Magid announces the hiring of former Game Informer Managing Editor, Matt Bertz
MINNEAPOLIS, December 10, 2019 – Magid announces the hiring of gaming industry expert Matt Bertz as Vice President, Games. Bertz officially joined the company in Minneapolis on November 25, 2019.
Magid’s Gaming and Esports practice is a leading provider of quantitative and qualitative research, and consulting that helps top developers, publishers, operators as well as up-and-comers understand the mind of the consumer and market trends impacting the space. Clients benefit from working directly with knowledgeable, passionate gamers who are authorities in both the space and their unique discipline, while having access to Magid’s 60-plus-year Global Media & Entertainment practice experts who are on the front lines of adjacent market disruption.
Having worked with major AAA game publishers and developers in his role as Managing Editor of Game Informer Magazine, Bertz brings a deep understanding of the business and will play a key role in advising clients.
“Matt’s is one of the foremost experts in the space,” says Mike Salmon, SVP, Gaming and Esports, Magid. “He’s seen first-hand some of the biggest innovations in gaming and will be able to integrate his deep industry knowledge with our existing first-class team of researchers and consultants to help our clients achieve their goal of making the best games in the world.”
Bertz brings 17 years of industry experience to his role at Magid. Prior to Magid, Bertz served as Managing Editor at Game Informer Magazine, the third largest magazine in the world with a circulation of over seven million, where he aided in the conceptualization of two award-winning and effective GameInformer.com website redesigns. Prior to that, he served as the Editor-in-Chief of the gaming culture magazine Surge which won a 2004 silver Eddie Award for best entertainment magazine. Bertz also worked on the technology magazines Laptop, PC Upgrade, and Tech Edge and has written for outlets like IGN, Newsweek, Men’s Fitness, and Inked. He holds a B.A. in print journalism and English from the University of St. Thomas.
“Working at Game Informer for more than a decade, I had a front-row seat to interactive entertainment’s rapid evolution,” says Bertz. “Speaking with industry luminaries and going behind the scenes to see games in development has sharpened my evaluation skills and given me great insight into the qualities that resonate most with audiences.”
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Magid is a consumer-centered business strategy company delivering courageous thinking that shapes better experiences, products and services. Since 1957, thousands of local and global brands in over 40 countries have engaged the firm for bold ideas that have helped achieve innovation and success. The Magid team is passionately curious and driven by the pursuit of improving human experiences with every engagement.
