Grumpy Sailor Creative
Ben Draper has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and industries. Ben most recently worked as a Creative Producer at Grumpy Sailor Creative since August 2021. Prior to that, they held the same role at the same company from August to October 2021.
Before joining Grumpy Sailor Creative, Ben worked as a Brand Ambassador at The Welder's Dog Brewery from October 2020 to August 2021. In this role, they were responsible for shaping and executing the COVID recovery plan, developing the social media brand and narrative of the Tamworth venue, and creating new and exciting events.
Ben also gained experience as an Innovation Product Manager at InfoTrack Pty Ltd from March 2018 to April 2020. In this role, they were involved in research, design, and documentation of products, as well as developing content for product and company collateral, managing project progress and deadlines, and contributing to the user experience and interface design process.
Additionally, Ben worked as an Innovation Strategist at the Department of Defence from March to July 2018, where they provided innovation consultation and helped promote innovation culture within the organization.
Prior to these roles, Ben worked as a Bar Team Leader at Merivale from April 2016 to March 2018, where they were responsible for the running of the venue, gaming, staff management, cash handling, and customer relations. Ben also gained experience as a Sales Associate at EB Games Australia from June 2010 to January 2015, where they worked their way up from a salesman to a keyholder and senior sales associate.
Overall, Ben Draper has a strong background in project management, innovation, product development, and customer relations.
Ben Draper attended Farrer Memorial Agricultural Highschool from 2008 to 2013. During this time, they studied English Advanced, English Extension 1 and 2, Mathematics, Music 1, Modern History, and Social Science.
Following this, from 2015 to 2019, they pursued a Bachelor of Arts in Communications (Social Inquiry) and a Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation at the University of Technology Sydney. The specific field of study for these degrees is not specified.
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Grumpy Sailor Creative
Founded in 2011, HMAS Grumpy is piloted by Founder James Boyce, with an exceptionally talented leadership team and crew at his side. We create Astonishingly Unforgettable Experiences, that have the potential to change lives, communities and organisations for the better. Grumpy combines original creative formats with emotional storycraft, to produce adventurous and ambitious experiences that evoke an intense response and imprint like a tattoo on your subconscious. We collaborate with cultural institutions, architects, businesses and brands that are looking to enhance lives and do some good in the world. Emerging as a born-digital creative studio, Grumpy Sailor served as both an in-house and external R&D arm for Google’s Creative Lab in Sydney. Since then, we have evolved into Australia’s leading experience design studio, creating installations, experiences, exhibitions and interactive artworks. Grumps is a band of misfits; each team member has taken their own weird and wonderful road to land at our doorstep, and that’s one of our greatest strengths. Our ability to create, code, build, film, paint and make, means our team adapts to any media and any challenge - and challenges are how this special breed of talent gets off. Curiosity, craft and tenacity are the hiring criteria for Grumpy Sailor. When creative minds like this learn to play in teams, the impossible becomes probable. Grumpy Sailor values a thriving arts and cultural ecosystem, accessible to all; gender equity and cultural diversity in technology and design; environmental sustainability and addressing climate change; and health and wellbeing in our community. We strive to make the world that little bit better through the work we create.