Ben Swink
UX Architect
Charlotte, NC, USA
646.734.7204
be.net/benswink
I have been working in User Experience and Design for the past 18 years. I have worked on brands like Belk, The Limited, Thomson Reuters, Cablevision, Garanimals, Scholastic, and Columbia Business School. I specialized in digital and interactive work, including web design and Flash animation, and have extensive experience in print, broadcast, and outdoor mediums.
Work Experience
CapTech Consulting
Sr. Manager / Associate UX Director
September 2017
- Present
North Carolina, United States
Belk
UX Architect
• Created annotated wireframes, comps, and FSDs for Belk’ s new web platform
• Lead various project tracks, working with developers and business analysts
• Involved in requirement creation, user reviews, and QA testing
• Lead various project tracks, working with developers and business analysts
• Involved in requirement creation, user reviews, and QA testing
June 2015
- September 2017
North Carolina, United States
Responsive Path
UX Designer - Contract Position
• Created Hi-Fi and Lo-Fi wireframes for the development team
• Created fully functioning mock sites for testing and approval
• Wrote case/coding instructions for interactions in wireframes
• Created fully functioning mock sites for testing and approval
• Wrote case/coding instructions for interactions in wireframes
September 2014
- April 2015
North Carolina, United States
10FootWave
Creative Services Manager
• Created branding platform for FanConnect, including logo and website
• Designed and animated a series of automotive videos
• Oversaw and created video backgrounds and templates for clients
• Designed and animated a series of automotive videos
• Oversaw and created video backgrounds and templates for clients
February 2014
- August 2014
North Carolina, United States
Hatsoff Creative Services
Senior Art Director
• Design websites, landing pages, and splash pages
• Design print ads, brochures, and free standing inserts
• Create the look and framing for software interface
• Branding consultation and logo design
• Design post cards, mailers, and other collateral pieces
• Design email blasts and newsletters
• Design and build web banners
• Oversee and approve work from other designers
• Design print ads, brochures, and free standing inserts
• Create the look and framing for software interface
• Branding consultation and logo design
• Design post cards, mailers, and other collateral pieces
• Design email blasts and newsletters
• Design and build web banners
• Oversee and approve work from other designers
September 2013
- February 2014
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Wray Ward
Art Director - Freelance Position
• Designed/prepared assets for several websites and landing pages
• Designed/built email blasts, brochures, inserts and print ads
• Designed and collected for printing 120’ long billboard ads
• Converted blueprints into illustrations for use on websites
• Designed/built email blasts, brochures, inserts and print ads
• Designed and collected for printing 120’ long billboard ads
• Converted blueprints into illustrations for use on websites
January 2013
- April 2013
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Gardner Nelson & Partners
Digital Art Director
• Worked on the scripts, art direction on set, and post production of television ads
• Designed print ads, brochures and free standing inserts
• Designed/built/trafficked standard flash banners and rich media banners
• Designed/built/edited websites, landing pages and email blasts
• Built and edited reels using Final Cut Pro and DVD Studio Pro
• Designed outdoor advertisements, displays and billboards
• Photographed and edited photos for web, print, outdoor and television
• Designed print ads, brochures and free standing inserts
• Designed/built/trafficked standard flash banners and rich media banners
• Designed/built/edited websites, landing pages and email blasts
• Built and edited reels using Final Cut Pro and DVD Studio Pro
• Designed outdoor advertisements, displays and billboards
• Photographed and edited photos for web, print, outdoor and television
September 2005
- July 2012
New York, New York, United States
Freelance
Photographer/Retoucher
• Photographed weddings, headshots, portraits, sporting events, and landscapes
• Edited photographs and created prints and posters for clients
• Edited photographs and created prints and posters for clients
January 2002
- September 2005
North Carolina, United States
Education
School Of Visual Arts (SVA)
Design, HTML, CSS
January 2008
- December 2011
North Carolina, United States
University Of North Carolina - Charlotte (UNC)
Biology Major, Spanish Minor
September 1998
- May 2002
North Carolina, United States
Languages
Spanish (Conversational),
Skills
Actionscript,
Basic CSS,
Basic Final Cut Pro,
Basic HTML,
Basic PHP,
Flash Animation,
Illustrator,
Photoshop,
After Effects,
Axure Pro,
Indesign,
OmniGraffle,
WordPress,