Resume

Zachary Matthews

Wilmington, NC | 910-800-1164 | info@atro.marketing

Professional Summary

Results-driven marketing specialist with nearly a decade of experience in digital marketing strategy, SEO, and consulting. Proven ability to drive substantial business growth, including a 250-400% increase in registered users and a $0.04 cost per conversion for a high-volume ad campaign generating nearly one million views. Expert in managing cross-functional projects, technical SEO implementation, and high-impact PPC campaigns. Skilled in leveraging data analysis and AI integration to maximize user acquisition and deliver measurable ROI, transforming complex datasets into actionable insights. Fluent in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

Professional Experience

B.S. in Marketing — Full-Time Student

Western Governor's University | Dec 2025 - Present

  • Returned to school for a relevant degree — with nearly a decade of hands-on experience, the coursework is second nature, and I am accelerating to finish the 4-year degree in 2.

Marketing Consultant | Reward XP

Remote | Aug 2024 - Jun 2025

  • Campaign Strategy: Spearheaded a comprehensive marketing overhaul, driving a 250-400% increase in registered users across three consecutive campaigns.
  • Budget Management: Managed marketing budget with full autonomy; oversaw administrative access for HubSpot and Mailchimp, directing allocation for tools and ad spending to maximize efficiency.
  • Social Media Growth: Built social media presence from scratch using AI-driven video content and engaging posts.
  • Ad Performance: Executed high-efficiency campaigns, achieving 9x higher impressions with a $35 test budget compared to previous $2,000 expenditure.
  • CX Optimization: Elevated Trustpilot score from 4.1 to 4.5 by analyzing user feedback and implementing strategic improvements.
  • SEO Revitalization: Managed a complete SEO overhaul, resolving Google indexing issues and optimizing on-page elements, schemas, and HTML issues.
  • AI Integration: Integrated AI-powered solutions for graphic design, coding assistance, and strategic planning.
  • Deal Closing: Closed deals with major businesses with a 100% success rate when leadership could not attend meetings.

Founder & E-Commerce Manager | Atroshop

Jan 2023 - Dec 2024

  • Business Operations: Launched and scaled an e-commerce startup, directing all operations including marketing strategy, customer support, and inventory management.
  • PPC Success: Engineered a high-performance Google Ads campaign that generated 1 million impressions in the first month.
  • Conversion Optimization: Achieved an industry-leading cost per conversion of $0.04-$0.06 and nearly an 80% add-to-cart conversion rate by leveraging an arbitrage strategy focused on high-intent, low-competition keywords.
  • Team Leadership: Scaled operations from a sole proprietorship to a team structure, successfully hiring, training, and managing support staff.
  • SEO Dominance: Secured #1-#3 organic search rankings for multiple high-volume keywords.

Growth Consultant (Contract) | Gain.gg & Cashinstyle

Remote | Contract

  • Site Redesign: Supported Gain.gg through a full website redesign, strengthening presentation and user trust.
  • Growth Strategy: Implemented clean, high-intent digital marketing strategies, structured automation, and AI optimization for Cashinstyle.
  • Reputation Management: Applied measurable reputation management practices that improved platform marketability and user confidence.
  • Community Marketing: Built community engagement and lifecycle marketing programs aligned with measurable outcomes.

SEO Research Writer | SelfHacked

Remote | Jan 2017 - Jan 2019

  • Authored top-performing articles that generated the highest number of new user views among the writing team.
  • Managed hosted blogs via WordPress and served as editing lead to train team members on best practices.
  • Conducted comprehensive keyword and topic research to create data-driven articles that consistently drove high-volume organic traffic.