James Valentine
James Valentine

Organic Growth | Content Marketing | Digital PR

Actively looking · Member since 9 Sep 2026
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Location
Seattle, United States
Desired salary
from 100k USD/yearly
Work preference
Remote Only / Full Time
Experience level
Mid

About

Professional summary

My career of more than 10 years has centered around building organic, revenue-driving growth across SEO, content marketing, digital PR and analytics as an individual contributor, manager and leader anchored in grit, empathy and results.

Rooted in the fundamentals of SEO since 2015, I have built organic growth programs that now extend into AEO, GEO and AI/LLM-driven search, while capturing $1 million in monthly organic traffic value for a domain I managed, leading a content marketing team for more than five years, earning thousands of links and media placements, and driving high-intent traffic through hundreds of published and refreshed articles.

Earned media, digital PR, data-backed reporting and relationships with journalists, publishers and brands have consistently strengthened organic visibility and brand awareness throughout my career. In my most recent position, I expanded that work through industry trade shows and in-person media relationships, building connections that have led to coverage, collaborations and high-impact partnerships.

My expertise spans traditional SEO, AEO, GEO and AI-driven search, with the technical and strategic experience to manage complex web properties and evolving organic channels. Executing organic marketing campaigns, managing email systems and outreach flows, and converting traffic across multiple brand channels have remained consistent throughout my career, while content production, management and revenue generation remain core strengths.

Maximizing organic earning potential has been a constant throughout my career, whether through SEO, content strategy, digital PR, analytics or emerging AI search channels. I bring that experience together with a practical understanding of how organic programs translate into traffic, authority and revenue.

My recent work has earned coverage from Forbes, High Times, universities and prominent industry publishers. During my most recent tenure, I drove a 238% increase in organic traffic, 393% growth in organic revenue, a 444% increase in top-10 keyword rankings, and more than 550 linked media placements.

I have built my career on being someone colleagues can rely on and leaders can trust with high-impact work.

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Working toolkit

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Collaboration

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Marketing and Sales Tools

Experience

Career history

Content Marketing Manager Custom Cones USA / DaySavers

Led content marketing, SEO, and organic growth across B2B and D2C brands. Managed editorial strategy, publishing, digital PR, earned media, SEO optimization, analytics, AEO, GEO, AI search, people management, and support for national media and conferences.

Produced more than 100 publications and campaigns and earned over 550 pieces of industry coverage. Developed data-backed reports, thought leadership, and search-optimized editorial campaigns that converted market and consumer insights into visibility, links, and brand awareness.

Achieved 238% organic traffic growth, 393% organic revenue growth, 444% growth in top-10 keyword rankings, and more than 550 earned links and media placements.

Resident Manager Maingate Management

Managed leasing, tenant relations, and day-to-day property operations for a nine-unit Lake Union apartment building.

Supported resident needs and maintained operational continuity across building management activities.

SEO and Web Analytics Manager Horizen

Led SEO strategy and web analytics for a Web3 organization, driving organic traffic growth and user conversions in collaboration with international teams. Presented organic growth strategies at a global summit in Milan.

Managed redevelopment and SEO for an educational website, publishing 70 articles with custom graphics and more than 180,000 words. Implemented technical and on-page SEO improvements across site architecture, internal linking, metadata, crawlability, indexation, and schema markup.

Migrated analytics from Google Analytics to GDPR-compliant Matomo, creating a privacy-focused measurement environment for organic performance and user behavior.

Off-Page SEO Lead | SEO Analyst | Off-Page SEO Associate Red Ventures / HigherEducation.com

Managed off-page SEO and content marketing strategy across 30 digital education brands through three acquisitions, while also supporting on-page SEO and weekly content launches.

Led a 10-member email marketing team and two external resource teams. Generated 5,000 backlinks from web publishers through outreach and relationship-driven content promotion, contributing to 10% year-over-year growth.

Reduced annual vendor spend by $350,000 while leading development and rollout of an internal full-funnel marketing campaign management system. As SEO Manager for OnlineMBA.com, implemented a hub-and-spoke content model that captured $1 million in monthly traffic value through 250 articles, 1,000 MBA program profiles, and on-page and off-page optimization.

Developed full-funnel content aligned to search intent and priority audiences, securing more than 1,000 quality links and placements through email campaigns and digital PR while increasing revenue-generating organic leads.

Front of House Staff Restaurants

Built 10 years of hospitality experience across restaurants in Washington and Idaho.

Worked in server, busser, host, and barback roles, supporting front-of-house operations and guest service.

Education

Learning history

Boise State University

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Marketing

Bachelor of Business Administration with a minor in Marketing.

University of Washington

Certificate, Digital Marketing Analytics

Certificate in Digital Marketing Analytics.

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