Matt Sussman
Address: 3354 24th Street • San Francisco, CA 94110
Mobile: 510.390.4323 • E-mail: matt.sussman80@gmail.com
Education
Fall 1999 - Spring 2003
University of California, Santa Cruz
BA in Modern Literature
June 2003, Highest departmental honors
Work Experience
San Francisco Bay Guardian, SF360.org,
Four years experience pitching, researching, and writing
and Art in America
feature articles, capsule reviews, and blog posts on a wide
Freelance Writer
range of film, music, and visual art subjects. Work entails
September 2007 - present
covering major festivals and openings, conducting frequent
interviews, and maintaining close contact with Bay Area
programmers, curators, gallerists, and publicists. Working
relationship with Guardian, sf360.org, and Art in America
editorial staffs and steady experience with deadlines.
Flavorpill, San Francisco, CA
Curated and edited daily content for an online guide and
San Francisco Managing Editor
weekly email newsletter with over 30,000 subscribers that
October 2007 - March 2010
cherry-picked the most exciting arts and culture events in the
San Francisco Bay Area. In addition to writing copy, worked
closely with a Deputy Editor to manage local freelance staff,
and solicit, copyedit, and factcheck copy written by them.
Sought out and developed partnerships with local venues
and cultural agencies to co-sponsor and cross-promote their
events. Crafted content for a national audience on the
Flavorwire blog. Liaised with New York office to meet
network-wide goals.
Frameline, San Francisco, CA
Marketed LGBT film titles to a database of over10,000
Distribution Education Manager
educational and institutional contacts. Conducted large
August 2007 - October 2007
scale and targeted promotional campaigns. Wrote content
for and coded monthly e-newsletter for around 10,000
subscribers.
The International Cinema Exhibition (TIE),
Acted as liaison between the Denver, CO-based TIE and the
San Francisco, CA
SF Cinematheque. Coordinated and publicized two
PR & Outreach Coordinator
experimental film programs at Yerba Buena Center for the
November 2006 - January 2007
Arts and California College of the Arts.
Additional Abilities and Interests
Proficiency in Adobe publishing apps, FileMaker, Constant Contact, MS Office Suite, and basic HTML. Writing
interests include world cinema with a focus on Japan, local visual art, queer histories, and experimental music.