# Matt Schaefer

> Product Designer at Meta

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/mattschaefer

I design products, tools, and ecosystems at Meta. I also art direct high-impact initiatives that elevate creative vision and craft across the company. This breadth of experience has shaped me into a creative generalist equipped to tackle ever changing, and increasingly complex, problem spaces. / www.mattschaeferdesign.com

## Work Experience
### Product Designer @ Meta
Jan 2018 – Present | Menlo Park, California
• End-to-end design for immersive creation tools (Quill) and entertainment discovery & content ecosystems (Theater Elsewhere).
• Product design for interoperable social gaming experiences that span VR, mobile, and web surfaces. Awarded a patent (#12097427) doing this work.
• Early design support for Oculus Media Studio, Oculus TV, and VR Media Future Initiatives.
• Art direction for Gen AI products and features on Meta's social platforms.
• Team design and direction.

### Interaction Designer @ Fjord
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area
Clients: Google, Carnival Cruise Line, CalHEERS

### Experience Design Lead @ Gensler
Jan 2013 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area
Clients: b8ta, Electronic Arts, El Palacio de Hierro, Intel, Plantronics, Timbuk2, Visa, Walmart

### Lead Spatial Designer @ WD Partners
Jan 2011 – Jan 2013 | San Francisco
Clients: 7-Eleven, Aramark, Co.op Mart, Safeway

### Spatial Designer @ Interbrand Design Forum
Jan 2007 – Jan 2011
Clients: Burger King, Panda Express, Olay

### Spatial Designer @ Interbrand
Jan 2009 – Jan 2010 | Singapore, Singapore
Clients: Jollibee, Osim International Ltd., Siam Commercial Bank

Based in Singapore. Travel frequently across Asia Pacific region. Work closely with brand agency disciplines. Responsible for physical retail design.

### Senior Spatial Designer @ Interbrand
Jan 2008 – Jan 2008 | Seoul, Korea
Clients: Kia Motors, W-store


## Education
### Front End Web Development
General Assembly
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016

### User Experience Design
General Assembly
Jan 2013 – Jan 2013

### BFA in Interior Architecture
Cleveland Institute of Art
Jan 2002 – Jan 2007


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/mattschaeferdesign
- Portfolio: http://www.mattschaeferdesign.com/

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Last updated: 2026-03-30