Matt Perry

Current

• Information Graphics Editor at The San Diego Union-Tribune

Past

• News artist at The Times-Picayune
• News artist intern at The Oregonian
• News artist intern at The Associated Press

• Correspondent at the Star Press (Muncie, Ind.)
• Correspondent at The Times-Union
• Freelance at Various publications

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Education

• Ball State University

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Industry

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Matt Perry’s Summary

I began my journalism career as a sports correspondent for the Times-Union (Warsaw, Ind.) in 1993 while in my freshman year of high school. I entered Ball State in 1996, where I worked on the staffs of the campus newspaper — The Ball State Daily News — as a news artist, writer, editorial columnist and page designer. While enrolled there, I also worked for the Star Press (Muncie, Ind.) as a sports correspondent and later, the Chronicle-Tribune (Marion, Ind.) as a freelance news artist.

Within the journalism graphics track, I worked for The Associated Press (New York) and The Oregonian (Portland, Ore.) in news artist internships. I also worked as a freelance news artist for AP from 1999-2001.

After graduation, I worked as a news artist intern at The Times-Picayune (New Orleans). I was hired full-time shortly thereafter, and remained in that role for 3 1/2 years.

In December 2004, I began working as a news artist at The San Diego Union-Tribune. In the summer of 2006, I was promoted to the senior news artist position. In early 2008, I was promoted to graphics editor.

Matt Perry’s Specialties:

PROGRAMS
FreeHand, Photoshop, ArcMap, MapStudio for Media, Sketchup, Cinema 4D, Office suite, Natural Scene Designer, QuarkXPress, Mediagrid, Illustrator, InDesign. Coming soon: a dash of Flash and perhaps some experience with InCopy.

SKILLS
Graphics editing, art directing, graphics reporting, copy editing, information layering, style verification, fact checking, isometric perspective, journalism law, mass communication, news writing, newspaper design, printing, typography, beagle walking.

Matt Perry’s Experience

• Information Graphics Editor

  The San Diego Union-Tribune

  (Privately Held; Newspapers industry)

  December 2004 — Present (5 years )

  News artist, December 2004-February 2008; Graphics editor, February 2008-present.

• News artist

  The Times-Picayune

  (Privately Held; Newspapers industry)

  May 2001 — December 2004 (3 years 8 months)

• News artist intern

  The Oregonian

  (Privately Held; Newspapers industry)

  May 2000 — August 2000 (4 months)

  Internship

• News artist intern

  The Associated Press

  (Non-Profit; Newspapers industry)

  May 1999 — August 1999 (4 months)

  Internship + freelance

• Correspondent

  the Star Press (Muncie, Ind.)

  (Public Company; Newspapers industry)

  November 1997 — March 1999 (1 year 5 months)

  Sports correspondent while enrolled at Ball State

• Correspondent

  The Times-Union

  (Newspapers industry)

  February 1993 — February 1993 (1 month)

  Sports + news reporter, page designer, visual reporter while in high school and college; freelance after graduation

• Freelance

  Various publications

  (Graphic Design industry)

  February 1993 — February 1993 (1 month)

  Freelance information graphics + design for City Limits magazine (New York), The Associated Press (Florida, Indiana, Maine, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, S. Carolina bureaus), The Chronicle-Tribune (Marion, Ind.), Ogden Museum of Southern Art (New Orleans), Dress for Success (Indianapolis), Palm Springs Life magazine (Palm Springs, Calif.)

Matt Perry’s Education

• Ball State University

  Bachelors , Journalism graphics , 1996 — 2001

  Activities and Societies:

  The Ball State Daily News; Theta Xi; Office of Admissions; Society for News Design

Additional Information

Matt Perry’s Interests:

Expanding my ArcView and Cinema 4D knowledge, learning Flash, mountains, beagles.

Matt Perry’s Groups:

Ball State University Alumni Association

•    Ball State University Alumni Association (Official)
•    Society for News Design
•    Theta Xi Alumni National Network
•    Dress for Success Indianapolis
•    Times-Picayune Alumni Group

Matt Perry’s Honors:

Shared awards
• National Headliner Awards: 2nd place (2009), Information graphics
• Society for News Design: Award of Excellence (2008), Special Coverage/Single Subject
• Society for News Design: Award of Excellence (2007), Special News Topics/Natural Disasters
• Society for News Design: Award of Excellence (2007), Information Graphics/Breaking News
• Associated Press California/Nevada Newswriting and Photo Contest: 1st place (2007), Graphics
• National Headliner Awards: 2nd place (2006), Information graphics
• The San Diego Union-Tribune: Journalistic Excellence (Newsroom-wide) (2006)
• Louisiana Press Association: Honorable Mention (2004), Graphic Design


Individual awards
• California Newspaper Publishers Association: 2nd place (2008), Illustration/Info Graphic
• Society for News Design: Award of Excellence (2006), Information Graphics
• AP regional awards for graphics
• World's Best Uncle (1999-present)

Matt Perry’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• reference requests
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