Hi. 

I’m Matt. I unofficially started my advertising career at a Bring-Your-Kid-To-Work day in 1991, where I watched a room full of storyboard artists draw pictures of horses and cowboys while smoking Marlboros cigarettes, and was told that this was a job that some people had. Since that fateful day, I’ve had the good fortune of working on many on many fine brands with many fine folk. 

I’m currently Head of Design and Creative Director at Fortnight Collective, a marketing agency focused on helping brands be better, faster. Their model centers around their Brandhack™ process in which they take creative work from concept to creation within two weeks. Projects with Fortnight range from building visual identity systems, to packaging design, to brand building campaign work for clients like Odell Brewing Co, ONE Protein Bars, Yasso Frozen Greek Yogurt, Health•Ade Kombucha, and Noodles & Company. 

During my nearly 20 years of diverse professional experience, I’ve worked at agencies like Element 79 and Crispin Porter + Bogusky on big brand campaigns for Coca-Cola, Gatorade, Under Armour, Microsoft, and Miller Lite. I worked at pop culture brand, Kidrobot - one of the earliest creators of designer art toys in America - where I led the 2D design and marketing team. I’ve also worked in the NGO space for Al Gore’s Climate Reality Project, an organization dedicated to addressing the climate crisis. There we harnessed the mighty power of advertising for good by utilizing the same strategies and disciplines used for big brand marketing to insert the climate conversation into popular culture. Throughout his years I’ve been passionate about helping guide young creatives, both in my role as Creative Director and as a professor at the University of Colorado, where I taught Intro to Art Direction.