Benjamin Bennett

Lead a boutique design studio delivering brand, event, and campaign work for global conferences, media, and technology clients. Combine hands-on creative direction with strategy, scalable design systems, and client partnership across launches, rebrands, and high-pressure event timelines.

Clients: Cannes Lions, Breakbulk, Glee, Money20/20, Hyve, Zumo, Insurtech Insights, Learnit, Shoptalk, Fintech Meetup, IFA, CWIEME, Running Remote, Think Publishing, OBE, Katherine Frelon, MMMultiply, Bett.

Led end-to-end design delivery for the successful launches and growth of Money20/20 Europe and the expansion into Asia and China. Responsible for all major creative outputs including digital campaigns, brand guidelines, and large-scale onsite event assets, supporting consistent year-on-year revenue growth.

Managed and mentored an in-house team of three designers alongside freelance specialists, ensuring high-quality output across multiple live events and tight production schedules. Worked cross-functionally with marketing, content, commercial, and production teams to translate complex briefs into clear, effective visual communication.

Streamlined creative production by implementing a cross-department content management system, improving transparency, reducing duplicated work, and cutting internal email traffic by approximately 40%.

Creative campaigns developed with Marketing contributed to measurable audience growth, including 34% year-on-year attendance growth for Europe and 50% growth for Asia.

Launched and led a premium digital magazine from scratch, defining brand identity and creative direction while overseeing monthly design, production, photo shoots, and contributor-led editorial across major digital publishing platforms.