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Phone: 412-***-**** home

MATT POPCHOCK 412-***-**** work

Multimedia Specialist for Hire E-mail: acpyoi@r.postjobfree.com

linkedin.com/in/mpopchock acpyoi@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION: UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI, B.F.A. Electronic Media, Class of 2005

. Honors graduate, campus cable innovator, original Bearcast

sportscaster and award-winning DJ

. Over 200 credit hours obtained during four-year enrollment in College-

Conservatory of Music

NORTH HILLS HIGH SCHOOL, Pittsburgh, PA; Class of 2001, Magna cum

Laude

. National Honor Society scholar and JV letterman with Cross Country and

Track & Field teams

GENERAL TECHNOLOGICAL SKILLS:

. Multimedia production via NewsBoss, Sound Forge, Vegas and Marantz

recording devices

o Used for podcasting and producing assorted broadcast content for

KDKA-AM and -FM

. Social media marketing via Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Instagram

o Attracted roughly 1,500 followers to new @PIHLNetwork Twitter

account in under two years

. Word processing and presentation via Microsoft Office and WordPress

o Clocked most recently at 85 error-free words per minute

EXPERIENCE:

SPIDER LEARNING, INC., Pittsburgh, PA

Data Processor Feb.-Apr. 2015

. Proofread, organized and uploaded content on a temporary basis for an

educational consulting firm subcontracted by Agora Cyber Charter

School

o Prepared almost 100 lessons for middle school students in core

(English, math, etc.) and elective (art, computer science, etc.)

subjects using Versal content management system, including

placement of public domain and purchased images

o Copy-edited 37 review exercises per lesson, ten lessons per day

in Learnosity content management system while shaping corporate

grammatical standards

o Created over 500 online shelves, using Gooru content management

system, for content providers to store and publish "Reteach"

review materials

. Recorded salient data in Google Docs and routinely filed completed

lessons in digital Dropbox

o Noted grammatical adjustments, plus image sources and dimensions

and other facts

BLEACHER REPORT, Pittsburgh, PA

Syndicated Writer (bit.ly/BR_Popchock) 2013-

2014

. Provided original, informative and lighthearted editorial content

about University of Pittsburgh football and men's basketball

o Traveled routinely to team practices and events to interview

student-athletes and coaches

. Utilized B/R Content Management System, aided by editors remotely, to

sharpen news writing skills

o Expanded knowledge of SEO (search engine optimization) and

command of AP (Associated Press) writing style pro bono, while

publishing licensed multimedia, for Web 2.0 audiences

CBS RADIO PITTSBURGH, Pittsburgh, PA

Multimedia Producer, SportsRadio 93.7 The Fan (KDKA-FM) 2010-2013

. Networked with WPIAL (Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic

League), University of Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh Power AFL (Arena

Football League) franchise to author "Mr. High School Sports"

(937thefan.com/tag/mr-high-school-sports), "Panther Hollow" and

Pittsburgh Power WordPress blogs

o Published audio and video independently and wrote AP style for

Web 2.0 audiences

. Served as producer and board operator for "The Gregg Giannotti Show"

and other programs

o Planned topics, booked guests, screened calls and monitored ads

and imaging

CBS RADIO PITTSBURGH (Cont.)

. Created and managed other multimedia for 937thefan.com news and

program pages while improving online traffic flow through social media

channels

o Used Facebook and Twitter to share and plug interviews, stories,

blogs, shows and games

. Assisted with station's pre- and post-game coverage of Pitt football

and men's basketball

o Traveled to team practices and events to interview Pitt

personnel

Multimedia Producer, NewsRadio 1020 KDKA (KDKA-AM) 2007-2010

. Operated board and handled production for multiple weekday, weeknight

and weekend programs

o Acquired working knowledge of AudioVault content management

system, NewsBoss audio editing and copy writing software and

Zephyr/Matrix remote broadcasting equipment

o Traveled to remote broadcasts to set up and run equipment and

assist talent

o Booked guests, screened calls and monitored ads and imaging

. Edited and wrote copy for weekend/weekday fill-in sports anchor

o Polished copy writing skills while learning to write urgently

for time-sensitive segments

. Worked on editor's desk for morning and afternoon newscasts

o Occasionally supervised execution of news programs, providing

content for hourly news updates and daily fixtures and

anticipating needs of anchors and reporters

RUBINO PRODUCTIONS, Beaver, PA (RubinoProductions.com)

Event Host and Social Media Marketer 2009-2014

. Established new multimedia platforms for chief client PIHL

(Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League) while providing

multimedia coverage of public and private events on a for-hire basis

o Served Beaver County high school football and basketball

programs as preferred provider of customer-oriented, high

definition game coverage and student-athlete promotions

o Specialized in MOS (man-on-the-street) coverage of news less

exposed by traditional media

Talent, Producer and Promoter; PIHL Network (youtube.com/pihltv) 2009-

2014

. Co-hosted hit programs "Trib Total Media Hockey Night" and "Inside

High School Hockey" on a cutting-edge multimedia network subsidized by

Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League

o Spent eight hours of preparation per event to ensure

professional, universal promotion

o Researched and developed rapport with 60-70 teams every season,

using self-governed Twitter and Facebook accounts to share

league news and promote marquee matchups

. Recruited, trained and managed temporary talent for wall-to-wall

coverage of annual USA Hockey America's Showcase exhibition

tournament, featuring 15-20 out-of-state all-star teams

o Typically assumed broadcast responsibility for one-third of 50-

plus games streamed live on PIHL Network multimedia platforms

furnished by Rubino Productions

o Personally broadcast as many as five games in a day during

annual five-day event, including most featuring Team Pittsburgh,

while delegating remaining broadcast assignments

MANAGEMENT SCIENCE ASSOCIATES, INC., Pittsburgh, PA

Announcer/Writer, MSA Sports Network 2005-2010

. Broadcast 400 hours of live play-by-play and color commentary for PIHL

and WPIAL (Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League),

covering regular season, playoffs and championships

o Reported on most PIHL and WPIAL postseason events regularly for

MSASports.net website

. Innovated hockey coverage for Pittsburgh's leading multimedia

scholastic sports network

o Co-created "The PIHL Power Play," first radio program dedicated

exclusively to scholastic hockey in western Pennsylvania, and

complementary weekly column, "PIHL News & Notes"

NOTABLE ENDEAVORS AND ACHIEVEMENTS:

. Interviewed several Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidates exclusively,

including eventual governor-elect Tom Wolf, for public service

programming by Rubino Productions

. Assisted with special KDKA coverage of breaking news, including

Bridgeville health club shooting, G-20 Summit protests and sexual

assault allegations against Ben Roethlisberger

. Earned honorable mention as a top Bleacher Report college basketball

writer for September 2014

. Provided CBS Pittsburgh live coverage of WPIAL Football Championships

and National Signing Day

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