Writing

Matthew originally found a career in digital advocacy because of his strength as a writer. He had a weekly column in the Woonsocket Call, a local print newspaper in Woonsocket, RI, in 2009-2010, and has written for online opinion publications. In recent years, Matthew’s professional writing has been limited mainly to short-form pieces, with a focus on writing for email lists and blogs. Some highlights are included here.

• THURSDAY: Join our Congressional Briefing (virtually) [PDF]
  This email had to do a lot of work — explain to people what a Congressional Briefing is, let them know how to watch, and convince them it wouldn’t be boring. And it was successful, with more than 100 people tuning in on the day of the event.

• What question do you want asked at the Democratic Debates? Email campaign [PDF]
  In 2019, during the Democratic Presidential primary campaign, Matthew executed this email campaign for a client, encouraging members to submit potential debate questions, vote on their favorite, and submit the winner to the debate moderators.

• I was at Ground Zero. Now we need your help.
  As the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund was up for renewal in Congress, union members lobbied their members of Congress to support the bill. Matthew ghost wrote this piece after interviewing a union member who suffered health problems after helping rebuild New York City.

• How Boots Riley helped Salt Lake Film Society’s front-of-house staff unionize
  A piece celebrating the successful organizing drive at a series of movie theaters in Salt Lake City, featuring a cameo from Sorry To Bother You director Boots Riley.

Livestream Production

Matthew was one of four Technical Directors for the HONK! United virtual festival, which brought bands from all seven continents (including Antartica!) together for a livestreamed music festival. He ran pre-recorded videos and live segments through OBS for approximately 15 hours of the 30-hour live festival, and ensured that MCs were prepared to go live on their cues.

Matthew operated OBS for this experimental art piece, “How to Effervesce in a Public, Private Space with Strangers,” as part of the Grid: Exposure festival. The production required capturing footage from Zoom breakout rooms and broadcasting using OBS’s Virtual Camera feature.

Caring Across Generations hosted a Congressional Briefing featuring Representatives Joaquin Castro and Deb Haaland, organizer Ai-jen Poo, caregivers, and policy experts. Behind the scenes, Matthew was the Zoom stage manager, and ensured that the program streamed seamlessly to the organization’s Facebook page.

Video Editing

Matthew created this highlight video after the Grassroots Movement for Childcare’s 2020 virtual Assembly for Childcare and Early Education. Cut together from the Zoom footage from the event, the highlight video gives a sense of the overall spirit of the event. Matthew also provided Zoom stage management during the event.

Early in the pandemic, Matthew coordinated more than 40 College of the Holy Cross marching band alumni to create this video of a favorite school song, as a tribute to the Class of 2020. As the new semester starts with students still at home, Matthew is continuing to work with the college pep band to produce a virtual concert in the fall.

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