General info
SENIOR ART DIRECTOR
Melbourne, Australia
Melbourne, Australia
A senior art director with over 15 years' experience across NZ and Australia, Ben Clarke has helped launch, relaunch and reinvent iconic brands like MYOB, BMW, Dominion Breweries, Specsavers and Honda, to name a few. Despite his wealth of experience, he’s not afraid to get his hands dirty, which comes as no surprise to those who have benefited from his high-end retouching skills and exquisite eye for typography. It goes without saying that Ben’s work is conceptually driven. His work is recognised at MADC, AXIS, AWARD, Cannes Lions and Ads of the World.
Work History
Senior Art Director
Ben Clarke Creative
Clients past and present: MYOB, ANZ Bank, Aussie Disposals, Australian Government, Beyond Blue, BMW, Cadbury, Coles, Coke, Dominion Breweries, Disneyland France, Firestone, Foxtel, Fosters, Frucor, GE Money, Honda, Jamiesons Run, L'Oreal, Maurice Blackburn Lawyers, Mercury Energy, Melbourne Airport, Mercedes, Montheith's, NAB, Red Bull, Pump, Sensis, Sony, Specsavers, SPC, Telstra, Tiger Airways, MYOB and TVNZ.
Senior Art Director
Green Hat B2B Marketing Agency
Clients include Superloop, Next DC, JB HIFi, Knauf, Aveva, ResDiary and Versent.
Senior Art Director
Big Splash Recruitment Advertising
Lead designer for the business on both sides of the Tasman, mentoring designers and working across all brands and new business pitches.
Freelance Senior Art Director
The Bureau
Freelance Senior Creative working across all brands.
Senior Art Director
MYOB
Development of the new brand identity, campaign ideas and design.
Art Director
CHE Proximity
Clients include Telstra, GE Money and FOXTEL.
Art Director
Smart Melbourne
Highly Commended MADC for Best Transit - Bus Back for Specsavers. Awarded Silver Outdoor - Ads of the World, Adshel for Specsavers Vespa.
Art Director
DraftFCB
Awarded Bronze at MADC for Honda campaign. Clients include Honda, White Pages, Angus & Robertson & Vitasoy.
Senior Designer / Retoucher
Publicis Mojo Partners
Grand Prix AXIS awards and Cannes finalist in 2004.
Designer / Retoucher
Saatchi & Saatchi
Clients: TVNZ, Waikato Draught, Telecom.
Designer / Retoucher / Studio Manager
Generator Bates
Awarded 5 silvers Axis 2003. Clients: Fosters, Coca Cola, Pump. Sony, Telstra, BMW, Dominion Breweries, Monteiths Breweries & Red Bull.
Education
Bachelor of Graphic Design
Auckland University of Technology
Graphic Design, Advertising, Distinction in major.
Clients past and present
https://beeclarke.myportfolio.com
MYOB, ANZ Bank, Aussie Disposals, Australian Government, Beyond Blue, BMW, Cadbury, Coles, Coke, Dominion Breweries, Disneyland France, Firestone, Foxtel, Fosters, Frucor, GE Money, Honda, Jamiesons Run, L'Oreal, Maurice Blackburn Lawyers, Mercury Energy, Melbourne Airport, Mercedes, Montheith's, NAB, Red Bull, Pump, Sensis, Sony, Specsavers, SPC, Telstra, Tiger Airways, MYOB and TVNZ.
MYOB, ANZ Bank, Aussie Disposals, Australian Government, Beyond Blue, BMW, Cadbury, Coles, Coke, Dominion Breweries, Disneyland France, Firestone, Foxtel, Fosters, Frucor, GE Money, Honda, Jamiesons Run, L'Oreal, Maurice Blackburn Lawyers, Mercury Energy, Melbourne Airport, Mercedes, Montheith's, NAB, Red Bull, Pump, Sensis, Sony, Specsavers, SPC, Telstra, Tiger Airways, MYOB and TVNZ.
Accolades include
MADC / AXIS / AWARD / Effies / Cannes Lions and Ads of the World.