SOMETHING ROTTEN

A podcast about dark, violent, and nihilistic video games. Co-hosted with Jacob Geller. Published by Nebula. Listen on Spotify.

OTHER APPEARANCES

Talking about Shock Sites with Vice // The MinnMax Show // 99 Questions // Ranking every single Tony Hawk game // Talking Tony Hawk soundtracks with MinnTrax // Talking cancer and sobriety on The 1099 // Talking reviews on The 1099 // The Game Informer Show // Carving Gaming Rushmores // Playing Simpsons Wrestling // Seven Boys Podcast // Creating unspeakable horrors in Drawful 2 // Trying out Videoball // Intern Game Night I, II, III.

Skills

I am an experienced features writer covering the video game industry. Over the years, I've written numerous pieces for outlets such as Polygon, IGN, Variety, Playboy, and Rolling Stone about upcoming games, games that never came out, and in-depth behind-the-scenes looks at the development process.

Experience

October 2020 - Present

Game Informer Magazine

• Editing longform feature content, from its earliest, roughest draft to final copy. Providing content edits, copy edits, fact-checking, and mentorship to a team of eight writers
  

• Writing longform feature content based on travel at home and abroad, in-depth research, and dozens of interviews
  

• Delivering highly clean copy to meet ongoing editorial standards and deadlines
  

• Working directly with the Magazine Content Director to plan out future Game Informer issues, contributing to both long-term and short-term editorial project planning
  

• Collaborating with Game Informer’s editorial and design teams to decide appropriate character counts for features, reviews, previews, and more, while also providing editorial input to art direction and design changes
  

• Created and now manage Game Informer’s freelance department, working with a variety of different writers, fielding pitches, editing pieces, and ensuring on-time payment
  

• Featured guest across Game Informer’s suite of podcasts and videos
  

• Laid off in February 2024

April 2015 - October 2020

Freelance writer

• Specialized in longform features, telling the human stories behind the games we play. Ranging from profiles of storied developers, to oral histories about the development processes, and behind-the-scenes looks at games that never came out

• Traveled both domestically and internationally  in search of the most interesting video game stories in the world, using my unique perspective and approach to storytelling to bring both the people and their homes to life

• Balanced different longform projects for multiple outlets at once, as well as working with a variety of editors to produce features that are in line with a website's tone,  voice, and style guide

May 2016 - August 2016

Intern, Game Informer

• Worked alongside the Game Informer team for three months, publishing more than 130 different articles, including features, news and previews

• Worked directly under Senior Editor Ben Reeves, workshopping pitch ideas and daily content for Game Informer's website

• Made several hosting and co-hosting appearances on podcasts and videos

References available upon request