BEN SCOTT MILLER
Lake Placid,FL
Summary
As a Native American designer, I have had the opportunity to travel the world and work in many markets. From London to Spain, New York to Las Vegas, I have designed and branded for small companies to large. I am an award winning designer and I have been inducted into a museum as an official Native American artist and designer. I have created a strategy, design, branding, and written content for individual projects and international campaigns. I have worked on environmental issues, from Medicare to the fashion industry, and in television, film, and radio. I enjoy what I do, and I continue to push myself artistically into a better direction. With my design and strategy experience and education, I can take a campaign through strategy with a creative brief, to the concept of the design campaign, including copy and completion, to SEO and AdWords marketing strategy. I have won a Cannes Lions award for creativity as well as been inducted into a Museum for my art and recognized by the US senate and tribal affiliation as an authentic Native American Artist. I am also a citizen of the Federally Recognized Delaware Tribe of Indians, located in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Writer/ Designer/ Marketing Manager
Native Hoop Magazine
Sioux City, ND
03.2018 - Current
- Revise written material to meet personal standards and to satisfy needs of clients, publishers, directors, or producers.
- Choose subject matter and suitable form to express personal feelings and experiences or ideas, or to narrate stories or events.
- Plan project arrangements or outlines, and organize material accordingly.
- Prepare works in appropriate format for publication, and send them to publishers or producers.
- Follow appropriate procedures to get copyrights for completed work.
- Write fiction or nonfiction prose such as short stories, novels, biographies, articles, descriptive or critical analyses, and essays.
Event Coordinator
Indigenous People's Day Philly
Philadelphia, PA
01.2021 - 11.2021
- Monitor event activities to ensure compliance with applicable regulations and laws, satisfaction of participants, and resolution of any problems that arise.
- Confer with staff at a chosen event site to coordinate details.
- Inspect event facilities to ensure that they conform to customer requirements.
- Coordinate services for events, such as accommodation and transportation for participants, facilities, catering, signage, displays, special needs requirements, printing and event security.
- Consult with customers to determine objectives and requirements for events such as meetings, conferences, and conventions.
- Meet with sponsors and organizing committees to plan scope and format of events, to establish and monitor budgets, or to review administrative procedures and event progress.
- Arrange the availability of audio-visual equipment, transportation, displays, and other event needs.
- Conduct post-event evaluations to determine how future events could be improved.
- Organize registration of event participants.
- Hire, train, and supervise volunteers and support staff required for events.
Creative Director
Findlay Customs
Las Vegas, NV
02.2017 - 07.2019
- Formulate basic layout design or presentation approach and specify material details, such as style and size of type, photographs, graphics, animation, video, and sound.
- Review and approve art materials, copy materials, and proofs of printed copy developed by staff members.
- Manage own accounts and projects, working within budget and scheduling requirements.
- Confer with creative, art, copywriting, or production department heads to discuss client requirements and presentation concepts and to coordinate creative activities.
- Present final layouts to clients for approval.
- Work with creative directors to develop design solutions.
- Review illustrative material to determine if it conforms to standards and specifications.
Graphic Designer
Robert Park Photography
Las Vegas, NV
05.2016 - 02.2017
- Create designs, concepts, and sample layouts based on knowledge of layout principles and esthetic design concepts.
- Determine size and arrangement of illustrative material and copy, and select style and size of type.
- Confer with clients to discuss and determine layout design.
- Develop graphics and layouts for product illustrations, company logos, and Internet websites.
- Maintain archive of images, photos, or previous work products.
- Draw and print charts, graphs, illustrations, and other artwork, using computer.
Marketing
Central Texas Powersports
Austin, TX
06.2014 - 05.2016
- Inspect layouts and advertising copy and edit scripts, audio and video tapes, and other promotional material for adherence to specifications.
- Plan and prepare advertising and promotional material to increase sales of products or services, working with customers, company officials, sales departments and advertising agencies.
- Consult publications to learn about conventions and social functions and to organize prospect files for promotional purposes.
- Coordinate activities of departments, such as sales, graphic arts, media, finance, and research.
Graphic Designer
Great Neck Auto Expo
Long Island, NY
02.2013 - 03.2014
- Prepare sketches of ideas, detailed drawings, illustrations, artwork, or blueprints, using drafting instruments, paints and brushes, or computer-aided design equipment.
- Present designs and reports to customers or design committees for approval, and discuss need for modification.
- Design graphic material for use as ornamentation, illustration, or advertising on manufactured materials and packaging or containers.
Art Director
Red Photographic/ 2021 London Olympics
London, England
01.2012 - 09.2012
- Inspect layouts and advertising copy and edit scripts, audio and video tapes, and other promotional material for adherence to specifications.
- Gather and organize information to plan advertising campaigns.
- Direct, motivate, and monitor the mobilization of a campaign team to advance campaign goals.
- Plan and execute advertising policies and strategies for organizations.
- Provide presentation and product demonstration support during the introduction of new products and services to field staff and customers.
Education
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Advertising and Design
Academy of Art University
San Francisco, CA06.2014
NVQ level 5 - Teaching and Assessment
London City and Guilds
London06.2012
Skills
- Content creation
- Editing and proofreading
- Project management
- Creative writing
- Graphic design
- Marketing strategy
- Event planning
- Press releases
- Broadcast media
- Audience engagement
- Client presentation
- Advertising campaign development
- Write copy
- Script and scenario design
- Copy editing
- Brand development
- Client communication
- Visual storytelling
- Time management
- Promotional planning
- Creative collaboration
- Print media
Certification
US Indian Arts and Crafts act of 1990
Publications
- Lackawanna County Lenape Mural : https://www.lackawannacounty.org/news_detail_T8_R562.php
- Heard Museum Native American Artist Listing : https://5019.sydneyplus.com/Heard_Museum_ArgusNET_Final/Portal/Portal.aspx?component=AAAM&record=aeb55383-f06b-44b3-8375-d2b115109dcb
- Sykes Murals- WCU of PA : https://www.wcupa.edu/_services/Stu.Syk/sykes-murals.aspx
- Whitesboro New York campaign / The Daily Show : https://nypost.com/2017/09/27/town-seal-of-pioneer-choking-native-american-finally-changed/
- IPD Philly : https://whyy.org/articles/were-a-living-presence-philly-celebrates-first-officially-recognized-indigenous-peoples-day/?
- IPD Philly : https://www.inquirer.com/video/watch-indigenous-peoples-day-philly-celebration-penn-treaty-park-20211011.html
- IPD Philly : https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2021/10/11/indigenous-peoples-day-philadelphia-penn-treaty-park-columbus-day-community/
- Cannes Lions Award London: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnnmc9nBeOY
Freelance Projects
- West Chester University- Sykes Student Union Mural
- Scranton Pennsylvania- Lackawanna County Lenape Mural
- Hanging Cow Productions, Off Broadway Manhattan / The Sixth Session Theatrical Production/ The Producers Club/ Manhattan, New York
- Good Times Magazine, 1000th edition/ Westbury, New York
- Avatar Foods, Las Vegas, Nevada
- Labels labs, Las Vegas, Nevada
- Eileen Fisher Leadership Institute, Yonkers, New York
- TMG Entertainment, Stage Manager and Script writer/ Las Vegas, Nevada
- SXSW Native American Showcase, Organizer/ Austin, Texas
- BBH London; Rattlingstick Productions, The Guardian Newspaper/ The Three Little Pigs/ London, England
- Rock 105.3 KIOZ Radio Station, The Mikey Show Intern/ San Diego, California
Timeline
Event Coordinator
Indigenous People's Day Philly
01.2021 - 11.2021
Writer/ Designer/ Marketing Manager
Native Hoop Magazine
03.2018 - Current
Creative Director
Findlay Customs
02.2017 - 07.2019
Graphic Designer
Robert Park Photography
05.2016 - 02.2017
Marketing
Central Texas Powersports
06.2014 - 05.2016
Graphic Designer
Great Neck Auto Expo
02.2013 - 03.2014
Art Director
Red Photographic/ 2021 London Olympics
01.2012 - 09.2012
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Advertising and Design
Academy of Art University
NVQ level 5 - Teaching and Assessment
London City and Guilds