I'm Matt Dean, a product designer of 11+ years
I’ve worked on 19 teams across 11 companies in 7 industries with an average contract length of 16.5 months
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He’s an outstanding designer with an exceptional range of skillsets. He’s fast. Thorough. Thoughtful. Creative. And my teams have always loved working with him.
VP Design & Research @ DocuSign
I consider Matt that rare gem of designers: impeccable taste, autonomous, empathetic, curious, and optimistic but without the ego that typically spoils and sours.
Visual Design Lead @ Google
Matt's maturity level, combination of skills and attention to detail are rare in the industry. Designers of his quality are hard to find!
Sr Product Design Manager @ CNN
Matt is a work horse that you want on your team. He's talented, driven, smart, and dedicated. His skills are impressive.
VP Product Design @ Ridgeline
Besides being incredibly knowledgeable in his craft, he's responsive, friendly, and articulate. He's a fantastic asset with a well-balanced array of aesthetic and strategic skills.
Art Director @ DISH Network
His ability to make sense of complex product flows and transform them into something simple and beautiful is quite impressive! Not to mention how focused and fast he is.
Sr Product Manager @ Hightail
Not only does he interact well with his product and engineering partners; he is able to suss out the "why" behind specific asks from stakeholders.
Director of Product @ Sling
Matt can generate multiple solutions to a problem and articulate how each encourages different behaviors and changes the tenor of the product.
Design Manager @ Roku
Matt possesses the rare ability to design at every stage in the process, producing high quality work at high output.
Product Designer @ Cash App
Matt demonstrated a strong understanding of our brand and our users, resulting in designs that significantly improved the user experience.
Digital Operations Manager @ Sling
I was always impressed by the quality of Matt's work, often quickly coming back to the team with multiple workflows that we could, in turn, test with users.
Product Manager @ Sling
He is happy, willing and able to work well across both product and marketing initiatives. Matt was quick to turn projects around and was great about taking feedback.
Marketing Director @ Meta