With his college diploma in hand, Matt's career began in the payroll department of Alcoa located in Pittsburgh. Later on, he managed to attain a position as Corporate Communications Assistant at Alcoa's global headquarters found along Pittsburgh's North Shore.
During his tenure as a corporate communications assistant at Alcoa, Matt had several remarkable experiences, including:
- Offering direct assistance and management to the director of corporate communications, global branding manager, corporate web manager, as well as Alcoa's public relations executive.
- Collaborated on editorial projects with acclaimed design and branding firms such as Landesberg Design and Jack Horner Communications.
- Earned recognition for editorials in Alcoa Update, a prominent shareholder publication, as well as crafted and distributed daily news briefs.