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Designer. Animator. Filmmaker. Writer.

Designer. Animator. Filmmaker. Writer.

Today's creative challenges demand more—filmmaking, writing, marketing, and AI fluency.

I bring a specialist's depth with the interdisciplinary reach to help you connect when markets shift overnight and attention fractures.

Today's creative challenges demand more—filmmaking, writing, marketing, and AI fluency.

I bring a specialist's depth with the interdisciplinary reach to help you connect when markets shift overnight and attention fractures.

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Experience

Reforge

Remote

Sr Visual Designer, Marketing

12/23 - Present

Visual Designer

1/22 - 4/23

  • Innovated visual design system in 2-week sprints by testing new visuals and motion graphics with scale in mind, increasing satisfaction 30% across UXR tests.

  • Designed Brand Marketing course experience in 4 months, which had a cohort including 33% new members and an average satisfaction score of 4.2/5.

  • Designed best-in-class visuals in 4 months per each eLearning program aimed at different tech professionals while running UXR on past programs.

Reforge

Remote

Sr Visual Designer, Marketing

12/23 - Present

Visual Designer

1/22 - 4/23

  • Innovated visual design system in 2-week sprints by testing new visuals and motion graphics with scale in mind, increasing satisfaction 30% across UXR tests.

  • Designed Brand Marketing course experience in 4 months, which had a cohort including 33% new members and an average satisfaction score of 4.2/5.

  • Designed best-in-class visuals in 4 months per each eLearning program aimed at different tech professionals while running UXR on past programs.

Reforge

Remote

Sr Visual Designer, Marketing

12/23 - Present

Visual Designer

1/22 - 4/23

  • Innovated visual design system in 2-week sprints by testing new visuals and motion graphics with scale in mind, increasing satisfaction 30% across UXR tests.

  • Designed Brand Marketing course experience in 4 months, which had a cohort including 33% new members and an average satisfaction score of 4.2/5.

  • Designed best-in-class visuals in 4 months per each eLearning program aimed at different tech professionals while running UXR on past programs.

MSPNW

Portland, OR

Designer & Creative Director

7/15 - Present

  • Manages an average of 5-7 client design projects at a time, with a focus on product and brand design.

  • Grew business from 1 client to 10 clients in 1 year.

  • Clients include: ezCater, QuotaPath, Reforge, FishmanAF, Hopworks Brewery, Hand Crank Films, and more.

MSPNW

Portland, OR

Designer & Creative Director

7/15 - Present

  • Manages an average of 5-7 client design projects at a time, with a focus on product and brand design.

  • Grew business from 1 client to 10 clients in 1 year.

  • Clients include: ezCater, QuotaPath, Reforge, FishmanAF, Hopworks Brewery, Hand Crank Films, and more.

MSPNW

Portland, OR

Designer & Creative Director

7/15 - Present

  • Manages an average of 5-7 client design projects at a time, with a focus on product and brand design.

  • Grew business from 1 client to 10 clients in 1 year.

  • Clients include: ezCater, QuotaPath, Reforge, FishmanAF, Hopworks Brewery, Hand Crank Films, and more.

Hopworks Brewery

Portland, OR

Brand Manager & Designer

10/19 - 12/21

  • Managed internal marketing team and external vendors; reported to founder/CEO; reduced company costs over 50%.

  • Designed digital (paid, web, social, UI/UX) and print (OOH, events, direct mail, environmental) marketing assets for the brewery's 24+ SKUs and 3 pubs, increasing ARR by 25% from 2020-2022.

Hopworks Brewery

Portland, OR

Brand Manager & Designer

10/19 - 12/21

  • Managed internal marketing team and external vendors; reported to founder/CEO; reduced company costs over 50%.

  • Designed digital (paid, web, social, UI/UX) and print (OOH, events, direct mail, environmental) marketing assets for the brewery's 24+ SKUs and 3 pubs, increasing ARR by 25% from 2020-2022.

Hopworks Brewery

Portland, OR

Brand Manager & Designer

10/19 - 12/21

  • Managed internal marketing team and external vendors; reported to founder/CEO; reduced company costs over 50%.

  • Designed digital (paid, web, social, UI/UX) and print (OOH, events, direct mail, environmental) marketing assets for the brewery's 24+ SKUs and 3 pubs, increasing ARR by 25% from 2020-2022.

522 Productions

Alexandria, VA

Creative Director

5/18 - 9/19

  • Developed and executed end-to-end video and design projects by collaborating with 3 internal teams, managing 2 employees, and managing an average of 10 clients at a time.

  • Retained 5 new clients in first year by designing high performance creative, which led to $500K ARR for the company.

522 Productions

Alexandria, VA

Creative Director

5/18 - 9/19

  • Developed and executed end-to-end video and design projects by collaborating with 3 internal teams, managing 2 employees, and managing an average of 10 clients at a time.

  • Retained 5 new clients in first year by designing high performance creative, which led to $500K ARR for the company.

522 Productions

Alexandria, VA

Creative Director

5/18 - 9/19

  • Developed and executed end-to-end video and design projects by collaborating with 3 internal teams, managing 2 employees, and managing an average of 10 clients at a time.

  • Retained 5 new clients in first year by designing high performance creative, which led to $500K ARR for the company.

CAVA

Washington, DC

Content Producer

2/17 - 5/18

  • Creatively solved internal problems through visual storytelling with videos for training and retention of 1,000+ employees, which reduced associated company costs by over 25%.

  • Executed video/design creative for 4 yearly restaurant/CPG campaigns, contributing to 50% growth in retail locations and CAVA's first national CPG placement in Whole Foods.

CAVA

Washington, DC

Content Producer

2/17 - 5/18

  • Creatively solved internal problems through visual storytelling with videos for training and retention of 1,000+ employees, which reduced associated company costs by over 25%.

  • Executed video/design creative for 4 yearly restaurant/CPG campaigns, contributing to 50% growth in retail locations and CAVA's first national CPG placement in Whole Foods.

CAVA

Washington, DC

Content Producer

2/17 - 5/18

  • Creatively solved internal problems through visual storytelling with videos for training and retention of 1,000+ employees, which reduced associated company costs by over 25%.

  • Executed video/design creative for 4 yearly restaurant/CPG campaigns, contributing to 50% growth in retail locations and CAVA's first national CPG placement in Whole Foods.

Hand Crank Films

Seattle, WA

Producer

8/14 - 1/17

Editor

6/15 - 1/17

  • Led company's first rebrand, and designed marketing, website, and brand materials, which contributed to a 10% increase in sales the new brand's first year.

Hand Crank Films

Seattle, WA

Producer

8/14 - 1/17

Editor

6/15 - 1/17

  • Led company's first rebrand, and designed marketing, website, and brand materials, which contributed to a 10% increase in sales the new brand's first year.

Hand Crank Films

Seattle, WA

Producer

8/14 - 1/17

Editor

6/15 - 1/17

  • Led company's first rebrand, and designed marketing, website, and brand materials, which contributed to a 10% increase in sales the new brand's first year.

Homejoy

San Francisco, CA

Marketing Associate

8/13 - 1/15

  • Designed visuals for paid/organic social, display, and email ads across 5 platforms resulting in a 10% average conversion rate.

Homejoy

San Francisco, CA

Marketing Associate

8/13 - 1/15

  • Designed visuals for paid/organic social, display, and email ads across 5 platforms resulting in a 10% average conversion rate.

Homejoy

San Francisco, CA

Marketing Associate

8/13 - 1/15

  • Designed visuals for paid/organic social, display, and email ads across 5 platforms resulting in a 10% average conversion rate.

Education

Western Washington University

Bellingham, WA

B.A. in English, Creative Writing

9/09 - 6/13

Western Washington University

Bellingham, WA

B.A. in English, Creative Writing

9/09 - 6/13

Western Washington University

Bellingham, WA

B.A. in English, Creative Writing

9/09 - 6/13

College Park High School

The Woodlands, TX

2005 - 2009

College Park High School

The Woodlands, TX

2005 - 2009

College Park High School

The Woodlands, TX

2005 - 2009

Praise

Matt provides graphic design services for Hopworks through his agency. Over the past 18 months he has demonstrated a mastery of several design applications and looks, as he greatly helped us navigate implementation and practical deployment of our recently updated brand identity. He consistently provides high-quality work, always offers a new thought or look we didn't think of and delivers on-time. I highly recommend working with Matt for any design needs.

Bruce Kehe

Marketing Manager

Imperial Yeast

Matt provides graphic design services for Hopworks through his agency. Over the past 18 months he has demonstrated a mastery of several design applications and looks, as he greatly helped us navigate implementation and practical deployment of our recently updated brand identity. He consistently provides high-quality work, always offers a new thought or look we didn't think of and delivers on-time. I highly recommend working with Matt for any design needs.

Bruce Kehe

Marketing Manager

Imperial Yeast

Matt provides graphic design services for Hopworks through his agency. Over the past 18 months he has demonstrated a mastery of several design applications and looks, as he greatly helped us navigate implementation and practical deployment of our recently updated brand identity. He consistently provides high-quality work, always offers a new thought or look we didn't think of and delivers on-time. I highly recommend working with Matt for any design needs.

Bruce Kehe

Marketing Manager

Imperial Yeast

I used to think that I worked better on my own than in collaborative contexts, but working with Matt helped me see otherwise. Our other colleagues describe Matt as a creative triple threat, and I fully endorse this description. Matt really can do it all - he has incredible visual design talents, producing chops, and super sharp writing skills. This made working with him an absolute dream, because I knew that Matt would rock the visual design aspects of the work and also be trusted to provide great feedback on the writing and production elements owned by other teammates.

Nadeen Kharputly

Content Strategist

Reforge

I used to think that I worked better on my own than in collaborative contexts, but working with Matt helped me see otherwise. Our other colleagues describe Matt as a creative triple threat, and I fully endorse this description. Matt really can do it all - he has incredible visual design talents, producing chops, and super sharp writing skills. This made working with him an absolute dream, because I knew that Matt would rock the visual design aspects of the work and also be trusted to provide great feedback on the writing and production elements owned by other teammates.

Nadeen Kharputly

Content Strategist

Reforge

I used to think that I worked better on my own than in collaborative contexts, but working with Matt helped me see otherwise. Our other colleagues describe Matt as a creative triple threat, and I fully endorse this description. Matt really can do it all - he has incredible visual design talents, producing chops, and super sharp writing skills. This made working with him an absolute dream, because I knew that Matt would rock the visual design aspects of the work and also be trusted to provide great feedback on the writing and production elements owned by other teammates.

Nadeen Kharputly

Content Strategist

Reforge

Matt is a power hitting designer who will bring immediate impact to your team. When he first joined our visual design team at Reforge, I was impressed with how quickly he came up to speed on our design system and brand assets (and then helped improve upon them). I also witnessed his project discipline and ability to repeatedly deliver for the business. As a teammate, Matt is a creative joy to collaborate with, and he brings a positive energy to any room he’s in.

Justin Thrift

Sr Product Designer

Bark.com

Matt is a power hitting designer who will bring immediate impact to your team. When he first joined our visual design team at Reforge, I was impressed with how quickly he came up to speed on our design system and brand assets (and then helped improve upon them). I also witnessed his project discipline and ability to repeatedly deliver for the business. As a teammate, Matt is a creative joy to collaborate with, and he brings a positive energy to any room he’s in.

Justin Thrift

Sr Product Designer

Bark.com

Matt is a power hitting designer who will bring immediate impact to your team. When he first joined our visual design team at Reforge, I was impressed with how quickly he came up to speed on our design system and brand assets (and then helped improve upon them). I also witnessed his project discipline and ability to repeatedly deliver for the business. As a teammate, Matt is a creative joy to collaborate with, and he brings a positive energy to any room he’s in.

Justin Thrift

Sr Product Designer

Bark.com

Matt is a multidimensional designer with deep storytelling and brand expertise. Matt has a way of making everyone on his team feel heard, understood, and brought along the design process.

Idit Knaan

Sr Content Strategist

A1M Solutions

Matt is a multidimensional designer with deep storytelling and brand expertise. Matt has a way of making everyone on his team feel heard, understood, and brought along the design process.

Idit Knaan

Sr Content Strategist

A1M Solutions

Matt is a multidimensional designer with deep storytelling and brand expertise. Matt has a way of making everyone on his team feel heard, understood, and brought along the design process.

Idit Knaan

Sr Content Strategist

A1M Solutions

Matt is an exceptionally talented and creative designer. Matt consistently goes above and beyond in his work to ensure that the project is completed with excellence. His attention to detail, commitment to producing high-quality results, and creativity make him a brilliant designer who truly stands out from the pack.

Benjamin Kornick

Chief of Staff

Reforge

Matt is an exceptionally talented and creative designer. Matt consistently goes above and beyond in his work to ensure that the project is completed with excellence. His attention to detail, commitment to producing high-quality results, and creativity make him a brilliant designer who truly stands out from the pack.

Benjamin Kornick

Chief of Staff

Reforge

Matt is an exceptionally talented and creative designer. Matt consistently goes above and beyond in his work to ensure that the project is completed with excellence. His attention to detail, commitment to producing high-quality results, and creativity make him a brilliant designer who truly stands out from the pack.

Benjamin Kornick

Chief of Staff

Reforge

I’ve been lucky enough to work alongside Matt at two companies. Matt’s a natural storyteller and communicator — and that’s vividly apparent whether you’re just chatting at work or building out a multichannel marketing campaign together.

Sarah Gerrity

Art Director

ezCater

I’ve been lucky enough to work alongside Matt at two companies. Matt’s a natural storyteller and communicator — and that’s vividly apparent whether you’re just chatting at work or building out a multichannel marketing campaign together.

Sarah Gerrity

Art Director

ezCater

I’ve been lucky enough to work alongside Matt at two companies. Matt’s a natural storyteller and communicator — and that’s vividly apparent whether you’re just chatting at work or building out a multichannel marketing campaign together.

Sarah Gerrity

Art Director

ezCater

Matt is a design aficionado in the truest sense! No challenge he was handed to tackle was too big or hard for him. In every interaction, Matt has a way of getting to the core problem at hand and generating a clever way to solve it.

Michael Smith

Sr Design Manager

Reforge

Matt is a design aficionado in the truest sense! No challenge he was handed to tackle was too big or hard for him. In every interaction, Matt has a way of getting to the core problem at hand and generating a clever way to solve it.

Michael Smith

Sr Design Manager

Reforge

Matt is a design aficionado in the truest sense! No challenge he was handed to tackle was too big or hard for him. In every interaction, Matt has a way of getting to the core problem at hand and generating a clever way to solve it.

Michael Smith

Sr Design Manager

Reforge

Reach out

Reach out

msutherlandj@gmail.com

Reach out

msutherlandj@gmail.com