MATT MCDERMOTT | CREATIVE DESIGN DIRECTOR

About

I’m a multi-disciplined, award winning, passionate and hard working Creative Design Director with extensive industry experience.

I’m driven to help create work that connects emotionally and makes a positive social difference.

I’ve designed, developed, conceived and art directed high profile TV promotions, multi-platform branding, key art and OOH campaigns, online branded content and full Ad Break Takeovers for broadcasters such as BBC, ITV, Sky, UKTV and Channel 4.

I’ve led internal design teams as Design Director at leading broadcasters, ad agencies and design studios.

I've designed and directed TV commercials and online content for global brands including Vodafone, Tommee Tippee, ofi, McLaren, American Express, Heineken, BT and Google.

Skills

• Multi-platform design, branding and identity. 

• Art direction

• Creative direction 

• Social content

• Motion design

• Video editing

• Live action directing

• Production

• Self shooting

• Animation directing

• 2D animation 

• 3D visualisation 

• Visual and written treatments and pitch documents. 

Agencies and Brands

Commercials for major brands including Vodafone / Google / McLaren / American Express / Nokia / Heineken / Evian / Olay / Wickes / Western Union / Snog / Laterooms / Mattel / Sharps / Dunelm / Harveys / Ministry of Sound / Virgin Media.

TV campaigns including BBC Proms / Glastonbury / BBC World News / BBC Four Hidden Japan and Electric Revolution seasons.

I've worked extensively with Ogilvy UK / Hogarth Worldwide / Engine / Trailer Park London / Karmarama / Kream / Mill+ / Mainframe / Iris Worldwide / McCann / AMV BBDO / Digitas LBi / Mcgarrybowen / The Story Lab / AKQA London / BBC / Red Bee Media / Sky Creative / ITV / Channel 4 / UKTV.