Matt Minczeski

About Matt Minczeski

I am a senior marketing & communications professional with 15 years of experience. I have worked across industries and collaborated with colleagues to advance organizational goals, build integrated campaigns, grow audiences, inform stakeholders, influence targets, communicate with donors and funders, and support c-suite executives. Here are just a few of my key skills:EXECUTIVE & CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS - I manage external, internal and thought leader communications for organizations and c-suite executives. This includes leading vision, strategy and execution of communications and marketing. I collaborate with and advise departments and leaders on strategic communications while collaborating with colleagues across complexly structured, matrixed organizations to implement and maintain this work.BRAND STRATEGY & DIRECTION - Manage short- and long-term branding and marketing strategy, technical development and content creation, including for targeted fundraising campaigns and overall reputation building. I maintain key relationships with external partner agencies and freelancers in this work. I spearheaded the creation of the principal website and maintained lead generation, content, communications and marketing materials for the Pittsburgh Region. Next is Now. brand. I also led marketing efforts for The Pittsburgh Foundation\'s annual crowdsourced public campaign that raises funding for nonprofits in the Pittsburgh region; in 2025, the 16-hour campaign raised $1.68M.SOCIAL STRATEGY & CONTENT - Editorial calendar planning, project and vendor managing, and strategizing. I created the highest performing piece of social content on LinkedIn in 2024 for Carnegie Mellon, which received over impressions. BRAND DESK & COMMUNICATIONS QUALITY CONTROL - Concept, design, create, review and approve brand, communications and marketing materials, presentations, advertisements, emails, articles and videos. Videos I have directed have received views across social platforms.THOUGHT LEADERSHIP - I have provided public facing thought leadership for organizations, including authoring op-eds.CULTURE REVERSAL AND TEAM DEVELOPMENT - Through process improvements, goal setting, and excessive collaboration, I have reversed the reputations of communications teams within organizations. Samples available upon request.

Experience

1. Director of Communications and Marketing

   The Pittsburgh Foundation

   Feb 2024 — Present · Pittsburgh, PA, US

Education

• Duquesne University

  English, Communications

  2003 — 2005

• University of Pittsburgh

  English Writing: Journalism, English, Communications

  2005 — 2007