Garth Bishop Email & Phone Number

Dublin, Ohio

FOREFRONT WEB, Dublin, Ohio (April 2018-present)Digital marketing and website development firm specializing in search engine optimization, web design, conversion generation and social media marketing.CONTENT WRITERProduce, edit and optimize content for new website projects, individual web pages, blog posts, ecommerce sites and social media, boosting site traffic, search engine rankings and conversions. Work with clients to develop strategies for content creation and optimization, as well as for overall digital marketing direction.► Created and optimized content for local catering company's new website, effecting substantial and documented increases in organic search traffic, unique contact page hits and more. Subsequently, company has remained with us a regular marketing client.► Overhauled content for Columbus Department of Recreation and Parks' new Scioto Mile website, including SEO changes to all pages and wholesale creation of content for several. As a result of the success of this new website, ForeFront Web would secure another CRPD website creation project for the Cultural Arts Center.► Expanded capabilities of content department, resulting in a gradual increase in projects and in speed of completion. Further grew department's capabilities by overhauling internship program to make it more productive and focused on education.► Completed rapid turnaround of a series of Shopify site projects, usually in less than a week, almost always creating all content from scratch with only basic information. Clients have included arborist equipment company Arbor Elements, ethical handbag outlet Kind Style Shop and tarot card reading service Tarot on Winter.

Columbus, Ohio Area

Write on a per-assignment basis for a variety of clients, primarily journalistic and copywriting pieces.

Columbus, Oh

CITYSCENE MEDIA GROUP, Columbus, Ohio (January 2011-Present)Publisher of flagship CityScene Magazine since 1999, subsequently expanding to publish HealthScene Ohio and five community magazines, including Dublin Life, Healthy New Albany, Pickerington, Tri-Village and Westerville. EDITOR/MANAGING EDITOROversaw all editorial content for five bimonthly local magazines with readership of 225,000, CityScene Magazine – published nine times annually with circulation of 53,000 per issue and readership of 200,000 – and HealthScene Ohio statewide quarterly magazine. Accountable for two full-time Assistant Editors, maintained records of all written pieces and payments owed to contributors. Planned, assigned and edited every story appearing in each issue of every publication – reviewing all story elements, including photos, design and visual appeal, as well as written content.► Introduced two key items to editorial platform, with both becoming major part of operations. Included creating and organizing annual reader-voted “Best of the ’Bus” awards initiative and annual “Food Fight” feature comparing similar cuisine across restaurants in various suburbs. ► Successfully completed all assigned special projects – both on time and within budget – delivering high degree of customer satisfaction levels while securing repeat business from several clients, including New Albany Chamber of Commerce and NARI.► Dramatically improved quality of covers and layouts, tone of articles and reader engagement levels, resulting in key expansions. Included addition of two new magazines (Healthy New Albany and HealthScene Ohio) – responsible for more than doubling annual number of custom projects – and size increases of CityScene, Dublin Life, Pickerington and Healthy New Albany publications, due to increased advertisement sales. ► Successfully petitioned management to re-organize editorial division, assuming oversight of entire division as new Managing Editor with two Assistant Editors.

Columbus, Oh

SUBURBAN NEWS PUBLICATIONS, Columbus, Ohio (March 2005-January 2011)News subsidiary of CM Media (later ACN Columbus) and publisher of Columbus Monthly, Columbus CEO and The Other Paper, later acquired by Dispatch.ASSOCIATE EDITOR/COMMENTARY EDITOR/SENIOR NEWS REPORTERAs Associate Editor, managed content of papers in Grandview Heights, Delaware, Hilliard and Canal Winchester/Groveport, and coordinating all letters to Editor – receiving as many as 200 during election season. Covered multiple areas as Senior News Reporter, including Dublin, South-Western and Columbus schools, German Village, Olentangy Valley, and City of Columbus.► Distinguished self over course of tenure, earning more than 10 primary industry awards. Included earning “Best Election Coverage,” “Best Editorial Page Design,” “Best Opinion Writing” and “Best Arts & Entertainment Writing” awards, bestowed by Suburban Newspapers of America.► Served as editorial face of company – and assorted publications – during three-year stint as Commentary Editor. Wrote weekly column and oversaw content of Guest Columnists and offsite Editorial Cartoonist.► Wrote up to 12 feature stories and one column each week, receiving recognition for outstanding Olentangy Valley election and business coverage, and for articles featuring major issues with German Village Oktoberfest celebration as well as stories on school district photo release forms and school uniforms.► Completed several front page and editorial page layout designs – drawn by hand and forwarded to production department – winning several awards for editorial page designs.► Frequently charged with organizing contest entries. Entailed writing cover letters, researching and reviewing layouts to finalize positions and placements of stories in best sections, making best entries for all categories.