Quality Assurance, Editorial, Social Media, User Support

Michael Rutledge, Jr.

510-***-**** *******.********@**.*** 1810 Francisco St. #2 Berkeley, CA 94703 Twitter: @BambooKaiju

Skills & Expertise

Product Management

Community Management

Quality Assurance

Editorial / Social Media

Consumer Websites

Technical Support

Software Intuition

User Experience (UX)

Digital Governance

I’m an avid fan of consumer electronics with experience in multiple areas gaming, education,

social media, mobile apps, and consumer websites. I’m accustomed to working in fast-paced environments, creating accessible experiences for casual users while packing in power features die-hard users crave. I’m eager to build a great product while expanding my skill set.

Experience

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER, MEMETV; EMERYVILLE, CA 2013-2015

- Collaborated with Creative Director on product narrative and design direction.

- Planned and launched three product pivots and a rebrand campaign.

- Researched, spec'd, and proposed new features to spark user engagement.

- Assisted Creative Director in coordinating user experience sessions.

- Performed various duties for Executive Team as directed. QUALITY ASSURANCE ANALYST, CONNECTV; EMERYVILLE, CA 2012-2013

- Attended to Executive Team and engineer needs during production.

- Established and managed best practices for multi-platform Quality Assurance.

- Ensured product integrity prior to iOS and Android store submissions.

- Examined and prioritized issues discovered by testing plans, business partners, and members.

- Provided daily product status reports to development team during development cycles and following version releases to the public.

MANAGING EDITOR, LIVEJOURNAL; SAN FRANCISCO, CA 2011-2012

- Published recurring newsletter that catered to a global audience of 30+ million users.

- Wrote and proofed daily and weekly articles from a team of 10-15 employees.

- Identified communication/product needs and proposed solutions to decision makers.

- Managed LJ Media, a publishing group founded to aid in the promotion of quality communities and content on LiveJournal.

- Maintained editorial calendar.

EDITOR, LIVEJOURNAL; SAN FRANCISCO, CA 2011-2011

- Proofed and edited official LiveJournal content before publication.

- Reviewed drafts for technical, product, and vocal accuracy.

- Wrote entries and in-house promotional material.

- Posted original and aggregated stories to company’s website.

Full employment/volunteer history available at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelrutledgejr

Education

University of California, Berkeley B.A., English, Anthropology, 2008

Did You Know?

Community volunteer / igda.org member / runner / gamer / PSN and XBOX ID: BambooKaiju

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