Matthew F. Email & Phone Number

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Saint Paul, Minnesota

President of American Civic Forum, a 501(c)(3) organization that is working to expand civil literacy and to strengthen bonds of social solidarity among Americans.

St Paul, Minnesota, United States

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Through multiple rounds of feedback and testing, designed and coded a responsive, social media-friendly Drupal 8 theme for an overhaul of the university’s primary websiteUndertook full content audit, met with every division to organize content and provide usability guidance, and worked to establish a university editorial calendarReshaped content from print collateral for use on the webConfigured multiple content types and custom queries to display content dynamically

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Created a wide range of print and digital designs for university-wide programsProofread copy and edited text for clarity and concisionWorked with staff to establish project communications and marketing objectivesUpheld university and Minnesota State system brand standards and style

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Worked with about thirty small- to mid-size nonprofits and small businesses on a wide variety of digital and print communications projectsCollaborated with multiple stakeholders and constituencies to define functional, contextual and data requirements for projectsCreated user personas, storyboards, sketches, wireframes, and prototypes to bring designs into conformity with communications objectives, explain design rationale in a UX context, and guide the design processContinuously analyzed UX and code base to make ongoing improvements that enhanced user engagement and satisfactionHelped organizations define and refine their institutional voices by writing original content, editing existing text and drafting style guidesWrote documentation and conducted training sessions for non-technical staffManaged multiple short- and long-term projects concurrently; made time to respond quickly to requests for urgent and last-minute projects

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Designed all digital and print materials, including the festival website, emails, festival schedule/catalog, T-shirts, tickets, buttons, box office and directional signage, event invitations, and annual reportsMaintained institutional brand while designing a cutting-edge theme for each year’s festival; developed project schedules and budgets; selected vendors; managed all editorial assetsWrote and edited all external and internal communications, including press releases, Facebook and Twitter posts, show catalogs, and volunteer and staff training manualsDeveloped and taught workshops for participating producers (150+ per year) on marketing, media relations, and graphic design

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Developed and maintained organization’s websitesResponsible for design and copy editing of all print and digital publicationsCodified a house style and established visual brand standards