Bob Mackey Email & Phone Number

Vancouver, Bc, Ca

• Host, produce, and edit a weekly crowdfunded podcast on the subject of classic video games.• Host and produce hour-long live panels at events like Portland Retro Gaming Expo and Seattle Retro Gaming Expo.

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• Write biweekly articles for a popular humor website that reaches an audience of over one million visitors per month.• Research current events and subcultures for the purpose of writing humorous articles.• Collaborate with illustrators who produce art to publish with articles.• Create and edit content using HTML and a content management system.• Assist other writers in editing and proofreading articles.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Plan, schedule, and produce articles, videos, and other types of content, attend and cover industry events, and edit fan contributor submissions.

• Write reviews, attend events for preview coverage, plan and schedule content, and create original feature articles.

• Write reviews, attend events for preview coverage, and create original feature articles.

• Wrote a weekly column on the subject of retro gaming and RPGs.• Attended and covered industry events.

Los Angeles, Us

• Pitched and wrote various types of content (previews, reviews, features, interviews, blog posts, etc.). • Managed and edited freelance submissions.• Produced, hosted, and edited Retronauts, a podcast dedicated to classic gaming.• Attended and covered various industry events such as E3, Penny-Arcade Expo, Game Developers Conference, and Classic Gaming Expo.• Created and edited images using Photoshop.• Communicated with the 1UP social network about the content of feature articles and blog posts.

Irvine, Ca, Us

• Wrote the localized English text for Japanese video games, including titles such as Pandora Saga.• Assisted the Atlus Online PR department in writing and editing ad copy and website content.• Worked closely with translators to achieve a consistent tone and level of quality within localized text.

• Researched topics for the purpose of pitching and creating feature articles for a video game website that independently produces its own quarterly magazine.• Worked with a team of twenty fellow writers to revise articles.• Assisted with the creation of two print publications: GameSpite Year One, Volume One, and the ongoing magazine, GameSpite Quarterly.• Produced and edited articles using the PmWiki programming language.

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• Researched topics for the purpose of pitching and creating feature articles for a major video game website that reaches an audience of over one million visitors per month.• Worked with an online editor to revise articles and feature ideas.• Pitched and wrote posts for various 1UP blogs.• Created and edited images for blog posts using Photoshop.• Communicated with the 1UP social network about the content of feature articles and blog posts.

New York, New York, Us

• Wrote ad copy for a high-profile real estate magazine that reaches over one million readers per year.• Edited online content for the Christie's International Real Estate website.• Copy-edited drafts of magazine pages, looking for both stylistic and grammatical errors.

• Researched topics for the purpose of pitching and creating feature articles for an important video game industry web site.• Worked with an online editor to revise articles and feature ideas.• Conducted interviews with members of the video game industry for the purpose of writing feature articles.

• Blogged about topics in the field of video games twice a day from Monday to Friday for the gaming branch of the online magazine, Nerve.• Worked with a content management system to produce attractive, eye-catching blog content.• Used Photoshop to create and edit images for each blog post.• Participated in and moderated discussions with visitors about the content of blogs.

Kent, Ohio, Us

• Planned and taught a freshman college writing course with a focus on popular culture and video games.• Evaluated student writing and provided extensive feedback to student writers.• Used multimodal technology to teach and present assignments to students.

New York, New York, Us

• Researched video game-related topics for the purpose of pitching and creating feature articles for a video game magazine which reached an audience of 600,000 readers nationwide.• Worked with an editor to revise articles and feature ideas.

• Blogged about local issues and topics in popular culture once a week.• Created and edited blogs using HTML.• Participated in and moderated discussions with visitors about the content of blogs.

Youngstown, Oh, Us

• Worked one-on-one with students to improve writing.• Performed general clerical duties and made appointments for future Writing Center visitors.• Composed informative documents to assist student writers.

M.A., English

B.A., English