Matt Binder

School of Visual Arts

Major: Film and Video
BFA Degree (Major: Film and Video)
WSVA Monday Morning Radio DJ (2004-2006)

Tech/Web skills

Social Media
Search Engine Optimization
CPU troubleshooting
Mac user

Creative skills

Creative Writing (Comedy writing, blogging)
Film/Video (Multiple positions; from directing, to editing, to motion graphics. Proficient with Final Cut Pro, Adobe After Effects)
Acting (Resume)
Live/Studio Audio Production
Graphic Design (Familiar with Photoshop)

Dealery.com &
Spotery.com Social Media, SEO, Editor | 4/2010-Present

• Multiple social media account management, community development, PR/blogger outreach (site covered by Mashable, Fox Business, CBS, etc), marketing, branding, biz dev with deal sites and anything else needed at a growing startup - the second largest daily deal aggregator on the web, Dealery.com.
• Creating content, front page editor, social media & SEO strategy for social news curation website, Spotery.com.
• Search Engine Optimization (SEO) for both sites. Spotery content often outranks the content creators themselves. Dealery.com (according to Alexa, as of 1/11) receives more search traffic than it's competitors.
• Running contests, including the 1st .CO giveaway (in partnership with the .CO registry and NameCheap.com.)

xInternetx.com Founder, Online Marketing | 6/2006-Present

• Web Project Management and Consulting for small business and well known companies, including interfacing with, both the client (business to business) and customers (customer service), selling them our services, and managing client support throughout their web development or marketing campaign.
• Running SEO, SEM (including PPC management), Social Media, Viral / Guerilla Marketing campaigns for our clients.
• Buy/Selling/Optimization of premium and keyword Domain Names.
• Developing and acquiring various websites, including a niche social network that I ran which was later acquired from me by a well known entertainment company.
• Blogger, tech news websites. Have been credited by well known blogs, such as Mashable.com.
• SEO Consulting project work for the executive job board TheLadders.com.
• SEO and online marketing consulting for Screen Media Pictures. Optimizing the motion picture distributer as they transition to new media.

Freelance Film/Video Work Production | 2004-Present

• Writer / Producer / Director / Cinematographer / Editor / Actor on numerous shorts, promos, web videos.
• Working with Improv acting/directing on web video for PeteWentz.com featuring Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy , Travie McCoy and members of the Gym Class Heros.
• Shot Fangoria Convention behind-the-scenes shoot for a feature film.
• Writer for a subscription based niche webseries.
• Production Assistant on eBay Sept. '08 commercial series.
• Top 3 storyline/pitch in the Massify.com / After Dark Horrorfest 2008 competition.

ECCR: East Coast Cleaning & Restoration SEO | 5/2009-7/2009

• Search Engine Optimization (on the first page of Google and various other Search Engines in weeks for competitive keywords and terms.)
• Search Engine Marketing (managing Google Adwords campaign and various other PPC campaigns).
• Link building, blog marketing, social media management and marketing

Nikki and Sam’s Club In-House Band Booker | 4/2004-6/2006

• Booking of events, concerts, outside promoters, and bands for shows.
• Marketing of events and concerts, handling of promotional material.
• Coordinating events day of the show. Managing the venue, opening, closing, scheduling of bartenders, security, sound, door, staff. Handling of days revenue.

Saddle Up! Booking Band Booker | 2/2003-4/2006

• Coordinated events and booked at local area venues such as Irving Plaza, CBGB’s, Knitting Factory, The Downtown, and many more. Set up out-of-state tours as well.
• Managed fan base, promotional material, online marketing, social media marketing.