Michael Dombkowski Email & Phone Number

- Created several top reddit.com communities, five of which generate 71+ million combined page views per month.- Drove ‘r/Showerthoughts’ to be the fastest growing subreddit for over 18 consecutive months.- Identified by The Daily Dot as one of the top 10 most influential people on reddit in 2013.- Lead a distributed team of over 50 volunteer moderators via Reddit, Slack, and Discord.- Set and enforce strict standards for empathy, kindness, and respect with both moderators and community members. - Proven ability to create and foster successful communities by identifying popular themes and emerging trends.

- Collaborated closely with the CEO, product, and marketing teams to integrate community interests into every stage of platform development.- Created a comprehensive community management strategy and developed an extensive and innovative moderation toolset.- Developed reward systems to enhance user engagement and retention.- Designed features to promote user self-expression and celebrate the individuality and uniqueness of diverse community cultures and subcultures.

Community Management- Drove active community participation from 32k to over 65k in two years.- Redesigned subreddit appearance and functionality with enhanced resource integration.- Introduced and administered Ask Me Anything forums to help elevate customer access, trust and loyalty.- Launched the Wyze Discord server and co-hosted numerous live Community Stage events.- Interfaced with the community daily and acted as an intermediary between the user base and product managers.- Designed and led the creation of a sentiment scraper bot using the VADER lexicon to analyze community content.Beta Project Administration- Facilitated launch of new product beta tests in coordination with product management teams.- Administered use of Centercode beta testing platform in support of specific product and testing requirements.- Recruited, selected, and onboarded testers based on specific demographic requirements set for each product.- Managed communications with selected testers in keeping with task and scheduling requirements.

- Conducted complete rebranding and ecommerce overhaul of an established retailer of women’s golf apparel.- Created weekly email and social media marketing campaigns; advertising new products and promoting sales events.- Increased both email volume and social media traffic by 250%; contributing to a doubling of online sales.

- Advisor during development of Target’s ‘Studio Connect’ app; a select, ‘invite only’ community that gives passionate users a voice in the company’s product design process.- Engaged directly with Product Development Engineering Manager at Target; providing insights for maximizing community engagement, minimizing toxicity, and maintaining a positive community culture.

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

- Level Designer on March of War (Steam)- Lead level designer and co-lead gameplay designer for "MoW: Stormsiege" single-player campaign- Lead level designer for in-game tutorial- Restructured in-game pricing and progression models to reignite and nourish the player community relationship.- Created UI elements for in-game heads up display along with various promotional assets.

Orlando, Florida Area

- Lead designer for a public health simulation as part of a university-level academic application.- Provided design support to several independent teams working on diverse client projects.- Participated in regular client engagements throughout the design and development process.

Greater Los Angeles Area

- Contributed to storyboard development for commercial campaign. - Assisted in editing of animatic for client presentation. - Completed various graphic design projects as requested.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Digital Media: Game Design

Film, Cinema Studies (Minor)