, Insta, banners), brand communication and product launches, A/B TestingDAILY OPS: Responsible for coordinating and managing all aspects of the daily operations of my own successful online retail business, from website design to online community growth, copywriting to customer serviceNorth of Rosemont, where your ideas belong.

Montreal, Quebec

At the nexus where virality meets narrative, I specialized in short-form video storytelling for the digital age, and helped nurture and grow Goalcast's social media following to 35M+ in my short tenure, an impressive figure but one still outshone by our billions of video views, our industry-leading retention rates and our high levels of loyal user engagement.An early, major and influential hand in the vast majority of our video content catalogue, in various roles, responsible for:* structuring and scripting narratives for increased virality and maximum impact* writing eye-grabbing hooks, titles and captions, as well as promotional materials and creative content, that delivered us industry-leading levels of retention and engagement* coordinating, managing and leading a video team through multiple, simultaneous video projects* oversaw creative direction to ensure consistent high-quality content is released across all of our social media platforms* growing Goalcast from a fledgling startup into one of the world's biggest online media companies.

Montreal, Quebec

The spectrum of writing - captions, headlines, posts, articles, essays, reports, scripts, theses, novels - across a breadth of industry - branded content, academic, government, blog, creative writing, video - and a panoply of themes - espionage, doomsday cults, relationship advice, philosophy, terrorism, tour guides, criminology.Click below for a general portfolio of some of my work.

Montreal, Canada Area

8 years of 4:30 a.m. alarms + thousands of handwritten pages + a respect for patience + a finely-honed disciplined = 5 unpublished novels + 1 screenplay + dreams that will never die #firstlove #cheaperthantherapy

Montreal, Canada Area

Senior Writer and Project Manager for the development of education technology training programs and materials, responsible for project management of $250K training program

A passion for studying architecture led me to start my own successful renovation business (residential and commercial). I was responsible for all aspects of running a small business, as well as each design project.* Plan, design and execute home renovation projects for wide client-base in the Montreal area with budgets exceeding $60,000* Organize strict budgets and record-keeping necessary for the continued success of a small business * Coordinate labour and material resources to ensure timely completion of projects and customer satisfaction

Montreal, Canada Area

Write, edit and publish all copy for independent music label, including advertising, band biographies and press releases

Montreal, Canada Area

* Analyze market demand and develop content for film, television and new media production* Act as liaison between writers, producers and directors of media content* Wrote, produced and directed short films

Researched, prepared and taught university course “Television in Society” as a sessional lecturer for the Department of Sociology

Doctoral level research and analysis, leading to 350-page dissertation on the philosophy of space, time and sound.

Montreal, Canada Area

Assist in the development and teaching of course materials as a teaching assistant for 10 different courses

Ottawa, Canada Area

* Regularly produce intelligence reports concerning threats to Canada’s transportation infrastructure forinter/national distribution* Deliver expert advice in the form of threat assessments and communication lines* Lead and manage a team of up to 5 analysts in the development, implementation and oversight ofmulti-million dollar government security programs* Represent Transport Canada on intelligence committees and negotiate the sharing of intelligence with stakeholders and government officials

Ottawa, Canada Area

* Research and write threat assessments on global security issues, as well as provide expert adviceand communication lines to senior government management* Liaise with various intelligence, law enforcement, diplomatic, industry and international securityagencies to develop and foster a network of contacts

Ottawa, Canada Area

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Communication, General, With Distinction

Dissertation: (Re)sounding: disintegrating visual space in music

Master'S Certificate, Creative Writing

In mentorship program, authored 300-page novel.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Criminology, Summa Cum Laude

MA Thesis: The History of Private Prisons in the United States, 1978-1995

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Criminology, Summa Cum Laude