Matthew Pruitt

Current

• Community Manager / Assistant Producer at Electronic Arts

Past

• Community Manager at Machinima.com
• Site Director at IGN Entertainment
• Firedog Technician at Circuit City

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Education

• Wayne State University
• Monroe County Community College

Recommended

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Connections

62 connections

Industry

Entertainment

Websites

• My Company
• My Blog

Matthew Pruitt’s Summary

I have been very involved with the gaming industry online for years. I created my very first mod website in 1998 and due to its great success, I was officially on the map. I have since worked with GameSpy Industries (now IGN Entertainment/FOX Interactive Media) as a Site Director and operated/grew two of their large community websites: Planet Medal of Honor and Planet Call of Duty.

In addition, I worked as the Community Manager for Machinima, Inc. I was tasked with growing their online community, producing videos, and attracting and retaining creative talent to produce exclusive video series.

I am familiar with a number of computer programs as well, including:

● Adobe Photoshop
● Adobe Premiere Pro
● Sony Vegas
● Microsoft Office

Matthew Pruitt’s Specialties:

● Community Management
● Marketing advertising/management
● Public Relations
● Forum administration and moderation
● Website planning and management
● Article writing
● Video production
● Developer/publisher relationship management
● Presentation skills

Matthew Pruitt’s Experience

• Community Manager / Assistant Producer

  Electronic Arts

  (Public Company; ERTS; Computer Games industry)

  January 2009 — Present (11 months)

• Community Manager

  Machinima.com

  (Privately Held; Internet industry)

  October 2007 — January 2009 (1 year 4 months)

  As the Community Manager for Machinima, Inc. my responsibilities include: creating compelling gaming videos, collaborating with video directors, online creative support, exposing Machinima.com content to popular social networking video websites, expanding and retaining a loyal audience, and working with video game developers and publishers to initiate, plan, and promote exclusive contests.
  
  ● Organized the "Call of Duty 4 Best Of" contest, which garnered a number of participants. Obtained complete sponsorship from Activision and Infinity Ward.

• Site Director

  IGN Entertainment

  (Public Company; Online Media industry)

  January 2001 — January 2009 (8 years 1 month)

  As the site director for two of IGN's major websites (Planet Medal of Honor and Planet Call of Duty), I am responsible for making daily updates, maintaining special features, and working closely with personnel at Electronic Arts and Activision respectively.
  
  ● Designed and organized "EA vs. World," which was a major community program that pitted the Electronic Arts developers versus community members in the game "Medal of Honor: Allied Assault" and subsequent titles. It proved to be a huge success and elevated the community to the next level.

• Firedog Technician

  Circuit City

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; CC; Retail industry)

  September 2004 — May 2005 (9 months)

  Worked as an in-home and in-store computer technician. Familiar with a number of different software types and worked heavily with computer hardware.
  
  Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) as of 2005.

Matthew Pruitt’s Education

• Wayne State University

  Bachelor of Science in Business Administration , Marketing , 2006 — 2008

• Monroe County Community College

  Associate of Applied Science , 2003 — 2005

Additional Information

Matthew Pruitt’s Websites:

• My Company
• My Blog

Matthew Pruitt’s Interests:

movies, games, TV shows, script writing, development, production, video editing, baseball, basketball, piano, computer hardware.

Matthew Pruitt’s Groups:

•    EA Alumni Group
•    Fox Interactive Media
•    Inside EA: (Electronic Arts) People, Games & Opportunities

Matthew Pruitt’s Honors:

● Best of Planets Award - Awarded 10 times for running the best website on the IGN Network (in terms of content) in a given month.

● Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) - Awarded in 2005.

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