Innovator, Creative Consultant, Copywriter
London, United Kingdom
- Current
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- Creative Director at Germinatr
- Past
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- Creative director at Baby: Amsterdam
- Creative at Satama Amsterdam
- Copywriter at TBWA
- Copywriter at Saatchi & Saatchi
- Education
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- Northumbria University
- Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication
- The Open University
- Connections
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- Industry
- Marketing and Advertising
- Websites
Matthew Byrne’s Summary
My career began as a copywriter for Saatchi & Saatchi in London. Here I got my first taste of an online campaign, and was hooked. I managed to snag a couple of D&AD awards for my work on the Army – the firsts one ever awarded for a website.
Now I have more than 10 years of experience working in traditional, online and mobile media.
I have an intimate understanding of technology and am not afraid to get my hands dirty with programming, if it helps to visualise an idea or concept. This approach allows me to very quickly understand the challenges faced by a client, and to devise relevant solutions.
Now, more than ever, the internet is changing our lives in a very tangible way and I hope very much to part of this new revolution.
Matthew Byrne’s Specialties:
Innovator, Creative Consultant, Copywriter
Matthew Byrne’s Experience
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Creative Director
Germinatr
(Privately Held; Internet industry)
June 2006 — Present (3 years 2 months)
Germinatr provide creative services primarily to start-ups and other small businesses.
We design brand identities and build simple, robust websites that scale with your business, and work to support your business model. -
Creative director
Baby: Amsterdam
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
2003 — 2006 (3 years)
Ran a small team producing websites, micro-sites, banner advertising, CD-roms and guerilla marketing for the likes of Heathrow Express, L'Oreal, RPM3 and Bakfiets.nl
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Creative
Satama Amsterdam
(Telecommunications industry)
2000 — 2003 (3 years)
As part of the creative team I produced numerous online campaigns for Audi, ABN Amro and Nokia as well as some pioneering mobile projects.
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Copywriter
TBWA
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
1999 — 2000 (1 year)
Working as a lead writer on the Nissan rebranding campaign kept me busy for nearly a year after I was put to work on the Cannon account.
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Copywriter
Saatchi & Saatchi
(Public Company; Marketing and Advertising industry)
1994 — 1996 (2 years)
Matthew Byrne’s Education
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Northumbria University
BA (Hons) , 3D Design , 1989 — 1992
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Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication
Design Foundation 1989 — 1990
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The Open University
Web application development 2008
TT280 Web applications: design, development and management - Distinction
TT281 Web applications: The client side of application development - Distinction
Additional Information
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Matthew Byrne’s Interests:
Open Source projects, English apples, Pinot Noir, Freud
Matthew Byrne’s Honors:
D&AD Silver
D&AD Silver Nomination
Matthew Byrne’s Contact Settings
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