Global Creative Director .: Art :.
Expedia Group
RPA
TBWA/Chiat/ Day LA
RPA
Ogilvy & Mather
Global Creative Director .:. December 2022 to present .:. (1yr 11mos +)
Associate Creative Director .:. November 2016 to December 2022 .:. (6yrs 2mos)
Senior Art Director / ACD .:. May 2016 to November 2016 .:. (7mos)
Senior Art Director / ACD .:. April 2015 to May 2016 .:. (1yr 2mos)
Senior Art Director .:. December 2008 to April 2015 .:. (6yrs 5mos)
Meet Matthew: a South African-born Creative Director in LA with almost 2 decades of global ad experience. He's been lucky enough to learn from and work with some of the industry's finest at places like Ogilvy, TBWA/Chiat/Day, and RPA. And now runs creative for Vrbo at Expedia Group, after juggling projects for Expedia, VRBO, and Hotels.com for their cross-brand function.
A proud member of Adweek's “Creative 100” and an awards judge, he’s been lucky enough to win awards from the major international advertising awards. When he’s not making ads, he’s making music with buds. In a previous life before coming to LA to live, the stars aligned and catapulted him and his band across the globe to the legendary Rancho De La Luna recording studio in Joshua Tree, after becoming the first Africans to fully fund a Kickstarter. The band didn’t make it. Thankfully advertising is alive and well.
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A proud member of Adweek's “Creative 100” and an awards judge, he’s been lucky enough to win awards from the major international advertising awards. When he’s not making ads, he’s making music with buds. In a previous life before coming to LA to live, the stars aligned and catapulted him and his band across the globe to the legendary Rancho De La Luna recording studio in Joshua Tree, after becoming the first Africans to fully fund a Kickstarter. The band didn’t make it. Thankfully advertising is alive and well.
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These are some of the brands I've worked on:
These are some of the awards I've won:
Some features and articles I've written:
https://www.adweek.com/creativity/adweeks-creative-100-honorees-for-2020/
https://www.adweek.com/creativity/adweeks-creative-100-2020s-rising-ad-talent/
https://www.commarts.com/magazine/2020-interactive pg148,149
https://www.adweek.com/agencies/7-creative-ways-agencies-are-supporting-local-businesses/
https://lbbonline.com/news/bestads-six-of-the-best-reviewed-by-matthew-pullen-and-jon-murray-associate-cds-rpa-la/
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/how-to-make-a-creative-partnership-flourish_us_59cce5a5e4b028e6bb0a688f
https://lbbonline.com/news/how-to-make-the-transition-to-the-us-a-smooth-one/
http://360.advertisingweek.com/how-to-make-a-creative-partnership-flourish/
https://www.smartbrief.com/original/2017/11/2018-cultivate-your-creativity
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/redhuxley/red-huxley-road-to-rancho
https://www.adweek.com/creativity/adweeks-creative-100-honorees-for-2020/
https://www.adweek.com/creativity/adweeks-creative-100-2020s-rising-ad-talent/
https://www.commarts.com/magazine/2020-interactive pg148,149
https://www.adweek.com/agencies/7-creative-ways-agencies-are-supporting-local-businesses/
https://lbbonline.com/news/bestads-six-of-the-best-reviewed-by-matthew-pullen-and-jon-murray-associate-cds-rpa-la/
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/how-to-make-a-creative-partnership-flourish_us_59cce5a5e4b028e6bb0a688f
https://lbbonline.com/news/how-to-make-the-transition-to-the-us-a-smooth-one/
http://360.advertisingweek.com/how-to-make-a-creative-partnership-flourish/
https://www.smartbrief.com/original/2017/11/2018-cultivate-your-creativity
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/redhuxley/red-huxley-road-to-rancho
Shows I've judged:
Webby Awards
New York Festivals Advertising Awards
The Bowery Awards
https://www.bestadsontv.com/
Webby Awards
New York Festivals Advertising Awards
The Bowery Awards
https://www.bestadsontv.com/
Let's make something.
If you'd like to get in touch please email me at pullenmj@gmail.com or use the form below:
If you'd like to get in touch please email me at pullenmj@gmail.com or use the form below:
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