Matt Hutaff
Matt is an award-winning writer, editorialist, and digital communications and marketing leader with extensive experience in education.
About Me
I’m a writer, web developer, and digital marketer. Since 2006, I’ve done a combination of all three for various colleges, universities, and K-12 independent schools throughout Southern California.
While I am planning to share examples of print and video collateral designed in recent roles, this website serves primarily as an archive for my feature and editorial work. I chalked up more than 100 articles while in service to The Simon and have proven a reliable contributor to alumni publications wherever I work. Some of my college work – two pieces of which won USC’s Art Buchwald Award for Satire – is also around here somewhere.
In my free time, I also write for television, produce short films, and run one of the world’s largest websites dedicated to the 90s scifi television series, Sliders when I’m not picking up the pieces from the horrific Eaton Canyon Fire that devastated Altadena and Pasadena in 2025.
CREATIVE DIRECTION
Phoenix Magazine
The first print edition of Sequoyah School’s Phoenix Magazine since 2019 arrived in Spring 2025! Designed, written, and produced by yours truly, it highlights multiple alums, shares exciting news about the high school’s award-winning H2GP team, and resurfaces vintage design elements from the 1980s.
Enjoy the articles, student illustrations, layout, and community updates!
CREATIVE DIRECTION
Phoenix Magazine
The first print edition of Sequoyah School’s Phoenix Magazine since 2019 arrived in Spring 2025! Designed, written, and produced by yours truly, it highlights multiple alums, shares exciting news about the high school’s award-winning H2GP team, and resurfaces vintage design elements from the 1980s.
Enjoy the articles, student illustrations, layout, and community updates!
FOR YOUR READING PLEASURE
Horse and Penguin Go to the Moon
Several years ago I wrote and illustrated Horse and Penguin go to the Moon, a book based on the bedtime stories I told my son. Horse and Penguin are based on toys he used to play with, and the adventures the two went on over the years were both fantastical and fun to tell. Each night he’d give me a title to start with, but this particular story was told a lot!
In case you’re interested in reading or sharing with your own children, I’m making it available online. Hope you enjoy!
Understanding the Student Journey: Using Website Data to Understand Your Prospects and ROI
In 2018, I presented at EduWeb San Diego on how capturing browser behavior can lead to both rich datasets for prospective students and custom web interactions for those prospects.
Recent Features
