Matthew E. Smith

Matthew E. Smith has a diverse work experience spanning over several years. Matthew E.'smost recent role is as a Content Operations Manager at Wurl since March 2020. Prior to that, they worked at PlayStation from August 2017 to January 2020 as a Programming & Commerce Specialist, where they coordinated onboarding processes for the PlayStation Vue live TV service, collaborated with marketing and PR teams, and ensured the smooth publication and validation of deployments.

Before their time at PlayStation, Matthew worked at ZEFR from May 2016 to August 2017, first as an Ad Operations Specialist and then as a Manager of Advertising Operations. In these roles, they executed media buys, coordinated with agencies and vendors, and provided support to account managers.

Matthew also has experience in content curation and management. Matthew E. worked as a Content Curator at MOVIECLIPS.com from October 2011 to March 2013, where they curated and meta-tagged movie content. Matthew E. also managed digital assets for rights identification and monetization on YouTube's content management platform. Prior to that, they were a News Editor at Blu-ray.com from May 2011 to October 2011, where they researched and composed articles and maintained an online movie and television database.

Earlier in their career, Matthew held internships at IGN Entertainment, NHRA, and NBCUniversal Media, LLC. At IGN Entertainment, they created features and news articles and assisted executive editors. At NHRA, they logged ESPN broadcast tapes and assisted editors in preparing reels. At NBCUniversal Media, they composed and published stories for their website.

Overall, Matthew E. Smith has a strong background in content management, operations, and coordination, with a focus on media and entertainment industries.

Matthew E. Smith completed their education with a B.S. in Liberal Arts & Sciences, majoring in Communications with a specialization in Media Studies and minoring in TV, Film & New Media Production from San Diego State University between 2004 and 2008. Matthew E. then pursued a Master of Arts (M.A.) degree in Communications with a concentration in Professional Communications from California State University, Fullerton, from 2009 to 2011. Prior to their higher education, they obtained their H.S. Diploma from Lincoln High School between the years 2000 and 2004. In addition to their formal education, Matthew has received certifications such as the Google Ads - Video Certification from Google in December 2019 and the YouTube Certified - Content Strategy, Brand Partner Program certification from YouTube in February 2017.