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Hire MatMat MacQuarrie
Verified Expert in Design
Designer
Location
Toronto, ON, Canada
Toptal Member Since
December 13, 2017
Mat is a freelance designer who's passionate about working with great people and teams to create honest, impactful brands and products. He has more than a decade of experience working in senior roles at various startups for both marketing and product teams. Mat loves telling the story of a company—writing the copy, choosing the visual directions, and more—but he also loves UI design because it feels like one giant puzzle he gets to solve visually.
Portfolio
Work Experience
Brand Designer
2018 - 2018
Lacquer Lounge
- Developed the brand and website for the new luxury salon in Houston.
Technologies: Sketch, Adobe CC
Lead Designer
2015 - 2017
Bus Companies
- Worked as a lead designer for product and marketing at Y Combinator.
- Created the UI/UX for Bus.com's event ticket checkout process.
- Designed the UI/UX for Bus.com's community app, including ticket purchases, GPS, and chat integration.
- Crafted the branding for the website of Sharethebus.
Technologies: Sketch, Adobe CC
Freelance Designer
2015 - 2015
Smooch.io (acquired by Zendesk)
- Worked as a designer at Smooch.io, which Zendesk acquired in May 2019. Here's the link to a TechCrunch article about the acquisition: https://tinyurl.com/4xzsku36.
- Rebranded SupportKit and its products to Smooch.io.
- Collaborated with the team to develop the brand's visual direction, which has since evolved into an incredible entity.
Technologies: Sketch, Adobe CC
Senior Designer
2011 - 2014
Lightspeed
- Updated and refocused the Lightspeed brand and its retail point-of-sale software in collaboration with marketing, sales, and project management.
- Encouraged team members to work within established deadlines.
- Led the direction of photo and video campaigns with 3rd-party vendors.
Technologies: Sketch, Adobe CC
Education
2004 - 2007
Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design and Illustration
Georgian College - Barrie Ontario, Canada
Certifications
MAY 2008 - PRESENT
Graphic Design Diploma
Georgian College