Hire the Best Research Specialists in Tacoma, WA

Strategic and story-driven marketing professional with 15+ years of experience in copywriting, content strategy, and multi-channel campaign development across healthcare, higher education, and mission-driven brands. Skilled at storytelling through persuasive, audience-focused copy that elevates brand voice. Experienced collaborator with designers and strategists, developing cohesive, high-performing campaigns in fast-paced environments.

I specialize in optimizing and automating business operations for passionate entrepreneurs and small business owners. I am also a Certified Dubsado Specialist with over three years of experience. My goal is to help you achieve efficiency and scalability while minimizing manual administrative work. - AREAS OF EXPERTISE - Dubsado Management & CRM Development - Optimized Onboarding Workflows: Design and implement automated workflows to take your leads from the first contact to a signed contract and paid invoice seamlessly - Zapier Integrations: Extend your automated workflows by integrating Dubsado with your project management tools, file storage apps and so much more - Branded Forms: Create beautiful customized forms that enhance your brand and impress your leads. Choose between easy to maintain no-code design or fully-customized branding using CSS to flawlessly match your website Notion Solution Strategy, Development, and Training - Custom Solutions: Develop custom tools, trackers, wikis and dashboards in Notion based on your unique problem, goals, and requirements - In-depth Expertise: Advanced knowledge of utilizing formulas, interrelated databases (Relations & Rollups), automations and external integrations to build solutions that are both usable and scalable - Individualized Training: Committed to building your confidence in using and maintaining your new Notion solutions through your choice of personalized SOPs, visual flowcharts, walkthrough videos, and/or Zoom training sessions Website Design, Edits & Front-End Coding Support - Full Website Builds: Create stunning websites using low-code platforms like Kajabi, Squarespace, Kartra, Wix, and Showit - Custom Edits: Perform specific edits utilizing HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to ensure your website meets your exact specifications - Course & Community Setup: Set up and manage courses or communities on platforms such as Kajabi, Kartra, Podia, Circle, and Squarespace I am passionate about delivering high-quality services and helping my clients transform their business operations. I can't wait to learn about your business and see if I'm a good fit for your needs! A little more about me: - I'm based in Tacoma, WA though I'm often visiting my family in Santa Cruz, CA - I am available Monday through Friday 8:30AM to 4:00PM Pacific time - In my free time, I love camping, kayaking, sewing, reading, gardening, and drawing, just to name a few. My list of hobbies is constantly growing because I love trying new things! - INTJ; Enneagram 5w6; StrengthsFinder Top 3 - Empathy, Restorative (Problem-solving), Intellection

Seasoned professional with a background in federal and non-federal grant development and project management in healthcare and and military medical research settings. Excels at working with multiple stakeholders (researchers, patients, and partners) and uniting teams around a common vision. Interested in short or long-term projects. Flexible and customer focused.

Most product teams try to fix “bad UX” at the screen level, when it’s the structure underneath that’s causing all the problems. A polished UI can still sit on top of an unclear, unaligned system. I help teams slow down, zoom out, and rediscover the true shape of their product. It’s a kind of information archaeology — digging beneath the interface to uncover the structures, patterns, and relationships that actually drive the experience. Here’s how I can help: 🔍 UX audits I pinpoint where users get stuck and why. Then I provide clear, actionable recommendations for fixing it so conversions and engagement goes up. 🗺 Product clarity sprints Together, we map the core pieces of your system, how they relate, what actions they support, and the data each piece needs. With this shared understanding, design decisions become easier and the product experience feels more connected. ✏️ Content design support I offer UX writing and user research support for new products, features, and launches. Overall “look” feeling solid but the words leave something to be desired? I’m your person. My approach is collaborative and deeply curiosity-driven. I un-spaghetti big, tangled systems into experiences people can actually understand, so teams can build with more confidence and intention. Past clients are saying: 💫 "Alex's work and communication is amazing! Not only was her work great, she kept us in the loop, and made clear documentation and reports of her insights. Would absolutely hire her again!" — Parker Sorenson, Director, Conversion Optimization 💫 "Alex delivers high quality UX copy that gives your a product a voice, makes it more intuitive, and drives the desired user behaviors. Not only can she execute work, she can define and elevate your strategy." — Rick T., Head of Technology 💫 "Alex was extremely communicative and collaborated well with every single team member, no matter their role. With her help, we got our website and brand/voice to a much better, credible, and more authentic place." — Stephanie W., General Manager

If you're looking to scale your Google or Bing Ads campaigns, you'll love working with my team and I! I’ve managed over $10M in ad spend, running multinational Google Ads campaigns for brands like Amazon. From Search to Display, Performance Max, Shopping, and YouTube — we know what works, and more importantly, what doesn’t. Many advertisers can launch a campaign. But optimizing one? That’s a whole different skill set. I’ve led A/B tests that cut CPA in half and saved millions in wasted spend. That’s the difference experience — and strategy — makes. I’ve built brands from the ground up and developed SOPs for my team of ad specialists, tech pros, and designers to ensure we deliver real, measurable results across a wide range of industries. Brands work with us because we don’t just “manage” campaigns — we maximize them. I'm relentlessly committed to performance, and it shows. Curious what that looks like in action? Check out my portfolio — then let’s talk. I’d love to help you make the most of your ad spend. Looking forward to working together, Sydney Dixon Ad Expert, Owner & Marketing Director Manza Marketing

Senior Taxonomy Architect | Metadata & Knowledge Management Strategist (15+ Years) I help organizations turn unstructured information into findable, actionable data. With 15+ years of experience building taxonomies for enterprise systems, AI-ready knowledge bases, and digital platforms, I specialize in connecting content to users through scalable metadata schemas, intelligent search routing, and data models that drive discovery and insight. What I Deliver: Taxonomy Architecture: Hierarchical frameworks that power navigation, classification, filtering, and machine learning applications Metadata Strategy: Schema design that improves SEO, content management workflows, and cross-platform interoperability Information Governance: Tagging standards, governance policies, and audit processes for long-term data integrity Platform Implementation: Hands-on work across Taxonomy engines (Top Braid EDG, PoolParty), CMS environments (AEM, WordPress), DAM solutions (Picturepark, OpenText), and search engines (AWS Search Console) Enterprise Experience: I've led taxonomy and metadata initiatives at major organizations including Electronic Arts, and AMD, managing migrations of 30,000+ assets, aligning cross-functional teams, and delivering systems that increased adoption and search accuracy. Credentials: Master of Science in Information Studies, University of Texas at Austin Certificate of Advanced Study in Digital Libraries Portfolio in Museum Studies (information architecture focus) Business & Availability: I operate as a Washington-state registered LLC with full US tax compliance and banking. While currently based in the Pacific Northwest and relocating internationally in September, I maintain consistent US-aligned availability for East Coast collaboration (9 AM – 5 PM ET).