Matt Degen
Cars & Culinary Content Creator
- Role
- Senior Editor at Cox Automotive Inc.
- Location
- Irvine, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Matt Degen
I am a writer, editor, car reviewer, media spokesperson, formally trained chef, and…
Experience
Senior Editor
Feb 2012 — Present · CA, US
In my role at Kelley Blue Book and Autotrader, I test-drive and review new cars, all with the objective of empowering consumers to choose the best vehicle for their needs. The Swiss Army Knife of the Editorial team, I write, edit, and shoot photos and video for all of our multimedia platforms, including social. I also serve as a media spokesperson, assist with car-to-car filming, and help lead a team of copy editors.In my decade-plus with Cox Automotive, I have:• Written and edited thousands of articles for Kelley Blue Book and Autotrader, including car reviews, news, features, and advice content. • Become one of the nation’s leading experts on the automotive industry and car shopping, appearing in The New York Times, CNN, The Associated Press, Automotive News, and countless others. • Created multimedia content for social channels, shooting photos/videos, and appearing in KBB videos. • Spearheaded KBB’s flagship Best Buy Awards• Established Editorial Style Guide• Created features such as Audio Road Test reviews• Ensured the accuracy of thousands of articles and pieces of content
Skills
- Indesign
- Newspapers
- Marketing Communications
- Content Development
- Web Content Management
- Final Cut Pro
- News Writing
- Web Content
- Creative Writing
- Social Media Marketing
- Editing
- Headline Writing
- Mac
- Ap Style
- Advertising
- Magazines
- Video Production
- Quarkxpress
- Online Journalism
- SEO
- Social Networking
- Multimedia
- Publishing
- Storytelling
- Breaking News
- Photography
- Time Management
- Blogging
- Writing
- Fact-Checking
- Photoshop
- Editorial
- Newspaper
- Feature Articles
- Wordpress
- Content Strategy
- Public Relations
- Press Releases
- Digital Media
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