Ben O'Brien

Ben O'Brien has a diverse and extensive work experience in the creative field. Ben started their career at Young & Rubicam as a Senior Writer in 2003 and then moved to Leo Burnett in 2004 in the same role. In 2006, they joined DDB Group Australia as a Creative Group Head, followed by a role as an Associate Creative Director at J. Walter Thompson Worldwide from 2008 to 2010. In 2010, they co-founded their agency, O'Shea & O'Brien, where they served as the Executive Creative Director and Owner until 2016. Ben then worked as a Creative Director at Bastion from 2016 to 2021. From 2021 to 2022, they served as the Deputy Executive Creative Director at M&C Saatchi Group AUNZ, leading the creative for Woolworths. Currently, they hold the position of Executive Creative Director at HERO, starting in 2023.

Ben O'Brien began their education at the University of Adelaide, where they pursued a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. The start and end years for this degree are not provided. Later on, in 2017, they attended Udemy Academy and completed the Complete Python 3 Bootcamp, focusing on Automation and Machine Learning. Also in the same year, they pursued additional courses at Udemy Academy, including Learn and Understand AngularJS for Web Development and Learn and Understand NodeJS for Web Development.