# Matt Danko > Creative Monster Location: San Jose, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/mattdanko Danko is a cross-disciplined creative lead who leverages empathy, data and imagination to help design interactive digital products, tools, games, systems, brands and identities. ## Work Experience ### Lead Product Designer @ Zoom Jan 2025 – Present | California, United States ### Design Lead @ Axonista Jan 2023 – Jan 2025 | Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland Collaborative design lead for various cross-platform interactive streaming video initiatives, working with an international remote team to mature a design system, shape features, scale and improve client CX. ### Founding Design Lead @ Mash Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada Full-stack Creative, responsible for company name, identity, branding, product design, visual design, UI, UX, strategy, and B2B/B2C marketing materials within a remote, international bitcoin-based startup. ### Senior Product Designer @ Typeform Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain Collaborative senior designer amongst an international, remote team of developers, designers, researchers, stakeholders and analysts, aligning design systems and leveraging data sets to refine product features, scale and improve UX. ### Senior Visual Designer @ Neugelb Studios GmbH Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Berlin, Berlin, Germany Collaborative creative designer belonging to various teams of developers, designers and UX strategists, within a design agency. Contributor to design direction, UI design, design systems, branding and style guides of an alternative banking app MVP and a financial health SaaS. ### Art Director & Designer @ DANKOMADE Jan 2017 – Jan 2021 | Berlin Area, Germany Freelance art direction, visual + interactive design, UX, identity development, brand management, graphic design, industrial design, custom furniture production, web design, technical illustration and photography. ### Craftsman + Sole Proprietor @ DANKOMADE Jan 2017 – Jan 2020 | Berlin Area, Germany I CRAFT IDEAS INTO SOLID SOLUTIONS. From custom furniture and decor to signage and installations, I use industrial materials salvaged in Berlin to create unique pieces. ### Art Director @ car2go Group GmbH Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | Stuttgart Area, Germany Art Director and team lead focused on global CI, brand, visual design and systems, marketing, product (digital app) and creative. Sundowned Car2Go brand pending the Diamler and BMW merge. ### Head of Design @ Studio49 Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany Senior Visual Designer / Team Lead in an agile mobile games startup studio environment. Responsible for brand and identity management, strategy, mobile game UI & UX design, web design, MarCom management and typography. ### Visual Interaction Designer @ GameDuell Jan 2014 – Jan 2016 | Berlin Area, Germany UX / UI design, interactive design, visual design, game branding, corporate identity, MarCom, web design, iconography, typography, illustration and art for mobile games. Global launch and marketing of Grand Gin Rummy and Belote. ### Instructor of Design @ George Brown College Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | Toronto, Canada Area Instructor of the Design & Illustration for Technical Publications course (COMM 9095), as part of the Technical Communications Certificate program. This course focused on identifying the role of design within technical content, as well as understanding its principles, standards, styles, applications and limitations. Students also learned methods to analyze, identify and efficiently impact various audiences, and the basic elements of layout, typography, user experience, industry practices and design software. ### Brand and Communications Manager @ Alcohol Countermeasure Systems Jan 2010 – Jan 2013 | Toronto, Ontario Creative lead responsible for: brand development and management; art direction; project management; hiring and leading a creative team of ten; account management; marketing strategy, stakeholder relations; international company representation; public and media relations; event co-ordination; product industrial design; web and interactive design; company intranet; marketing and and social media strategies; UX / UI; SEM / SEO; print & digital collateral; signage; translation policy; trade show organization. - Cross-functionality with international Sales and Business Development. - Significant projects: company identity development; intellectual property & trademark copyright; brand, editorial & graphic design standards (and enforcement); PR and international press releases; website redesign; company intranet; SEM / SEO; international print & digital collateral; international signage; translation policy. - Acted as Marketing Manager for the Annual International Alcohol Interlock Symposium events (2010, 2011, 2012): creative authority behind a team of five. Annual Identity and web redesign, brand & sponsorship strategy, PR, SEO, promotional material & merchandise, account & social media management, live streaming video and broadcasting. ### Communications Designer @ Ontario Energy Board Jan 2009 – Jan 2010 Contracted to redesign and upgrade the appearance and functionality of the OEB internal Intranet resource database, public and industry websites, as well as provide intuitive creative / graphic design solutions and ideas (logo / icon design, layout, user interface, etc.). ### Design Intern @ Ontario Science Centre Jan 2009 – Jan 2010 - Designer in charge of the development of public promotional materials, including branding, signage, logo design and identity design. - Medical Illustration work on display within Anatomia Exhibit. ### Design Intern & Assistant @ Pixelcarve, Inc. Jan 2009 – Jan 2009 - Designer / Artist involved in all aspects of project conceptualization, development, strategy, design, creative and productive services for premium & luxury brands. - Administrative and organizational assistant, involved in product research and company communications responsibilities. ## Education ### Bachelor's degree in Medical Illustration/Medical Illustrator Sheridan College Jan 2004 – Jan 2008 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattdanko - Website: http://danko.design --- Source: https://flows.cv/mattdanko JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/mattdanko/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-07