Matt Halliday

(He/him)

Lecturer

Communication Studies

  • Lecturer
    Communication Studies

BIO

A living dichotomy, Matt has aspirations to save humanity through the creative skills he has learnt from the advertising industry. He has a deep belief in human creativity, and a great hope in its ability to communicate solutions to the issues modern society faces. He began his PhD study mid-2025 and is looking into the role advertising has played, and will play, in the metacrisis humanity faces.

 

Matt has been lecturing Advertising and Brand Creativity at AUT since 2018 and joined the teaching team full-time in 2020. Matt brings a wealth of experience from roles in and out of the advertising industry and across several creative disciplines. He is also a proud graduate of AUT Ad School and is at his best when helping students shape their ideas.

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Lecturer
    Auckland University of Technology, Te Kura Whakapāho - School of Communication Studies, Auckland, New Zealand3 Feb 2020
  • Academic Advisor
    Auckland University of Technology, Advertising and Brand Creativity, Auckland, New Zealand1 Mar 2023 - 29 Feb 2024

DEGREES

  • Master of Philosophy with Honours (First Class)
    Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
  • Bachelor of Arts
    University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Higher Education)
    Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
  • Graduate Diploma in Advertising Creativity
    Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand

FACULTY

  • Faculty of Design & Creative Technologies

AVAILABILITY

  • Career advice
  • Industry Projects
  • Collaborative projects
  • Join a web conference as a panellist or speaker
  • Media enquiries

FIELDS OF RESEARCH