Digital Strategy - Vice President @ From December 2014 to Present (1 year 1 month) Greater New York City AreaBusiness Development & Strategy at Condé Nast Entertainment, Senior Director @ Condé Nast Entertainment develops and distributes feature films, TV and digital video based on the company's iconic brands such as Vanity Fair, Vogue, Wired and The New Yorker. From March 2014 to November 2014 (9 months) Greater New York City AreaBusiness Development & Strategy at Condé Nast Entertainment, Director @ Condé Nast Entertainment develops feature films, TV and digital video based on the company's iconic brands such as Vanity Fair, Vogue, Wired and The New Yorker. From November 2012 to March 2014 (1 year 5 months) Greater New York City AreaBusiness Development, Associate Director @ Responsible for strategic assessment and identification of potential distribution and content partners, determination of best approach to market, negotiation of deal terms and management of partnerships, all to develop new revenue streams, increase scale and enhance consumer exposure to the VEVO brand. From March 2012 to November 2012 (9 months) Greater New York City AreaPartnerships, Product Operations & Business Analyst @ Partnerships: Responsible for identification of potential product partners and management of partner relationship.
Product/Business Operations: Responsible for improving day to day operational workflow of product and content verticals through external partnerships and internal processes. Heavy focus on YouTube and Facebook operational/relationship management.
Business Analyst: Analyzed the VEVO platform to inform the business strategy and the product roadmap From August 2010 to March 2012 (1 year 8 months) Greater New York City AreaPrivate Equity, Associate @ Responsible for deal sourcing, diligence and go forward strategy for corporate targets in the business services and consumer services verticals. From May 2009 to May 2010 (1 year 1 month) Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Carolina AreaPlayer @ MLL - Chicago Machine Player - 2008 Season From January 2008 to September 2008 (9 months) Greater Chicago AreaFinancial Analyst @ Research/Trading Analyst for $8B Asset Management Fund From June 2006 to May 2008 (2 years) Greater New York City Area
MBA, Finance and Strategy @ Wake Forest University From 2008 to 2010 Bachelor of Arts @ Villanova University From 2002 to 2006 Summit High School Matt Starker is skilled in: Social Media, Management, Negotiation, Business Development, Start-ups, Facebook, Strategy, Digital Media, Marketing Strategy, Digital Marketing, Digital Strategy, Business Process, Online Advertising, Microsoft Excel, Entertainment