Matthew Kim Email & Phone Number

California, United States

California, United States

Berkeley, California, United States

San Francisco, Ca

Responsible for a variety of editorial tasks. Edited manuscripts closely and also at a high level. Drafted topsheets, title memos, tipsheets. Provided copywriting in the form of back cover copy, catalog copy, and materials for marketing team. Evaluated manuscript submissions, especially in context of in-depth and comprehensive competition research. Often worked with branded properties like Disney and Lucasfilm. Also playtested tabletop games and edited accompanying rulebooks.

San Francisco, Ca

Provided broad structural edits and developmental line edits on trade and technical projects.Evaluated high volume of proposals and provided edits on sample chapter submissions.Discovered, pitched, and signed prospective authors to fill market needs.Drafted copy for back covers and marketing materials.Corresponded and maintained good rapport with authors and technical reviewers.

Created characters and story arcs as part of a small team developing a video game. Wrote out most of the cut scenes and in-game dialogue, and communicated my creative vision with the art and music directors.

San Francisco Bay Area

Supported the SF Department of Elections for the June 2018 Election. Canvassed neighborhoods and went door-to-door, persuading SF residents to offer their homes and businesses as polling places for the election. Administrative support, including database entry and management, as well as constructing equipment set-up schematics for poll workers to use on Election Day.

I performed some of the basic duties of a literary agent. Namely, I was tasked with the evaluation of full-length novel submissions and nonfiction book proposals, recommending projects for and against publication. For other projects further along in development, I wrote editorial letters to the authors, recommending changes in content and format. I also briefly provided plot summaries for publicists.

I collected and coded data after having read through legal dockets and documents of merger litigation for projects led by Professor Steven Davidoff Solomon. These documents included complaints, stipulations, and various court orders and judgments.