Ben Powers Design+Animation

EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT BEN BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK.


This is an abridged history of my life in design. I've only hit the highlights, which should be enough to blow your mind, but not melt your screen.

References available upon request.

Experience


Art Director
cs2 advertising 2008–Present

My current gig. A great place to work and develop my skills beyond business to business marketing and into more consumer advertising. Since accepting the position at cs2 this past year I have had forrays into TV, radio, and continued to refine my online advertising skills. Plus there's a basketball hoop out back, that's awesome.

Art Director
inferno 2004-2008

Ah, the salad days. I learned more from my time at inferno than any of the years prior. The horizontal hierarchy meant tons of responsibility right from the start. I was able to hone my skills in nearly every area of design and now laugh at the amateurish and inefficient work from my past (this includes the layout I did last week).

BFA Mississippi State University
2004


Intern, Oden Marketing and Design
Summer 2003

Awards


2002

ˇ Portfolio Scholarship, Mississippi State University

2004

ˇ Best in Show, Graphic Design Student Exhibition, MSU
ˇ 2nd place, Design category, SEC Student Journalism Competition.
ˇ (1st place) Best Political Cartoon, SEC Student Journalism Competition.

2006

ˇ 18 Golds & Best of Show(Electronic), Memphis AdFed Regional ADDYS
ˇ Featured in Print Regional Design Annual

2007

ˇ 16 Golds & Judge's Special Award (Campaign), Memphis AdFed Regional ADDYS
ˇ 5 Golds, District ADDYS

2008

ˇ 1 Gold


Clients Served


FedEx, GRAMMY Foundation, Comcast, Embassy Suites, Hilton Hotels, Memphis Botanic Gardens, MATCU, The Commercial Appeal, Stax Museum, Tunica Convention and Visitors Bureau, Elvis Presley Enterprises, Smith&Nephew Orthopaedics, NuVasive Spine Technology, TransnetYX, Primacy Relocation, Papertrace, Hunter Fans, Baptist Medical, Eclectic Eye, MTI, ColorCraft Label

Expertise


Adobe Creative Suite 3: Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Flash, Dreamweaver