Matt Portner

Matt Portner

Software Designer in Los Angeles

Features

2022

"...an online platform orders of magnitude more attractive and intuitive than any government website in the history of the internet."

Work Experience

2021 — Now
Design at Self Employed

Since 2021, I've been self employed, offering my freelance design services to a variety of great products, including:

2018 — 2021
Design at Sunflower Software

In 2018, I co-founded a small product development studio with two of my best friends. I lead design on a variety of consumer products that we created together, including:

  • id3.fm (twitch for music)

  • wavedash (letterboxd for video games)

  • stems (audio source separation software)

  • disco (clubhouse but too early and not quite right)

2017 — 2018
Content at BuzzFeed

Edited hundreds of videos for the various BuzzFeed media channels and worked with producers to revamp our post production workflows and archival processes.

2016 — 2017
Content at Snapchat

I joined Snapchat shortly after graduating. There, I was responsible for many aspects of content production, including video editing, graphic design, and onsite producing.

2008 — 2016
Founder at DefendTheHouse

In the early days of YouTube, I created a gaming web series that became my main focus for nearly a decade. To date, the show has generated over 200m views and 750k subscribers.

Education

2011 — 2016
Bachelor of Arts at The University of Colorado
2014 — 2015
Intern at Sony Pictures
2012 — 2014
Intern at Appian Way

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