Hi! I am Mathieu, a senior creative based in Europe passionate about trying to make work that moves people. I like things simple, beautiful, relevant and above all human at heart.
With 10yrs of experience I've worked at some of the best agencies in the UK, Australia, Belgium, US, France and been awarded at D&AD, Cannes, The Webby's, British Arrows, FWA, Effies, and IAB.
I once saved Jeremy Kyle's life (sorry about that) and I'm available for freelance.
Projects
- La Mer De PianosA short documentary I co-directed, shot and edited with Tom Wrigglesworth. Back in the winter 2010 we had the opportunity to spend two days with Marc Manceaux, the owner of the oldest piano repair shop in Paris. An amazing character living in the middle of hundred year old pianos we thought the story was worth telling.
Projects credited in
- Samsung LED sheepBrief: Promote LED TVs when Samsung didn’t have a product ready. Creative: Make LEDs fun and irreverent. Make Sony look dull and obvious. Results: Hopefully you saying “Yeah, I've seen this...” plus over 25 million global views and it got featured in the Sun, Metro, BBC news and ITN. All without media or PR spend. Plus this gave me one of the most important rewards I’ve ever had in my career. My nan liked it. On a trip to visit my Nan, she was super excited to show me a clip that her friend h
Work history
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Lisbon, PortugalFreelance
I’m a senior creative with 12yrs experience at some of the best agencies in the UK, Australia, Belgium, US and France.
I work for a host of European agencies (BETC, Anomaly, Droga5, Holler, Work Club) on projects ranging from digital campaigns, activation/PR campaigns, creative strategy, content creation and pitches.
I’ve delivered campaign ideas for a range of clients including Youtube, Canal+, Peugeot, Samsung, BMW, Heineken, VICE or Oreo. I’ve also worked on several successful pitches including Cocio and Panache for Holler London, Bouygues Telecom (a 240€ million account) for BETC Paris and Huawei (The Chinese telecoms giant) for Havas Worldwide London.
I’m currently based in Europe, can work remotely or be at your agency by tomorrow morning if you need me. My Skype id is Mathieucuv, don’t hesitate to give a me a shout and let’s have a chat.
You can flick though my work and full CV at https://cargocollective.com/mathieucuv
Skills
- Ideas
- Brand Creative Strategy
- Social and Viral Advertising
- Digital Advertising
- Mobile Advertising
- Pitches
- Creative PR Campaign
- Branded Video Content
- Concept
- Production