Hi, Iā€™m Josh

Marketer // Writer // Ravenclaw

About

Joshua VanDeBrake

ENFP, technology-loving marketer.

Passionate about music, traveling, technology, and the Oxford comma. Good&Co calls me a “Go-Getter,ā€ a “Maverick,” and a “Strategist.ā€

I am a creative, analytical integrated marketing professional with over 7 years of experience developing products, creating and executing strategies, managing campaigns, and driving results. With specialized experience in virtually every digital marketing channel, I have managed projects and campaigns as both a team leader and an individual contributor. Above all, I drive value through the innovative, entrepreneurial spirit I bring to every role, by constantly ideating new and creative solutions with practical executions plans to reach business objectives.

Some specific areas of specialization include: SEO, SEM/PPC, analytics, email marketing, social media, project management, content creation and management, web development, and web design.

Here are some fun things I’ve been up to lately:

  • Managing our editorial calendar: planning, writing, editing, and managing our weekly blog and social media properties.
  • Serving as the internal thought-leader for all digital and technical marketing.
  • Ensuring brand alignment across all internal and external marketing communications.
  • Launched a company-wide resource center for managing marketing request order processing.
  • Developed a WordPress template to be used and customized for over 100+ luxury property showcase websites.
  • Leading projects and new product development for better interdepartmental system integration.
  • Developed and executed social media strategies to grow social media following by average 20% per month.

And here are some books I’m currently enjoying:

  • The Creative Curve, Allen Gannet
  • The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck, Mark Manson
  • Tools of Titans, Tim Ferris
  • Building a StoryBrand, Donald Miller
  • The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey
  • Skin Game, Jim Butcher (actually, just finished)

Oh, and I also wear fun socks ā€• almost exclusively.

Take a look below for some recent projects.

Key Escrow

Key Escrow is an escrow company with offices in Newport Beach and Laguna Beach. Their new website is secure, SEO-optimized, and 100% mobile-responsive.

Design + Development
SEO
Launch Strategy
Web Security

Monarch Court

One of a suite of over 100 custom, SEO-optimized, mobile-responsive websites. “Monarch Court” is a real estate development involving four exclusive homes in Eastside Costa Mesa.

Design + Development
SEO
Launch Strategy

Villa Real Estate

Villa Real Estate is the top brokerage by sales volume in coastal Orange County, with offices in Newport Beach, Corona del Mar, Balboa Peninsula, and Laguna Beach.

Design + Development Direction
SEO
Launch Strategy

Skills

Web Design+Development
  • HTML/CSS
  • WordPress
  • SEO
  • Adobe Creative Suite
Digital Strategy
  • Google Analytics
  • Content Strategy
  • Social Media Strategy
  • Multi-Channel Strategy
Digital Execution
  • Google AdWords
  • E-Commerce Optimzation + Management
  • Content Creation + Management
  • Google AdWords 70% 70%
  • E-Commerce Optimzation+Management 75% 75%
  • Content Creation & Management 80% 80%
Marketing Integration
  • Content Marketing
  • Copywriting
  • CRM Management
  • Content Marketing 75% 75%
  • Copywriting 75% 75%
  • CRM Management 65% 65%

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