Matt Highison

Matt Highison serves as Vice President of Art at Scopely since February 2023, leading the art and audio departments for an unannounced AAA multiplatform game while contributing to the Franchise Creative team on original IP development. Previously, Matt held the position of Sr. Director of Art at Cold Iron Studios from November 2015 to February 2023, co-founding the studio and managing its growth to a 60+ person team while overseeing the successful development and publication of "Aliens: Fireteam Elite" and its expansion, "Pathogen." Prior experience includes roles as Art Director at Cryptic Studios, where contributions to titles such as "Neverwinter" and "Star Trek Online" were made, along with foundational experience in animation at LeapFrog. Matt holds a Bachelor of Science in Media Arts and Animation from the Art Institute of California - San Francisco.