Michael Gaworecki

Current

• Web Editor at Greenpeace USA
• Bay Area Correspondent at BreakThru Radio
• Editor at WireTap Music

see less...

Past

• Game Services Content Editor at Perpetual Entertainment, Inc.
• Feature Writer/Guest Editor at Alternet.org
• Business Writer at Hoover's, Inc.

see less...

Education

• San Jose State University
• The University of Texas at Austin

Recommended

2 people have recommended Michael

Connections

58 connections

Industry

Online Media

Websites

• My Portfolio

Michael Gaworecki’s Summary

Experienced writer, editor, and web manager

Michael Gaworecki’s Specialties:

Writing marketing copy and feature articles, developmental editing and copyediting, tech writing, HTML/CSS, content management systems, online publishing

Michael Gaworecki’s Experience

• Web Editor

  Greenpeace USA

  (Non-Profit; 501-1000 employees; Online Media industry)

  March 2008 — Present (5 months)

  Manage all aspects of the Project Hot Seat website.

• Bay Area Correspondent

  BreakThru Radio

  (Online Media industry)

  August 2007 — Present (1 year)

  I produce a show of independent Bay Area music every 6 weeks.

• Editor

  WireTap Music

  (Online Media industry)

  April 2007 — Present (1 year 4 months)

  This is a labor of love: I edit and publish to the Web all reviews and blogs on this start-up Bay Area music resource site. I helped conceive, design, and launch the site, and am also a contributing writer.

• Game Services Content Editor

  Perpetual Entertainment, Inc.

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Games industry)

  June 2006 — October 2007 (1 year 5 months)

  Wrote marketing materials for online and print publications, feature articles for online and print publications, content for corporate and marketing sites, and technical materials such as game manuals and online playguides. Also wrote feature articles for game newsletters, edited all contributions by the development team for newsletters, and coded the newsletters. Posted content to corporate site using Drupal. Demoed live games to industry insiders and customers at trade shows and conventions.

• Feature Writer/Guest Editor

  Alternet.org

  (Public Company; 11-50 employees; Online Media industry)

  January 2002 — December 2004 (3 years)

  Wrote feature articles for Alternet daughter site WireTapMag.org (yes, I have worked for two websites called WireTap) on a variety of topics relevant to youth and student activism; also guest edited a series of articles on "Music and Activism."

• Business Writer

  Hoover's, Inc.

  (Public Company; 201-500 employees; Online Media industry)

  June 2000 — December 2001 (1 year 7 months)

  Wrote operational overviews and corporate histories on pharmaceutical and financial services companies.

Michael Gaworecki’s Education

• San Jose State University

  MA, English, 2004 — 2006

  Activities and Societies:

  Completed Masters Thesis on N. Scott Momaday and Vizenor's concept of the "post-Indian."

• The University of Texas at Austin

  BA, English, 1996 — 2000

  Activities and Societies:

  Graduated with Special Honors; completed undergrad thesis on Emerson, Thoreau, and Kerouac.

Additional Information

Michael Gaworecki’s Websites:

• My Portfolio

Michael Gaworecki’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

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