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Matt Hughes

Matt Hughes

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Senior Associate Director of Content Strategy at Bucknell University

  • Education

    • Syracuse University, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications

      2001 - 2005
      Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Magazine Journalism, English and Textual Studies

    • Wyoming Seminary Upper School

      1997 - 2001

    • Bucknell University

      -

      Courses completed:ENGL 290, Tolkien and the Environment, Summer 2013ENGL 238, Video Production Seminar, audited Summer 2013

    • Indiana University of Pennsylvania

      2005 - 2006
      Master of Arts (M.A.) English

  • Experience

    • The IUP Writing Center

      Oct 2005 - Nov 2006
      Peer Writing Tutor

      Tutored undergraduate and graduate students including international students in all stages of the writing process, led workshops in citation, grammar and other facets of academic writing, participated in a panel presentation at a University of Michigan peer-tutoring conference

    • The Penn

      Dec 2005 - Jun 2006
      Managing Editor

      Copy-edited and approved all copy and design for a biweekly student newspaper, edited and designed opinion page, wrote feature stores, managed payroll for writers and photographers

    • Interac / Maxceed Co.

      Aug 2007 - Mar 2010
      Assistant English Teacher

      Planned and led lessons and developed teaching materials in junior high and elementary schools in Japan, coordinated with Japanese staff in developing curriculum, published a biweekly English newsletter for students

    • CTS Nichibei

      May 2009 - Mar 2010
      Business English Instructor

      Instructed business English lessons in three corporation offices, developed lesson materials, assessed student performance, prepared reports for clients and company management

    • The Times Leader

      Apr 2010 - Mar 2013
      Staff Writer/Energy and Environment Reporter

      DUTIES: Report on energy and environmental issues, especially the rapidly-developing Marcellus Shale natural gas industry, for a daily newspaper in a competitive market, pitch, research and write feature stories, interview sources and independently verify information, cover police, politics, education and court beats as required, manage website content using a CMSACCOMPLISHMENTS: Assigned primary responsibility for producing editorial content for NEPA Energy Journal, a drilling-focused subsidiary publication, awarded an honorable mention in the 2011 Pennsylvania Newspaper Association Keystone Press Awards in the news-feature category Show less

    • Bucknell University

      Apr 2013 - now

      Report on campus news and events for Bucknell Magazine and the Bucknell University website. Shoot, edit and publish video content for the university website. Interview university faculty, students and key stakeholders. Edit the university website using a CMS.

      • Senior Associate Director of Content Strategy

        Jan 2021 - now

      • Associate Director of Editorial Content Strategy

        Jun 2019 - Dec 2020

      • Assistant Director Of Communications

        Jun 2016 - Jun 2019

      • Senior Writer

        Apr 2013 - Jun 2016

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • The Japanese Language Proficiency Test, Level 3

      The Japan Foundation
      Dec 2009

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Matt Hughes
      SPJ Keystone Excellence in Journalism Awards — First place, education writing, non-daily Society of Professional Journalists Keystone Chapter Apr 2021
    • Awarded to Matt Hughes
      Educational Advertising Awards — Best in show/gold, magazine advertising single ad, 2020 Educational Advertising Awards Feb 2020
    • Awarded to Matt Hughes
      Educational Advertising Awards — Silver, Bucknell University website, 2020 Educational Advertising Awards Feb 2020
    • Awarded to Matt Hughes
      Educational Advertising Awards — Silver, search piece, 2020 Educational Advertising Awards Feb 2020
    • Awarded to Matt Hughes
      CASE District II Accolades — Gold, Bucknell Magazine, 2020 CASE District II Accolades Jan 2020
    • Awarded to Matt Hughes
      CASE District II Accolades — Gold, staff writing, 2020 CASE District II Accolades Jan 2020
    • Awarded to Matt Hughes
      Education Digital Marketing Award — Gold, Bucknell Magazine digital edition, 2019 Education Digital Marketing Awards Dec 2019
    • Awarded to Matt Hughes
      2018 University and College Design Association Design Competition — award of excellence, best redesign University and College Design Association Aug 2018
    • Awarded to Matt Hughes
      2018 College and University Public Relations and Associated Professionals CUPPIE Award — wild card category, gold College and University Public Relations and Associated Professionals Feb 2018
    • Awarded to Matt Hughes
      2018 College and University Public Relations and Associated Professionals Cuppie Awards — honorable mention, print College and University Public Relations and Associated Professionals Feb 2018
    • Awarded to Matt Hughes
      2018 College and University Public Relations and Associated Professionals Cuppie Awards — honorable mention, web feature package College and University Public Relations and Associated Professionals Feb 2018
    • Awarded to Matt Hughes
      2018 CASE District II Accolades — general news writing, bronze Council for the Advancement and Support of Education District II Jan 2018
    • Awarded to Matt Hughes
      Honorable Mention, News Feature Writing, Division Two The Pennsylvania Newspaper Association's 2011 Keystone Press Awards Feb 2011
    • Awarded to Matt Hughes
      Professional Conference Presentations: - Pennsylvania Organization for Watersheds and Rivers ACT Conference, panel presentation: Unleashing the Power of the Media, April 2013, State College, Pa.Pennsylvania Acid Mine Remediation Conference, presentation: Working with the Press, August 2013, State College, Pa.