Matthew Atkatz
Matthew Atkatz
Creative Director | Writer | Technologist
 

Featured project

90s Art School

An ongoing archive of forgotten images from the pre-digital era that have languished in shoeboxes for the last twenty-five years. Dive deeper into the personal side of the project in a short essay at David Zwirner–backed Platform Art.

 
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 Press for 90s Art School

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Matthew Atkatz is an interdisciplinary creative leader, entrepreneur, and artist.

A 15+ year alum of top creative agencies — today he works with the world’s most innovative companies across product design, brand strategy, and marketing communications. He’s passionate about products and technologies that have a positive impact on people and the planet. Having worked and lived across three continents — his experience in China, Europe, and the U.S. has shaped his approach to solving tough problems and building, managing, and mentoring high performing cross-cultural teams. He’s also the creator of cult Instagram account 90s Art School that has been profiled internationally in The New York Times, The Face, and across the internet.


 
 
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Ad Agency Experience

 
 

What Others Are Saying

Matt’s leadership and digital savvy was comforting to our Fortune 100 client base and made us a credible force in our delivery.
— James Orsini, President at The Sasha Group
Matthew’s creative strategy work on one of our projects was excellent. He was a great listener, took time to understand our brief, came up with thoughtful solutions. He is someone who is able to see the big picture, as well as dive into the details.
— Annie Hsu, Partner Marketing Lead, Google
Matt and his team were trusted allies on a number of key digital initiatives. Highly collaborative and deeply talented, we brought in Matt to tackle day-to-day product design work on a tight schedule with tough stakeholders. From concept to execution, we were lucky to have these guys embedded in our end-to-end product and delivery cycles.
— Byron Gronseth, Director of Product at Royal Caribbean
Atkatz is a true creative leader. He knows exactly when and how to get other creatives engaged with his ideas – including copywriters, art directors and UX designers.
— Fabricio Teixeira, Design Director at Work & Co / Founder of UX Collective
He is not only incredibly detail oriented, but he is also a patient and thoughtful leader.
— Alexandra Sobiecki, Associate Creative Director at Spotify NYC
 
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Deep cross-category expertise allows me to quickly assess complex problems then plan and execute world-class solutions at scale. If you’d like to learn more about my experience with any of these brands, just ask.