Michael Gaworecki

Web Editor for Greenpeace USA

San Francisco Bay Area

Current
  • Web Editor at Greenpeace USA
  • Bay Area Correspondent at BreakThru Radio
  • Editor at WireTap Music
Past
  • Game Services Content Editor at Perpetual Entertainment, Inc.
  • Feature Writer/Guest Editor at Alternet.org
  • Business Writer at Hoover's, Inc.
Education
  • San Jose State University
  • The University of Texas at Austin
Connections
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Industry
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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 2008Present (5 months)

    Manage all aspects of the Project Hot Seat website.

  • Bay Area Correspondent

    BreakThru Radio

    (Online Media industry)

    August 2007Present (1 year)

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

  • Editor

    WireTap Music

    (Online Media industry)

    April 2007Present (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 2006October 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 2002December 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 2000December 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, 20042006

    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, 19962000

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

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