Matthew Chen is a Melbourne based art director and photographer. Upon graduating from RMIT studying advertising, he went on to take the national top spot at AWARD School at just 21 years old. Since then he has been working on clients including Cadbury, AHM, Drinkwise, Oreo, AAMI, Aus Post, Formula 1, Macpac, Grill'd, BCF, Asahi and more. Matthew is also part of the MADC Creative Circle.
In addition to his work as an art director, Matthew has been a freelance photographer for over 7 years. Starting out in event photography, he now specialises in theatre rehearsal, production stills, and headshot photography. Some companies Matt has shot for include JMC Academy,
Soundworks Productions, Musica Viva Australia, METAMUSE, Stars and The Moon and many more.
EXPERIENCE
2024 - Present | Art Director at Ogilvy Australia
2024 | AWARD School Tutor
2021 - 2022 | Junior Art Director at The Monkeys
2021 | Internship at Leo Burnett Melbourne
2021 | AWARD School
2018 - 2020 | Bachelor of Communication [Advertising] with Distinctions at RMIT
AWARDS
MADC Creative Showcase 2022 Best in Film for 'It's Okay to Say Nay'
AWARD School 2021
- National Winner
- State (VIC) Winner
- First Ever “Commercial Creativity” Brief Winner
