FILTER Expands Services in Portland
Portland | 09/12/2008
PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 12 — FILTER (www.filtertalent.com), the West Coast’s leading creative-resources company, has deepened its pool of expertise and capacity to deliver flexible business solutions through the key hire of Matt LeBlanc. Matt joins FILTER in the dual role of Portland Branch Director and FILTER STUDIOS Account Executive.
As Portland Branch Director, Matt is focused on expanding FILTER’s market presence and talent base. An integral division of FILTER, FILTER STUDIOS provides highly-skilled design, production and content management services to produce entire projects from concept to completion. As FILTER STUDIOS Account Executive, Matt will be charting new territory by expanding FILTER STUDIOS beyond the Seattle headquarters.
“Matt completely ‘gets’ our business model and has a unique mix of creative staffing and project management experience. He understands our business from both a former client and talent perspective, and is perfectly positioned to help our clients solve their talent resource challenges,” said Kristin Knight, FILTER’s CEO and Founder.
Matt LeBlanc most recently served as the Northwest Resource Manager for the Portland and Seattle offices of Avenue A/Razorfish. His 13 plus years of experience in advertising and marketing also include working with CKS Partners, TBWA\Chiat\Day, Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, McCann-Erickson, and Kirshenbaum Bond & Partners. Matt has experience servicing big brands including Levi Strauss & Co., Hewlett-Packard Worldwide, Microsoft, and Nissan Motors of America. Matt has successfully worked in print and outdoor advertising, television and radio, in-store display, consumer packaging, web development, corporate identity and online advertising.
About FILTER
FILTER is a full-service creative resources company that connects industry-leading companies with the very best creative talent throughout the West Coast. Offering both creative staffing services and interactive media design and production, FILTER helps clients to make their ideas a reality and complete their projects with more speed, flexibility and cost efficiency.
The company is headquartered in Seattle and has branch offices in Portland, San Francisco and Los Angeles. FILTER has been serving clients for the past two decades, which include top technology and services companies as well as many of the leading design, advertising and interactive agencies.