About

Hello, I'm Mat. My creative career began on the building sites of North Wales, where I worked as a carpenter. Here you'd find me transforming lengths of timber into floors, walls and other structural elements that help to form a house. On one particularly, rainy day I was constructing a roof. As my saw continuously jammed in the wet wood and the persistent rain soaked me to the bone, I realised this wasn't the life for me. So, I decided to down tools, pick up my pencil and see where my passion for drawing might take me. After landing a degree in Fine Art, followed by a Masters in Communication Design, I found myself walking into the offices of a London-based advertising agency. Since then, I've worked as a conceptor, copywriter and all-round creative chap for a range of clients in London and Hamburg. These include globally recognised brands, start-up companies and charities. I'm also still pretty handy with a piece of wood.

Portfolio

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  • Print
  • Multi-channel
  • Project

Frauennotruf Frankfurt

Awareness Campaign

NIVEA Men

Body Shaving Stick

The PiRATS

Kid's Book

METRO

Wine Of The Year

NIVEA Q10 Plus

Firming Body Lotion

KOMBRU

Branding

Unicredit Bank Austria

Gender Balance Program - Image Campaign

D!FFERENT

Branding

NIVEA Q10 Plus

Anti Wrinkle Cream

METRO

Summer Of Sport

NIVEA

Hairmilk Shampoo

The Imp Club

60th Logo

UNICEF

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CV

  • Sumary

    Mat Owen

    Born in North Wales. Studied in Brighton and London. Now living in Hamburg. Married with two children. When I'm not on the day job you'll find me running, drumming, tinkering with my Hillman Imp or having fun with my family.

    Education

    Master of Arts - Communication Design

    2000 - 2003

    Central Saint Martins College of Art, London, UK

    Bachelor of Arts (Hons) - Fine Art

    1995 - 1998

    University of Brighton, Brighton, UK

    Professional Experience

    Creative Director

    2023 - Present

    Saatchi & Saatchi, Germany

    Creative lead for Siemens

    Senior Creative / Creative Director

    2019 - 2022

    Serviceplan, Hamburg

    Clients included Metro, D!FFERENT fashion, UNICEF

    Senior Creative

    2016 - 2019

    Y&R, Hamburg

    Clients included Babybel, Volvic

    Senior Creative

    2015 - 2016

    FCB, Hamburg

    Clients included Nivea, Nivea Men, Nivea Sun

    Senior Creative

    2012 - 2015

    SelectNY, Hamburg

    Clients included Nivea, Wella, Davidoff, Montblanc, Maurice Lacroix

    Senior Creative

    2008 - 2012

    TBWA, Hamburg

    Clients included Nivea, Haagen Dazs, Roche

    Freelance creative

    2006 - 2008

    Various Agencies in Hamburg

    Clients included Siemens, Sony, BMW

    Creative

    2004 - 2006

    Cunning, London, UK

    Clients included Mini, Nissan, Absolut, British Airways, T-Mobile and more

    Creative

    2003 - 2004

    Freewheelin' Media, London, UK

    Clients included Converse, Ecko Unltd, Red Bull and 55dsl