matthew lind

product owner

About

Public relations specialist with a passion for business, economics, people, and languages. Currently working in the Salt Lake City area, I am helping build out the SLC office for Knock Twice, including training of new interns and talent acquisition. I work closely with clients and reporters in order to bring unique and influential ideas to life, putting life-changing and entertaining technology on the market. I love content, journalism, and writing. I enjoy languages and translation. I command full professional German speaking abilities (bilingual proficiency), and am currently improving my Dutch and Danish and am learning Spanish, French, and Portuguese.

Country

germany

City

hannover

Industry

accounting

Skill

public relations, public speaking, editing, marketing, blogging, training, event planning, translation, writing, leadership, social media marketing, press releases, time management, photoshop, technical translation, speech writing, strategic leadership, social media strategist, computer proficiency, start ups, foreign languages, organization skills, social media, microsoft office, german

Experience

product owner

hdi global se

assistant manager - advisory

kpmg

sports correspondent

isportsweb.com

2014-5 - 2014-8 · 4 mos

●Covered the Utah Jazz biweekly.

account coordinator

brigham young university

2012-10 - 2013-12 · 1 yr 3 mos

* ●Oversaw Facebook page, Twitter handle and event organization efforts, increasing efficiency of leads by over 25%. * ●Assisted in administration, working directly with Department Head and Dean. * ●Mitigated daily communication and problem solving between department and publics.

customer service representative

emergency essentials

2010-6 - 2010-9 · 4 mos

* ●Worked closely with office manager to boost sales * ●Sold company product B2C, handled $200,000+ account * ●Resolved customer concerns effectively and quickly * ●Researched industry practices to improve efficiency

senior account executive, editor

codeword

2016-4 - 2016-12 · 9 mos

* ●Content management, editorial planning and scheduling * ●Draft campaign plans, press releases, pitches, messaging and positioning docs, etc. * ●Train and manage interns and employees. * ●Pitch publications and engage with key reporters at major national outlets. * ●Research and finalize client speaking and award positions and media briefings. * Top accounts include: Quip, Imgur, Kickstart Seed Fund, Open-Xchange

assistant account executive

knock twice

2014-4 - 2015-4 · 1 yr 1 mo

translator and public outreach

european parliament

2011-1 - 2011-4 · 4 mos

* ● Wrote, edited, and translated speeches and media releases. * ● Managed communication and functionality between offices in Düsseldorf, Germany and Brussels, Belgium. * ● Translated over 50 documents (including speeches, amendments, and patents) from German to English and English to German. * ● Translated portions of 93-page Hungarian Media act; translation was used in German Parliament.

full time service representative

the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints

2008-5 - 2010-5 · 2 yrs 1 mo

● Led over 30 representatives by teaching principles of leadership, ethics, and service. ● Founded and taught weekly English and German courses to 30+ persons in Basel, Switzerland. We advertised extensively for these events through flyers, word of mouth, and posters.

public relations coordinator and consulting contractor

knock twice

2012-5 - 2012-11 · 7 mos

* ●Drafted press releases, pitches, clip reports, etc. * ●Researched issues relevant to company processes to improve efficiency. * ●Pitched publications. * ●Engaged with key reporters at major national outlets. * Top accounts include: Blurb, The Echo Nest, Audiosocket, GitHub, Imgur, Khu.sh, New Relic and iOS apps GLMPS, Burner, among others.

public relations account executive and editor

brigham young university

2011-6 - 2012-5 · 1 yr

* ● Created and managed college-wide blog in an effort to involve students in ongoing processes. * ● Trained 10+ student employees on office protocol and Photoshop, PowerPoint, Word, and Excel. * ● Edited and electronically posted over 300 articles for school’s news page.