Creative Director

Ben Nott started working in advertising in Australia at age 16. He has since worked all over the world at the request of the most highly regarded advertising agencies. Over his 23 years of experience his skills of writing, art directing, film directing and Creative Directing have received numerous international accolades. Ben is one of the most highly awarded advertising creatives in the world.

Ben’s work is "known for cut through creativity, executed well, in the most appropriate mediums on a global scale”.  Much of his work is centered around youth marketing and charitable causes.

Ben’s advertising work has been exhibited at MoMA in New York and is part of the museum’s permanent collection of Film and Media. His creative work has also been displayed at the prestigious Saatchi gallery in London and can also be seen several other art galleries through out the world.

Ben is featured in the documentary “World’s Best Sellers” beside greats such as Dennis Hopper. His work and interviews  appear in many industry magazines and educational books on advertising. Ben is currently based is Los Angeles and works internationally frequently.

Recents projects for Ben includes Co-directing his first dramatic action feature film, "Drift", starring Sam Worthington (Avatar, Clash of the Titans, Terminator 4) for his company World Wide Mind Films,  releasing in cinemas globally early 2013.

• Youngest person ever to win the Grand Prix at Cannes International Advertising Festival. (The top creative advertising accolade in the world)
• Youngest person ever to win the Grand Prix at Eurobest.
• Youngest person to ever win the whole set of Cannes Lion Awards.
• Over 60 international creative awards, including: Cannes Grand Prix. Cannes Titanium.
• Two Cannes Gold Lions. One Cannes Silver Lion. One Cannes Bronze Lion. One Gold/Black D&AD Pencil.
• Three Silver D&AD Nominations. Ten D&AD book entries. Two Gold One Show Pencils.
• Numerous shiny metal at Clios, NY Art Directors Club, Andys, Beldings, Caxtons, Effies, Australian AWARD.  Number 1 awarded agency globally, Cannes. 1996. Saatchi & Saatchi, London.
• Archive creative magazine described Ben as: "He’s either the creative rock star of advertising or the ambivalent Beavis & Butthead of the ad world. Hopefully both...”
• Boards Industry Magazine Ranked Ben number 2 advertising creative worldwide 2004.
• Ad Week's Creativity Magazine awarded Droga5 "Agency of the year" in its first year of business in 2007 and again in 2011.

• Billy Blue School of Design, Sydney
• AWARD ‐ Australian Writiers and Art Directors
• Kinsale International Advertising Festival, Ireland
• Desachate ‐ S. American Communications Convention
• Almap Online Advertising Forum ‐ Brazil to global
• CNN European Business News TV show
• Kodak Creative Film Panel, Cannes
• TBWA Global Creative Conference, Thailand
• Boards Magazine Conference, Los Angeles
• Caxton Awards, Australia
• Media 2006, Sydney
• TBWA Creativity Conference, Paris
• Semi Permanent, Sydney

• D&AD ‐ Designers & Art Directors International, London
• Creative Circle Awards, London
• Breaking Walls Awards, Berlin
• AWARD ‐ Australian Writers and Art Directors
• Kinsale International Advertising Festival, Ireland
• Desachate ‐ South American Communications Convention
• Belding Awards ‐ Los Angeles
• AICP Awards ‐ Los Angeles
• Kancil Awards, Malaysia
• Peli Creative Advertising Awards ‐ Hawaii, USA
• Best Ads on TV, Global