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I’m a multidisciplinary creative with 10+ years of experience building visually compelling designs for brands, campaigns, and video-based storytelling. My background spans branding, visual design, motion graphics, and production, giving me a strong eye for composition, color, and camera-friendly layouts. I’ve designed everything from conference booths for Amazon Science to sets for Pioneer, a globally recognized DJ brand. As a freelancer, I collaborate closely with clients to translate abstract goals into polished, practical visual solutions. What sets me apart is my ability to think like both a visual artist and a production designer—allowing me to visualize how spaces read on camera, anticipate lighting and framing needs, and transform sets into high-impact environments within tight timelines.…I’m a multidisciplinary creative with 10+ years of experience building visually compelling designs for brands, campaigns, and video-based storytelling. My background spans branding, visual design, motion graphics, and production, giving me a strong eye for composition, color, and camera-friendly layouts. I’ve designed everything from conference booths for Amazon Science to sets for Pioneer, a globally recognized DJ brand. As a freelancer, I collaborate closely with clients to translate abstract goals into polished, practical visual solutions. What sets me apart is my ability to think like both a visual artist and a production designer—allowing me to visualize how spaces read on camera, anticipate lighting and framing needs, and transform sets into high-impact environments within tight timelines.

Ben Nicholson

Designer, Front-End Developer, Web Designer, +6

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I’m a multidisciplinary creative with 10+ years of experience building visually compelling designs for brands, campaigns, and video-based storytelling. My background spans branding, visual design, motion graphics, and production, giving me a strong eye for composition, color, and camera-friendly layouts. I’ve designed everything from conference booths for Amazon Science to sets for Pioneer, a globally recognized DJ brand. As a freelancer, I collaborate closely with clients to translate abstract goals into polished, practical visual solutions. What sets me apart is my ability to think like both a visual artist and a production designer—allowing me to visualize how spaces read on camera, anticipate lighting and framing needs, and transform sets into high-impact environments within tight timelines.…I’m a multidisciplinary creative with 10+ years of experience building visually compelling designs for brands, campaigns, and video-based storytelling. My background spans branding, visual design, motion graphics, and production, giving me a strong eye for composition, color, and camera-friendly layouts. I’ve designed everything from conference booths for Amazon Science to sets for Pioneer, a globally recognized DJ brand. As a freelancer, I collaborate closely with clients to translate abstract goals into polished, practical visual solutions. What sets me apart is my ability to think like both a visual artist and a production designer—allowing me to visualize how spaces read on camera, anticipate lighting and framing needs, and transform sets into high-impact environments within tight timelines.

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I’m a multidisciplinary creative with 10+ years of experience building visually compelling designs for brands, campaigns, and video-based storytelling. My background spans branding, visual design, motion graphics, and production, giving me a strong eye for composition, color, and camera-friendly layouts. I’ve designed everything from conference booths for Amazon Science to sets for Pioneer, a globally recognized DJ brand.

As a freelancer, I collaborate closely with clients to translate abstract goals into polished, practical visual solutions. What sets me apart is my ability to think like both a visual artist and a production designer—allowing me to visualize how spaces read on camera, anticipate lighting and framing needs, and transform sets into high-impact environments within tight timelines.

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Front End Engineer at Atelier Product Page

January 1, 2025 - Present

React-based ratings and reviews module serving hundreds of reviews with Axios, Express, and an external API. Streamlined UI by combining three rating components into one; implemented sorting and filtering logic to manage inconsistent data and streamline browsing using React useState/useEffect.

Backend Engineer at Product API

January 1, 2025 - Present

Backend inventory service delivering rapid responses to thousands of simultaneous requests. Built, deployed, and tested a high-volume PostgreSQL / Node API that handled thousands of requests per second. Stress tested with Loader.io and optimized queries with indexing and JSON aggregation to reduce response times by 90%+. Scaled services in production with AWS EC2 and NGINX, achieving stable throughput.

Front End Engineer at Pick'n Roll

January 1, 2025 - Present

Front End Engineer for a sports app platform enabling users to create, join, and discover local pickup sports games. Built a complex search interface using the Mantine React component library to handle seven varieties of filters and sorts. Developed reusable UI components and stateful filter management with React, improving code efficiency. Contributed Figma wireframes and UX/UI design decisions to simplify event discovery and enhance user experience.

Conference Booth Designer at Amazon Science

January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

Floor booth design for Amazon Science’s presence at a leading global AI and machine learning conference. Partnered with LAI Video to design booth concepts, final renders, and elevations under tight deadlines. Applied Amazon’s brand palette with high-contrast color schemes and the signature smile arrow to maximize booth visibility.

Co-director, Cinematic Teaser Trailer Production at Light Miner Teaser Trailer (Proof of Concept)

January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

Co-directed and co-edited a cinematic teaser trailer for an upcoming short film project. Coordinated a full production workflow including cast and crew management, LED wall location scouting, and on-set logistics. Oversaw post-production, composing VFX and motion graphics in After Effects, collaborating with a sound designer, composer, and glitch artist for the original score and visual inserts.

Co-writer, Co-director, Co-editor, VFX at Paranoid LA / Good Time Society

January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

Produced Homecoming, a sci-fi horror short now streaming on Dust. Directed production logistics and post workflows, from art direction to editorial finishing. Edited and composited visual effects using Premiere and After Effects to achieve a cohesive, cinematic final cut. Coordinated with producers and colorist to finalize delivery assets for online distribution.

Web and Graphics Designer at CA Proposal 21

January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020

Spearheaded branding, print, and web assets, contributing to a campaign that raised over $15K in donations. Created over 100 digital assets including microsites, e-blasts, one sheets, and social media to support the campaign. Directed streaming logistics for campaign events, overseeing OBS Studio setup, coordination, and troubleshooting for thousands of YouTube viewers in real time.

Web and Graphics Designer at CA Proposition 21

January 1, 2020 - Present

Spearheaded branding, print, and web assets, contributing to a campaign that raised over $15K in donations. Created over 100 digital assets including microsites, e-blasts, one sheets, and social media. Directed streaming logistics for campaign events, overseeing OBS Studio setup, coordination, and troubleshooting for thousands of YouTube viewers in real time.

Web and Graphics Designer at CA Prop 21

January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020

Spearheaded branding, print, and web assets for a campaign that raised over $15K in donations; created over 100 digital assets including microsites, e-blasts, one sheets, and social media; directed streaming logistics for campaign events with OBS Studio for thousands of YouTube viewers in real time.

Designer at Ben Nicholson Design

January 1, 2020 - Present

Collaborated with clients to uphold design standards across hundreds of print and digital materials, including graphics, animation, videos, and websites, using Adobe Creative Suite and Figma. Managed creative files, timelines, and deliverables, completing deadlines 100% of the time. Elevated brand visibility for clients including Amazon, the Lieutenant Governor of New York, StudentsFirstNY, and Alienware.

Senior Advisor, Software Engineering at Brighter / Cigna

January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2020

Engineered front-end Angular applications for Fortune 500 clients, working across projects that reached millions of users and helped raise $20 million in startup funding. Translated hundreds of UX designs into user-friendly pages with sophisticated component libraries. Collaborated with engineers, project managers, and designers through Jira, meeting hundreds of delivery deadlines.

Software Engineering Senior Advisor at Brighter/ Cigna

January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2020

Engineered front-end Angular applications for Fortune 500 clients, projects reaching millions of users and helping raise $20 million in startup funding. Translated hundreds of UX designs into user-friendly pages with sophisticated component libraries. Collaborated with engineers, project managers, and designers through Jira, meeting hundreds of delivery deadlines.

Software Engineering Senior Advisor at Brighter / Cigna

January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2020

Engineered front-end Angular applications for Fortune 500 clients, working on projects reaching millions of users and helping raise $20 million in startup funding. Translated hundreds of UX designs into user-friendly pages with sophisticated component libraries. Collaborated with engineers, project managers, and designers through Jira, meeting hundreds of delivery deadlines.