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Hello – My name is Matt King, I’m an experience screenwriter, who has completed projects for major producers and studios (including Amazon, Netflix, Universal, Fox Searchlight and StudioCanal). I’ve worked with marquee actors and talent, delivering incisive feature and TV scripts, with diverse plots/settings and well-developed characters.
I’d be a massive value-add on any screenwriting project!
Experience Level
Language
English
Fluent
Work Experience
Freelance Writer at Remote
January 1, 2020 - PresentWriter on various freelance projects, including commercial scripts, feature film press releases, technical writing and tagline/marketing generation.
Screenwriter at Honest Road Productions
December 1, 2015 - PresentWGA screenwriter, completing projects for major film studios and producers, including Amazon, Netflix, Universal, Fox Searchlight and StudioCanal.
Associate Producer at RAIN Media
December 31, 2015 - August 1, 2025Supported senior staff at Emmy-winning documentary film production company. Projects included exposés on for-profit education boom, sexual assault in military, and 2010 Haiti earthquake international response for PBS’s FRONTLINE. Duties included research, writing, editing, location support, and footage sourcing.
Editorial Associate at The American Lawyer
January 31, 2011 - August 1, 2025Reported and wrote articles for print and online editions of The American Lawyer magazine. Performed fact-checking, other research, and worked closely with editorial staff to pitch and develop story ideas.
Freelance Writer at Freelance (Remote)
January 1, 2020 - PresentPR, Marketing and Copywriter: Writer on various freelance projects, including commercial scripts, feature film press releases, technical writing and tagline/marketing generation.
Associate Producer at RAIN Media
January 1, 2011 - December 1, 2015Supported senior staff at Emmy-winning documentary film production company. Projects included exposés on the boom in for-profit education, sexual assault in the military, and the international response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake, for PBS’s FRONTLINE. Duties were research, writing and editing, location support and footage sourcing.
Editorial Associate at The American Lawyer
May 1, 2009 - January 1, 2011Reported and wrote articles for the print and online editions of The American Lawyer magazine. Performed some fact-checking and other research. Worked closely with editorial staff to pitch and develop story ideas.
Education
Master of Science at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
January 1, 2007 - May 31, 2009Juris Doctorate at Northeastern University School of Law
January 1, 2005 - May 31, 2008Bachelor of Science at University of Utah
January 1, 1999 - December 31, 2003Master of Science at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
January 11, 2030 - May 1, 2009Juris Doctorate at Northeastern University School of Law
January 11, 2030 - May 1, 2008Bachelor of Science, Sociology and Political Science at University of Utah
January 11, 2030 - December 1, 2003Qualifications
Member of the Writer's Guild of America, West
January 11, 2030 - August 1, 20252015 Black List winner
January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015Semifinalist for the Nicholl Screenwriting Fellowship
January 11, 2030 - August 1, 2025Finalist in the Austin Film Festival's Screenplay & Teleplay contest
January 11, 2030 - August 1, 2025Winner of Creative Screenwriting Magazine's AAA Screenplay Contest
January 11, 2030 - August 1, 2025Industry Experience
Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Education, Other
Experience Level
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