I graduated from Penn State with a journalism degree and minored in history. I know the news that matters to people’s lives. I’m world-wise and politically-savvy. At age 14, I started video game news and reviews site Gaming Target. I’ve also written for UGO.com, G4TV.com, GamePro.com, Machinima.com, PlayStation: The Official Magazine, Ticket (part of Montgomery Newspapers) and The Lion’s Roar, where I achieved the position of editor during my third and final semester with the college paper. I’m really into electronics and built my own computer.
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Matt Swider
Phone: (215) 208-3434 E-Mail: matt@gamingtarget.com
- Successfully created a news and reviews destination for millions of gamers annually.
- Spearhead the site’s daily editorial content, consistently proving I can meet deadlines for 12 years.
- Regularly use Photoshop to create graphics, Final Cut to edit video, an HD PVR to capture video and SEO to bring in massive traffic.
- Manage 10 staff members, training a total of 100 contributing writers since 1999.
- Coordinate expo coverage, including eight E3s, and regularly attend video game preview events.
- Effectively deal with over 75 companies to receive game products for the staff to review.
- Reliably wrote special features and reviews seen by UGO’s 10 million monthly visitors.
- Produced content that would be syndicated from GamingTarget.com.
- Promoted UGO’s content on several social bookmarking sites, Facebook and Twitter.
- Updated news on the UGO Games Blog.
- Contributing Editor at GamePro.com, Machinima.com and G4TV.com, where stories have been “made popular” on Digg.com.
- Six-page feature for PlayStation: The Official Magazine’s Special Issue Fall 2008.
- Philadelphia-focused video game story for Ticket by Montgomery Newspapers.
- Hosted a live online video press conference for Wendy’s.
- Achieved the top position of editor at The Lions Roar college newspaper after just three semesters.
- Wrote captivating stories, including a behind-the-scenes look at a network television show in New York.
Proficient in HTML, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Final Cut Pro, FTP, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Podcasting, SEO.
A knack for compressive research to discover facts and perspectives that other writers miss.
Able to adhere to AP Style, work flexible hours and willingly learn new applications with ease.
