Matthew Stein

Website Design, Graphics & Illustration

Full range of creative services, from ideation through production and deployment. Consultations also performed to assist clients in strategizing marketing goals.

• Designed solutions for clients in the manufacturing, construction, entertainment, candy, pharmaceutical and non-profit industries.
• Projects included website development, online content, print collateral, photography, illustrated visualizations and product artwork.
• Art directed packaging for product lines sold at Whole Foods, Bed, Bath and Beyond, Best Buy, Barnes & Noble and FYE.

Agency Director, Project Manager

• Accounts included automotive dealerships and services, online fitness, real estate, pharmaceutical, country club and golf products.
• Co-founded general agency division and trained team; directed website creation and print material for clients; developed branding, conquest, remarketing and drip campaigns across web, social, search and email outreach; scripted and directed video shoots.

Assistant Creative/Marketing Director

• Clients included health and fitness brands, car care manufacturers, therapeutic product retailers and garment printing companies.
• Produced and directed creative for omni-channel marketing through email and social media campaigns, Amazon.com and Shopify.
• Implemented project management software and procedures to increase department efficiency and accountability.

Project Manager, Developer, Senior Designer

• Public relations tasks included product promotion through online channels and collaborations with recognized influencers.
• Created artwork and copy for product, website and social media.
• Coded data-driven system to produce books from CRM data source, as well as content for WordPress-powered website. Solutions succeeded in expediting turnaround time, eliminating errors and increased number of book editions (doubled over a 3-year span).
• Led management in realigning cross-functional production workflows and trained company for new processes.

Project Manager, Developer, Senior Designer

• Multi-faceted company which includes retailer Oldies.com, direct-mail catalog Nina’s Discount Oldies and home video label Alpha Home Entertainment.
• Responsible for website content, print catalog layouts, product photography, copy writing and coding data-driven content.
• Created award-nominated artwork and materials for video label. High-level projects included the acclaimed Merv Griffin Box Set.

Graphic Designer

• Firm with diverse clients, including hospitals, universities, manufacturing, construction and not-for-profits.
• Designed catalogs, brochures, manuals, advertisements, websites, corporate identity, billboards and trade show displays.
• Responsibilities included sourcing vendors, collecting quotes to establish project budgets, and client presentations.