I worked with Matt in the early days of The Box/Pulse, when it was transforming into a true fast-turnaround creative studio. Matt built and led a design team that could consistently deliver smart, high-quality work at speed. Under his direction the studio didn’t just meet tight deadlines – it started picking up a raft of industry awards, proving that pace and creative excellence can go hand-in-hand. His ability to build, motivate and lead a high-performing team as Head of Art was a key driver of that success.
Tom Bird
Director of Creative, Design and Production | Global Business Leader
UKTV
I’ve been lucky enough to work with Matt Hunt for the past six years. He’s one of the best designers I’ve ever worked with. Matt lives and breathes the job and is extremely multi skilled. From visual ideas, design, typography, retouching and designing brand guidelines. Matt has been at the front of embracing AI in static and animation. Matt has produced some excellent work on The Times, The Sun and Talksport as well as the overall News brand. He has gone above and beyond on more occasions that I can remember and he would be an asset to any company.
Russell Ramsey
Executive Creative Director
Pulse Creative
I worked with Matt in his capacity of Head of Design at Pulse. He is outstanding at both creative concepting and design. His design portfolio is a breathtaking testament to his incredible versatility, showcasing an astonishing range of styles and tones that consistently elevate every project. From video, to digital, to print, he can apply his talent to any media. What truly sets him apart is his exceptional upstream thinking; more often than not, he was the one brilliantly solving the creative brief itself, not just executing the design of others’ ideas (which he also does brilliantly). His craft skills are superlative, for example he is a very strong retoucher, and he brings an unparalleled level of polish to everything he touches. He's a true pioneer, always leading the way in embracing new technology, very adept at leveraging AI and constantly learning and applying cutting-edge tools. Beyond his immense talent, he's a genuinely nice guy who collaborates seamlessly with everyone. His work ethic is second to none, consistently going above and beyond – even when emergencies called for inevitable weekend and evening work, he was always there, ready to support. Any brief would be incredibly lucky to have him work on it; the agency team and clients were always fighting to get his time on their projects!
Benedict Pringle
Partner | Global Client Lead
The&Partnership
Matt is a truly exceptional craftsman. I’ve lost count of the amount of times we’ve needed to either bring to life a creative concept in a compelling way to sell it to clients, or deliver on the promise of an initial creative thought with a piece of design work that stops you in your tracks. I’ve gone away for a few days over Christmas with a campaign idea in the balance, only to return to a full suite of speculator design work which Matt has carefully crafted, making my job of selling the work to our clients remarkably easy. He’s truly earned all of the craft awards he’s received in his career so far.
JimDyer
Client Partner and Head of Innovation
VML