Matt is a storytelling focused Creative Director with a background in filmmaking.

Bio

Matt Costa is a creative director for Riot Games. He focuses primarily on story focused marketing campaigns for League of Legends. On those campaigns he also writes and directs story content. As a storyteller, Matt focuses on telling the stories behind the action in the hopes of developing a deeper connection between the champions and the players. One of his guiding principles is that champions are people too.

In addition to his work for Riot, Matt is developing multiple long form storytelling projects. His background is in film and animation, with a degree in Film Studies from the University of Pittsburgh and a Masters Degree from Carnegie Mellon University in Entertainment Technology, a joint degree between the Schools of Drama and Computer Science. Matt has also been a long time volunteer on the committee for the Siggraph Computer Animation Festival.