Director · Creative Director · Producer
Integrated production · Film · Photography · Mixed media · Animation
I direct integrated productions across film, photography, animation and mixed media, amplifying strong ideas into work that makes an impact.
I can help shape the creative when needed, then lead the production through to delivery. When a project needs more, The Operators brings in the right people around me.
20 years in creative and production · 100+ campaigns · Samsung · Toyota · Pfizer · Heineken
Showreel
60 seconds of creative direction, directing and production.
Selected work
View all workSamsung QLED / BMB
Worked alongside BMB’s creative team to shape the ideas and lead delivery of a social-first, multi-asset campaign for Samsung.
Reframing the solutionMycogen / Bader Rutter
Questioned the original brief with Bader Rutter, then helped direct and produce a stronger approach for the audience and client.
Creating clarity from ambiguityROLI Airwave & Piano
Took ROLI from a blank page to launch in six weeks, supporting the concept, directing and producing the campaign.
Making the complex understandableSMA Awareness / Havas
Worked with Havas and the client medical team to shape a clear, sensitive digital approach to a complex healthcare subject.
Reimagining a classic sportWorld Curling
Concepted and directed a new visual identity, then produced the broadcast package for World Curling’s global broadcasts.
Making the ambition fit the budgetDobbies / Elvis
Directed and executive produced the TVC, finding the craft solutions that kept the creative ambition alive within budget.
Experience you can bring into the room.
I've creatively directed and produced work across live action, photography, animation, CGI, VFX and emerging technology, from specialist projects to ambitious integrated productions.
What clients say
“Ben and the team bring a dynamic mix of creative vision and technical craft. They helped us communicate complex themes with clarity and impact.”
Creative Lead · Met Office
“Ben and The Operators helped us turn a complex technical subject into a clear and visually engaging CGI film. The process was collaborative, efficient and highly solution focused.”
Head of Marketing & Communications · Murex
“The Operators are one of our trusted creative partners. They immerse themselves in the brand and consistently deliver on time, on brief and within budget.”
Senior Marketing Consultant · OneWeb
More when the project needs it.
Ben works independently or brings together the right mix of creative talent and production expertise through The Operators, from producers, designers and animators to CGI and VFX specialists and experienced production teams.
Whether it's shaping an idea, solving a creative challenge or delivering a fully integrated production, the team is built around what the project needs, bringing the right skills and experience together to make the work as good as it can be.
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