CV – Matthew Fahey

Senior Designer | Creative Lead | Design Director | Creative Director

15+ years’ experience across brand identity, experiential and campaign design.

Worked with brands like Paramount+, Gartner, Sky, and Universal to deliver design connecting across formats;
from events and environments to motion, print, and marketing content.

Background spans in-house and agency roles. Comfortable leading creative from concept to rollout.

Looking to bring thoughtful, hands-on design to teams focused on bold, meaningful work.

Freelance & Contract Work

Senior Designer (Freelance / Contract)
2019 – Present
Clients include: Gartner, Paramount+, Premier, 10 Group, Sky, Amazon, Times Higher Education, Kemosabe

Selected Projects:

Gartner | Implemented new Gartner C-Level Communities branding across website, events, apps, and marketing collateral. Created visual systems, digital assets, and developer-ready XD layouts.

Premier / Paramount+ | Designed event branding for premieres including Landman and The Agency. Delivered step & repeats, signage and cohesive visual environments.

Sky Sports / NFL Showhouse | Visualised and designed branded installations, including locker room and media areas.

Clarios @ CES 2025 | Concepted four-zone experiential booth with motion-driven gradients and glitch aesthetics.

Monopoly GO | Social campaign design with influencer-targeted visuals and branded Instagram content.

Times Higher Education | Designed editorial report for the Digital Maturity Index.

Kemosabe | Created motion content and digital/print campaign assets for ANA Airlines, Eva Air, Alaska Seafood, and Black Deer Festival.

Full-Time Roles

Creative Lead, QBE Europe
Oct 2016 – Aug 2019

Led creative and conceptual development for communications and marketing initiatives.
Directed QBE advertising campaigns and sponsorship work.
Delivered large-scale event branding for BIBA, AIRMIC.
Created brand guideline updates, built asset libraries, and introduced animation strategy.
Managed internal and freelance design teams.

Head of Design, SCM World
Aug 2012 – Sep 2016

Directed rebrand of scmworld.com and created new company brand guidelines.
Designed 20+ global events for global brands like Coca-Cola, Nike, Mondelēz International.
Developed keynote and sales strategies with strong visual storytelling.
Led a high-performing team with 100% retention.

Education

Pg. Dip, Enterprise & Management for the Creative Arts, University of the Arts
B.A. Hons, Art History & Theory, University of Essex

Skills

Creative Direction, Brand Strategy, Concept Development, Motion Design, Art Direction, Visual Communication, Client Relations, Team Leadership, Trend Forecasting

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, Premiere, Dimension, XD), Figma, MS PowerPoint, Google Slides, WordPress, HTML/CSS, Ableton, Midjourney, Frame.io, Miro, Slack, Cosmos