Matt Baume

Current

• Digital Training Department Coordinator at Industrial Light & Magic
• Editor at Large at Sfist.com (Gothamist, LLC)
• Webmaster at San Francisco Bay Area Puppeteers Guild (SFBAPG)

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Past

• Feature Development Production Assistant at Wildbrain
• CG Lab Technician at Academy of Art University
• Motion Pictures and Television Lab Technician at Academy of Art University

• Studio Assistant at The Jim Henson Company

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Education

• Emerson College
• Southington High School

Connections

91 connections

Industry

Entertainment

Websites

• My Blog
• My Website

Matt Baume’s Summary

Matt Baume’s Specialties:

Story editing, Script coverage, Art department coordination, Blog-journalism, Website administration, Calendaring solutions, Digital asset management

Matt Baume’s Experience

• Digital Training Department Coordinator

  Industrial Light & Magic

  (Entertainment industry)

  July 2007 — Present (2 years 1 month)

• Editor at Large

  Sfist.com (Gothamist, LLC)

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Online Media industry)

  November 2004 — Present (4 years 9 months)

  Attracted wide readership with frequent coverage of high-priority subjects.
  Implemented visitor-building technical and aesthetic updates to website.
  Doubled readership during tenure as co-editor.

• Webmaster

  San Francisco Bay Area Puppeteers Guild (SFBAPG)

  (Entertainment industry)

  March 2004 — Present (5 years 5 months)

  - Designed and built SFBAPG.org website
  - Trained new users to upload news and events
  - Managed domain registration and hosting, ensuring constant uptime

• Feature Development Production Assistant

  Wildbrain

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Entertainment industry)

  May 2006 — July 2007 (1 year 3 months)

  Providing script coverage and creative support.
  Ensuring constant availability of artist resources.
  Researching and implementing solutions for storyboarding, art presentation, digital asset management, and calendaring.

• CG Lab Technician

  Academy of Art University

  (Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Entertainment industry)

  November 2005 — May 2006 (7 months)

• Motion Pictures and Television Lab Technician

  Academy of Art University

  (Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Entertainment industry)

  August 2004 — November 2005 (1 year 4 months)

• Studio Assistant

  The Jim Henson Company

  (Entertainment industry)

  2001 — 2002 (1 year)

Matt Baume’s Education

• Emerson College

  BA , Film, Writing , 1998 — 2002

• Southington High School

  1994 — 1998

Additional Information

Matt Baume’s Websites:

• My Blog
• My Website

Matt Baume’s Groups:

San Francisco Bay Area Puppeteers Guild (SFBAPG)

•    Emerson College Alumni Association
•    Vote No On Prop 8: Unfair & Wrong

Matt Baume’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• reference requests
• getting back in touch