Samuel Johns
Taipei
Summary
Detailed and adaptable professional with substantial experience in product management, marketing, editing, and team leadership. Repeated success in strengthening partnerships, launching/promoting new products, and delivering robust strategies to meet set objectives. Leverage strong business acumen across diverse cultures to implement best practices. Multilingual communicator, proficient in English, French, German, and Chinese.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Content Editor
Resume Genius
Taipei
12.2018 - Current
- Nurtured UK-focused sister website, CV Genius, ensuring vital keywords appeared on Page 1 of Google's UK results page within 12 months of launch
- Created and optimized 1,000+ blog posts on résumés, CVs, and cover letters
- Enhance page rankings by conducting in-depth keyword research and competitor analysis and leveraging SEO tools such as Ahrefs, Semrush, and Google Analytics
- Drive continuous performance improvement by delivering exceptional leadership and guidance to 4-person team
- Edit 3+ SEO-optimized pieces per day, guaranteeing accuracy, consistency, and readability of content by employing rigorous quality assurance measures to maintain highest standards of excellence
- Developed 20+ SOPs to guide the team through recurring and one-off tasks
Editor, Proofreader
Cutler Academic Editing
Taipei
09.2016 - 11.2018
- Successfully edited 1,000+ scientific and technical manuscripts, ensuring that they met guidelines of style guides such as APA, AMA, and IEEE and were ready to be submitted to various academic journals
- Consistently edited 8,000 words a day, maintaining the highest level of accuracy and quality as calculated by company
- Co-wrote 100+ page textbook on writing in Academic English for non-native speakers
Chief Sub-Editor
The Taiwan Sun newspaper
Taipei
07.2013 - 01.2017
- Built high-performing copy-editing team by recruiting, leading, and onboarding 3 copy-editors while coordinating with management and delegating allotted tasks to optimize workflow
- Delivered final approval before printing of newspaper pages 5 days weekly, resulting in 99%+ error-free rate
- Wrote weekly column on Taiwan, Asian, and world politics, boosting readership through insightful analysis and timely coverage
Education
BA - French
University of Bristol
Bristol07-2013
Skills
- Microsoft Office
- WordPress
- Screaming Frog
- Ahrefs
- Semrush
- Accuranker
- Google Analytics
- Google Search Console
- Google Workspace
- Adobe Photoshop
- RankRanger
- ChatGPT
- SEOTesting
- LaTeX
- Slack
- Trello
- Jira
Certification
- Driver's license (UK and Taiwan), manual
- Certified Professional Résumé Writer (CPRW)
Languages
English
First Language
French
Advanced (C1)
C1
Chinese (Mandarin)
Intermediate (B1)
B1
Timeline
Senior Content Editor
Resume Genius
12.2018 - Current
Editor, Proofreader
Cutler Academic Editing
09.2016 - 11.2018
Chief Sub-Editor
The Taiwan Sun newspaper
07.2013 - 01.2017
BA - French
University of Bristol