Mike Epstein Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny

As a senior editor on Hearst Enthusiast Group's "Expert Reviews" team, I work with freelance product reviewers and other experts to produce buying guides for Popular Mechanics, Runner's World, Bicycling, and Best Products.• Edits longform guides across a wide range of categories, including tech, outdoor, home, tools, cars, fitness, hobbyist running, and hobbyist cycling gear.• Assigns updates based on SEO best practices, user data, and other internal metrics.• Recruits and co-manages a cohort of 30+ freelance product reviewers and content specialists.• Develops editorial best practices in concert with the Enthusiast Group's SEO, Commerce, and Editorial teams.

New York City Metropolitan Area

• Worked with editorial and commerce leadership to shape the Gear section of Popular Science.• Wrote and edited reviews, product roundups, gift guides, and recommendations-focused content.• Recruited and managed with a team of 20+ staff writers and freelance technology critics.• Wrote and co-produced Popular Science's weekly "Goods" newsletter.

Greater New York City Area

• Tested and reviews PC gaming peripherals, including mice and keyboards.• Wrote and updated product roundups.• Shot original photos for reviews.

• Wrote video game and gaming hardware reviews for IGN's games and tech sections.• Wrote opinion pieces and short features about video game design and business trends.• Wrote scripts and records gameplay footage for video reviews.• Recorded original gameplay screenshots.• Shot original photos for hardware reviews.

New York, Ny

Wrote reviews and op-eds about technology and video games for prestigious publications, including Gizmodo, Gamespot, GamesRadar+, PC Gamer, Reviewed, Variety, LaptopMag, and Input.

Remote

• Wrote how-tos, explainers, and features about using technology efficiently and well.

Greater New York City Area

• Served as lead editor for Digital Trends' gaming coverage.• Assigned, wrote, and edited daily news stories, reported features, reviews, and other gaming coverage.• Managed a team of 5-8 staff writers and freelancers.• Coordinated coverage of industry events, including game console launches and trade shows.

New York

• Wrote and reported daily news stories on consumer technology and the video game industry.• Contributed feature stories on new and upcoming video games, including reviews.• Wrote hands-on previews and reporting about laptops and other devices for the site's computing section.

New York

• Wrote and reported daily news about all things culture, including film, TV, music, podcasts, fine art and literature.• Contributed feature stories on entertainment, including film and TV reviews.• Fact checked longform "cover stories."

Chicago

• Reported, wrote, and shot original photos for local- and national-facing technology stories on subjects such as vaping, fracking, virtual reality, and social media trends.• Shot original photos for stories written by other Medill Reports reporters.• Contributed original reporting and photography to Medill Reports'​ special "NFL Draft Experience" section.

New York

• Reported and wrote daily technology, entertainment, and gaming industry news posts.

New York, Ny

• Autonomously managed Geekosystem.com on Saturdays and Sundays in lieu of a four- person editorial staff.• Wrote six blog posts per day about “nerd culture” topics, including science, technology, and entertainment.• Maintained and updated Geekosystem’s Twitter and Facebook accounts.• Monitored and adjusted coverage using site analytics from Chartbeat.

Greater New York City Area

• Wrote daily news posts on gaming industry news and video game culture.• Produced feature content, including reviews and the site's speciality "Big List" articles.• Reported from gaming industry press events, including PAX East and E3 2012.

New York, Ny

• Wrote daily blog posts on gaming industry news and gaming culture.• Edited copy from freelance contributors.• Interviewed game developers and producers on upcoming properties.• Managed the Video Game Channel's twitter account.

• Writing features and game "opinion" pieces. (Unscored Reviews)• Reporting on gaming culture events, including PAX East 2012.

• Produced and managed the “Kotaku Game Club” discussion group.• Wrote weekly feature articles guiding reader engagement.• Promoted column using social media, including Facebook and Twitter.

New York, Ny

• Wrote daily posts on gaming industry news and culture.• Regularly produced feature content grounded in expert industry analysis and opinion.• Captured screenshots and in-game footage for video content using an HDPVR.• Edited original video posts using iMovie. • Covered the Entertainment Electronic Expo, an annual conference that attracts 45,000 industry leaders.

Master’S Degree, Journalism, Class Of 2015

Elective/Advanced Courses: -Health and Science Reporting -Photojournalism -Narrative Nonfiction Writing -Magazine Editing -News Graphics.

B.A., American Studies, History, English

Activities and Societies: TV Columnist/Arts Reporter for The Justice: 2007-2009