Xav de Matos

Current

• Freelance Features Writer at AOL

Past

• Contributing Editor at Weblogs, Inc. (AOL LLC.)
• Contributing Editor, Audio Producer at Weblogs, Inc. (AOL LLC.)
• Media Relations -- "Thou Art 2008" Art Show at Humber College

• Public Relations, Senior Contributing Editor at The Bits Bytes Pixels Sprites

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Education

• Humber College

Recommended

2 people have recommended Xav

Connections

61 connections

Industry

Online Media

Websites

• Joystiq

Xav de Matos’s Summary

Xav de Matos’s Specialties:

Feature development, video and audio production, industry interviews, event coverage, able to work in a team or as a team leader

Xav de Matos’s Experience

• Freelance Features Writer

  AOL

  (Public Company; TWX; Internet industry)

  September 2009 — Present (4 months)

  Freelancer for AOL's Asylum.com, covering video game culture.

• Contributing Editor

  Weblogs, Inc. (AOL LLC.)

  (Public Company; Online Media industry)

  February 2008 — September 2009 (1 year 8 months)

  Contributing editor at Joystiq.com
  -develop and publish unique features, news articles, reviews and previews
  -capture, edit and encode video content
  -regularly interview industry professionals (including: Denis Dyack, Cliff Bleszinski, Todd Howard)

• Contributing Editor, Audio Producer

  Weblogs, Inc. (AOL LLC.)

  (Public Company; Online Media industry)

  April 2008 — November 2008 (8 months)

  -coordinate and produce the weekly podcast: The BigCast
  -develop and publish unique features
  -report latest industry news, focused on PC/Mac Games

• Media Relations -- "Thou Art 2008" Art Show

  Humber College

  (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

  January 2008 — April 2008 (4 months)

  Led a three-person team in promoting the annual Humber Art Show to local and national press outlets. Duties included:
  -Crisis management
  -Spokesperson in print and audio interviews
  -Developed media contact lists, media alerts, press releases and media kits.

• Public Relations, Senior Contributing Editor

  The Bits Bytes Pixels Sprites

  (Online Media industry)

  May 2007 — December 2007 (8 months)

  -Contributing news and features editor
  -Cross promotion marketing developer tasked with working with other industry blogs to enhance readership range

Xav de Matos’s Education

• Humber College

  Public Relations 2005 — 2009

  Activities and Societies:

  Media Relations, Thou Art 2008

Additional Information

Xav de Matos’s Websites:

• Joystiq

Xav de Matos’s Groups:

IABC, International Association of Business Communicators
CPRS, Canadian Public Relations Society

Xav de Matos’s Contact Settings

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