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.
• 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