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Marius Masalar Writ e r f o r t h e We b
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
• Dynamic, savvy professional offering clever and poignant writing for web and print • Enthusiastic achiever with a love for integrating that writing into a design that will help tell the story • Quick achiever, with an honest work ethic and a strong ability to work collaboratively with the
production team, as well as independently when necessary • Flexible writing style • Audience connection • Project consultation • Dispensing sarcasm
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• Objective criticism • Compelling editorial writing • Understanding of layout • Typographic knowledge
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KEY COMPETENCIES
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
REVIEWER, INTERVIEWER, and PODCAST PERSONALITY, TrackSounds 2010-Present www.tracksounds.com • Contributing informative, accessible reviews of current film and game soundtracks • Conducting interviews with composers and frequently speaking on the “SoundCast” podcast WRITER, REVIEWER, AppStorm.net (Envato, Pty Ltd.) 2011-Present www.appstorm.net • Writing weekly Game Review column for iPhone.AppStorm.net • Contributing regular in-depth reviews for both iPhone.AppStorm.net and Mac.AppStorm.net WRITER, REVIEWER, ComposerFocus 2010-Present www.composerfocus.com • Design & Management of content copy, photography, typography, and numerous spread designs EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, The Woodlands School Yearbook 2008 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada • Design & Management of content copy, photography, typography, and numerous spread designs REVIEWER, MacApper 2008 www.macapper.com • Contributed numerous reviews of current and upcoming Mac software releases WRITER, UglyWart Studios 2007 Toronto, Ontario, Canada • Conceptualized and wrote the primary background story for in-development MechNet game
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT • Bachelor of Arts in Digital Media ; Minoring in Media English & Philosophy
RTA School of Media at Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario • Specialist Certification in Orchestrating & Producing Film & Game Music Berklee College of Music, Boston, Massachusetts
2008-2012
2008-2010
SOFTWARE & HARDWARE PROFICIENCIES • Fully comfortable in a Mac or PC environment • Competent in HTML5 / CSS3
• Strong Wordpress Proficiency • Adobe InDesign, Acrobat Pro, etc.