Senior Product Development Manager at MTV Networks
Greater New York City Area
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- Co-Founder & Web Marketing and Technology (Volunteer, Part-Time) at Social Media for Social Change (SM4SC)
- Senior Manager, Social Media Product Development at MTV Networks
- Adjunct Instructor at New York University
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- General Manager, jetblue.com at JetBlue Airways Corporation
- Manager Internet Marketing at JetBlue Airways Corporation
- Associate Producer at Scholastic
- Education
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- New York University
- Pace University
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Matthew Knell’s Summary
Phone: 718-568-9631
Recognized leader in the Social Media Product Development and Marketing fields with a defined track record of developing successful web-based products and campaigns for major brands.
Matthew Knell’s Specialties:
social media, product management, e-commerce, online marketing, information architecture, user experience design, web design/development, project management
Matthew Knell’s Experience
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Co-Founder & Web Marketing and Technology (Volunteer, Part-Time)
Social Media for Social Change (SM4SC)
(Civic & Social Organization industry)
July 2008 — Present (1 year 1 month)
Volunteer part-time to lead product development, Internet marketing and donation acquisition, create on-demand fundraising campaigns, and perform sponsor outreach.
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Senior Manager, Social Media Product Development
MTV Networks
(Public Company; VIA; Entertainment industry)
November 2007 — Present (1 year 9 months)
Manage product development, interface design, and client integration of content-based Flux social media platform used by than 30 major MTV Networks and Viacom brands.
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Adjunct Instructor
New York University
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
July 2007 — Present (2 years 1 month)
Teach Social Media, Information Architecture and Website Usability classes to NYU continuing education students part-time.
Classes taught include PR 2.0: Using Social Media to Engage Customers and Their Communities, Web Design Project Planning: Information Architecture, Information Architecture: Fundamentals and Website Usability -
General Manager, jetblue.com
JetBlue Airways Corporation
(Public Company; JBLU; Airlines/Aviation industry)
June 2007 — November 2007 (6 months)
Managed day-to-day operation and product development of jetblue.com website, responsible for sale of 80% of flights sold and $2.5 billion in revenue annually.
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Manager Internet Marketing
JetBlue Airways Corporation
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; JBLU; Airlines/Aviation industry)
January 2004 — June 2007 (3 years 6 months)
Production team lead, responsible for daily site maintenance and development. Promotional campaign development and analysis. User experience lead for jetblue.com.
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Associate Producer
Scholastic
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; SCHL; E-Learning industry)
October 2003 — January 2004 (4 months)
Managed Learning Management System development project.
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Project Manager, Sprinks (Purchased by Google)
About.com
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Online Media industry)
July 2001 — August 2003 (2 years 2 months)
Managed deployment of advertising units to nearly 500 advertising partners. Redeveloped Sprinks.com website engine. Developed patent-pending system for purchasing pay-per-click advertising.
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Production Coordinator
About.com
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Internet industry)
September 2000 — July 2001 (11 months)
Managed creation and development of DART DoubleClick ad tags across large ad network. Invented custom widget distribution platform for network ad units.
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HTML Producer, Marketing and Revenue Programs
About.com
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Internet industry)
March 2000 — September 2000 (7 months)
Redesigned and rebuilt About.com homepage. Built custom promotions and sweepstakes for a wide array of marketing and advertising partners.
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Web Guide
The Mining Company / About.com
(Privately Held; Internet industry)
August 1997 — April 2000 (2 years 9 months)
Matthew Knell’s Education
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New York University
Project Management 2003 — 2003
Completed introduction to Project Management course.
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Pace University
B.S. , Information Systems, cum laude , 1996 — 2000
- Activities and Societies:
- Pace Press
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Matthew Knell’s Honors:
Individual:
Presenter, Interwoven Gear Up Conference, 2007
Presenter, BarCamp Philadelphia, 2008
Presented, TEDx at New Work City, New York, NY
Team Awards:
Design Distinction award, 2007 International Design (ID) magazine Annual Design Review, Interactive category
JetBlue Airways, 2006 Wired 40
Leading Provider of Domestic Airfare Deals, JetBlue Airways, 2007 Travelzoo Awards
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