Matt Clark. Yeah, I know, it’s one of the most common names out there. So here’s an illustration and a little background to help me stand apart from all those other Matt Clarks.
Born and raised in Missouri, I spent my summers working on a family farm filled with hours of hay bailing, barbed wire laying, and cattle herding. Tired of so much bailing, laying, and herding, I left Missouri for New York City in 2004, armed with a worthless degree in horticulture. That led to me working for a publication company on 6th Ave., day trading on Wall Street, and creating a celebrated humor website, before finding my true calling - making ads using my background of numerous failed careers as my voice.
I have worked as a writer, creative director, group creative director, and Chief Creative Officer at Fact & Fiction, VML, Mullen , Deutsch LA, BBH , Crispin Porter + Bogusky, and TBWA\Chiat\Day. I’ve won lions, pencils, Clios, Webbys, Effies, and all the other medal award thingies. But I’m still searching for my first and ever-elusive cattle herding account. Besides advertising, I spend my free time hanging out with my family, playing Pokemon and Minecraft with my 6-year-old, gardening, flipping houses, fishing, and traveling the world. Hopefully, you can meet the real-life version of me, Matt Clark very soon. Reach out if you want to talk about advertising. Or my overly-used name. Or plants. Or fig trees. Or tomato varieties. Or travel. Or whatever. I’m here: clark.matt1@gmail.com.
Fact & Fiction - Kansas City, MO
Chief Creative Officer | Helping lead our agency.
July 2024 – Present
VML - Kansas City, MO
Group Creative Director | Helping lead Wendy’s creative.
July 2020 – July 2024
DRIZLY - Boston, MA
Creative Consultant | Acted as a creative lead in their marketing department.
April 2020 – July 2020
MULLEN - Boston, MA
VP Creative Director | Worked on Burger King, E*TRADE, Royal Caribbean.
June 2018 – July 2020
FREELANCE
Creative Director | Partnering with agencies to write and create integrated campaigns.
January 2018 – June 2018
DEUTSCH - LA
VP Creative Director | Worked on 7-Eleven, Trulia, Canada Dry.
April 2017 – January 2018
DEUTSCH - LA
VP ACD | Worked on Nintendo, Trulia, Zillow, Sprint, VW, and Foster Farms.
October 2014 – April 2017
MULLEN - LA
ACD | Worked on Acura.
September 2013 – September 2014
BBH - NYC
Creative | Worked on PlayStation, The Guardian, Google Chrome, UNICEF and Cole Haan.
December 2011 – September 2013
CRISPIN PORTER + BOGUSKY – Boulder, CO
Senior Copywriter | Worked on Burger King, Domino’s, American Express and Cuervo.
Febuary 2011 – November 2011
CRISPIN PORTER + BOGUSKY – Boulder, CO
Copywriter | Worked on Burger King, Domino’s, American Express and Cuervo.
June 2009 – Febuary 2011
TBWA\Chiat\Day - NYC
Youngblood Copywriter | Worked on Skittles, Snickers, Starburst and Jameson.
January 2009 – June 2009
MEKANISM - NYC
Junior Copywriter Intern | Worked on Axe, Nissan, EA Games and Nike.
September 2008 – December 2008
WALRUS - NYC
Freelance Copywriter | Worked on MLB.tv, Grand Mariner, CW-X and VeryShortList.com.
June 2008 – September 2008
THE MIAMI AD HOUSE SCHOOL – NYC/Miami
Copywriting
July 2006 – June 2008
MOSTRIDICULOUS.COM- NYC
Creator, writer and everything else | Worked on making fun of the ridiculousness of our daily news.
August 2005 – June 2008
STROOCK & STROOCK & LAVAN - NYC
Legal Researcher | Mindlessly looked through million page documents. Told people I worked on Wall Street.
March 2005 – June 2006
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI – Columbia, MO
Bachelor of Science | Horticulture / Urban Forestry
September 1998 – July 2003
CLARK FARMS – Unionville, MO
Cowboy | Yeehaw.
December 1979 – February 2005