Scott Bentley

Bentley Creative

London, United Kingdom

Work Experience

Bentley Creative

Owner / Creative Director

6 Month contract to art direct Modus magazine for Sunday Publishing
Founder/Creative director of Caffeine, the UK's only consumer coffee title
Art direction of John Lewis Winter Tech supplement 2013
Art direction of John Lewis Autumn Tech supplement 2013
Art director of Industria magazine Issue 6
Launch art director of Glamour iPad app for Conde Nast
Art direction and design of 2013 GQ Watch supplement for both print and iPad
Long-term freelance art director at Hearst Luxury promotions, working across Esquire, Harper's Bazaar, Elle and Elle Deco
Launch art director of 'The Watch Magazine' a fully interactive digital magazine
Launch art director of 'Magnificent Man' for Bremont watches
November 2011 - Present London, United Kingdom

QP Magazine

Art Director

Working as a freelance art director on QP magazine - Devoted to fine watches. Part of the Telegraph media group
May 2014 - Present London, United Kingdom

Think Publishing

Art Director

Art direction and design evolution across key magazines at Think.
In addition to these core duties I designed annual reports, supplements, logos, adverts and directories for these and other clients.
I created pitch work which successfully secured new business, taken existing pitch designs and evolved them through to launch.
February 2011 - September 2011 London, United Kingdom

Freelance

Art Director

Launch Art Director of 'Men's Running' for Wild Bunch Media
BBC Pitch for London 2012 Olympic games publishing
Art director of BBC Top Gear Supplements
Designer on Richard Branson's iPad Magazine 'Project'

Other clients Included
The Times, Bauer Media, IPC Media, Cedar, Redwood, August Media
June 2009 - February 2011 London, United Kingdom

Bauer Media

Deputy Art Director

Deputy Art Director on Arena
Deputy Art Director on FMH
January 2007 - May 2009 London, United Kingdom

National Magazine Company

Art Editor

Art Editor on Men's Health UK
October 2004 - December 2006 United Kingdom

Daily Mail Group

Art Editor

Art Editor on Daily Mail Ski and Snowboard
July 2001 - January 2003 London, United Kingdom

Haymarket Publishing

Senior Designer / Art Editor

Senior designer on F1 Racing
Art Editor on Racing line for McLaren F1
September 1999 - June 2000 London, United Kingdom

Evo Publications

Designer

Designer on Evo Magazine
January 1999 - July 1999 Wollaston, United Kingdom

Education

UCE Birmingham

2:1 BA Visual Communication

September 1994 - July 1997 Birmingham, United Kingdom