Matthew Margolin
matt [at] mattmargolin.com - 510.653.0441 - http://www.mattmargolin.com
OBJECTIVE
To use my editorial and Internet experience to build better websites and offline materials and make digital media interaction useful, pleasant, and successful.
RELEVANT SKILLS
Fifteen years experience as a professional writer and editor. p> li>
Ability to create and implement editorial guidelines, style guides, and work flow processes. p> li>
Fluency with the Associated Press Stylebook and the Chicago Manual of Style. p> li>
ProTools, Reason, Garageband, experience with audio-enforcement equipment. p> li>
HTML, cascading style sheets, JavaScript, Photoshop image processing, Web editing, and content management software. p> li>
CONSULTING EXPERIENCE h4>
Winter 2005 Present p>
Consultant, San Francisco Bay Area br>
A technical and development editor,
content manager, user experience consultant, digital music expert, and
writer. Recent clients include Wal-Mart, Gracenote (Sony Music),
Chronicle Books, and California Magazine. Managed content for Wal-Mart's
consumer electronics online re-design, managed editorial tasks for
Gracenote's corporate site, wrote travel copy for Chronicle Books title,
consulted stealth start-up for their user experience, contributed to the
UC Berkeley alumni magazine. p>
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FULLTIME EMPLOYMENT h4>
Fall 2003 Winter 2005 p>
Content Manager, eBay Inc., Campbell, California br> Member of eBay's User Experience and Design Group responsible for helping to write engaging content for eBay products. Created user-centered content, worked with cross-functional, international teams to create the best Web content for each product or feature on the site. Helped to define eBay's content strategy to support business goals. Helped re-launch eBay's help section in 22 countries. p>
Fall 2002 Fall 2003 p>
Marketing Communications Manager, Sentius Corporation, Palo Alto, California br> Responsible for all forms of corporate communication for the Web application software company. Helped redefine corporate market positioning and strategy. Edited W3C white papers authored by the W3C's Semantic Web group and other usability industry experts. Managed redesign of corporate Web presence. Defined and managed the internal creative process between engineering and marketing departments. p>
Spring 2000 Fall 2002 p>
Executive Editor, Angry Coffee, San Francisco, California p> Responsible for all editorial content at AngryCoffee.com, an Internet music distribution company. Helped develop and manage a variety of content initiatives for the company. Hired, edited, managed a crew of freelance writers to deliver content, and acted as chief departmental liaison to company's top management. Developed the site's voice, and found and created appropriate partnerships for the brand. p>
Summer 1995 Summer 1997; Spring 1998 Spring 2000 p>
Senior Editor, Wired Digital, San Francisco, California br> Developed and managed programming channels for the world's first commercial website. Programs included from Wired Digital's sports Web site, Adrenaline, to a database of website reviews, Net Surf Central, and the award-winning and profitable how-to site, Webmonkey. p> Contributing Editor, Wired Digital, San Francisco, California br>Covered Web standards issues and new content areas on Wired Digital's Webmonkey and Wired News. Launched an online employment channel. Other duties included tracking metrics and maintaining alignment with the advertising sales department. p>
Summer 1997 Winter 1998 p>
Creative Supervisor, Martin/Williams Advertising, Minneapolis, Minnesota br>
Hired and managed creative talent for day-to-day Web production for
Omnicom Network, Inc., advertising agency. Helped articulate Internet
strategies and creative concepts for agency's clients and developed
business and editorial plans for the department. Reported directly to
top management. Had direct creative responsibility for large and diverse
clients, including Target, 3M, and the World Trade Organization. p>
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FELLOWSHIPS AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS h4>
Society of Professional Journalists, Silicon Valley Chapter, Palo Alto, California, 2004-present br> Member of the nation's most broad-based journalism organization, dedicated to encouraging the free practice of journalism and stimulating high standards of ethical behavior p>
Non-resident Fellow, Stanford Center for the Internet and Society, Palo Alto, California br>Co-edited the "Podcasting Legal Guide" in conjunction with the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Participated in seminars about intellectual property. p>
Committee of Concerned Journalists br>
Signatory to a global committee of journalists charged to maintain an independent press. p>
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE h4>
UC Berkeley Extension Guest Lecturer, multimedia department, San Francisco, California br> Guest lecturer in the Extension's Web Building classes explaining the fundamentals of designing websites that were accessible to people with physical disabilities according to W3C standards. p>
Co-founder, Humboldt Institute of Technology Studies br>
Five years of
advising and teaching as a founding board member at the Humboldt
Institute of Technological Studies. HITS was incorporated into the
curriculum of the Southern Humboldt Unified School District. p>
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EDUCATION h4>
Bachelor of Arts in English, UC Berkeley, 1988. p>