Ben Smith.

As a detail-oriented digital designer and front-end developer with experience in systems development, I've helped innovative startups, established companies, and agencies transform complex ideas into beautiful and user-friendly digital experiences.

Born and raised in Australia and currently living in London, England. Work permitted through a 5-year UK Ancestry Visa.

Experience

  • Freelance
    Jun 2011 – Present
    Design, Dev & Systems
    Freelance

    Working in digital design, systems design, and front-end development.

    Roles: Digital Design, Front-end Development, Systems Design

    Glastopedia

    A website showcasing Glastonbury’s history.

    • Managed the end-to-end design process, applying UI/UX design principles to create wireframes, prototypes, and visual designs for responsive web and mobile interfaces.
    • Created the design system including the logo, colour schemes, typography, and iconography.
    • Designed for simplicity through information cataloging, mapping, and optimisation.
    • Built using Craft CMS, HTML/CSS, and Javascript frameworks.
    • Created unique digital content elements, including maps and food vendor collections.
    • Designed with organic growth principles in mind, now receiving 10,000 daily visitors and featured in LADbible and MailOnline.
    • Self-taught SEO principles.
  • Thomas Frank
    Mar 2023 – Jun 2024
    Education & Community
    Thomas Frank

    Thomas Frank is an author, YouTuber, and Notion expert on professional productivity.

    Roles: Education, Community Support, Systems Development

    • Responsible for documentation, community support, and system development as part of the Education team.
    • Provided customer support for Thomas’s Notion templates and products as the business reached 3m YouTube subscribers and 30k community members.
    • Streamlined the information architecture and process for a complex support system, enabling faster response to a rapidly growing volume of enquiries.
    • Oversaw Thomas's Notion Formulas documentation update after Notion released Formulas 2.0.

    Related Projects

  • Notion Labs, Inc.
    Sep 2021 – Sep 2022
    Templates & Content
    Notion Labs, Inc.

    Notion is a $10bn productivity startup turned tech unicorn.

    Roles: Template Creation, Content, Community

    Prior to working at Notion, I co-managed the unofficial Notion subreddit, growing it from 10k to 300k users in 2 years, became a brand Ambassador, produced projects including a 100 day template challenge, and spoke at Notion’s inaugural Block by Block conference.

    • Managed Notion's Template Gallery, consulted on client workspace design, and produced content.
    • Provided workspace consulting and implementation support to Notion clients like Netflix, Mixpanel, and Genially.
    • Moderated all template submissions and wrote descriptions to meet quality guidelines.
    • Produced Notion documentation, blog content, and customer stories.

    Related Projects

  • Designfront
    May 2013 – Apr 2022
    Design & Development
    Designfront

    A visual communication consultancy specialising in branding, literature, and web design.

    Roles: Digital Design, Front-end Development, Print Design

    • Involved in client liaison, account management, scoping, and progress reports.
    • Created low fidelity layouts, wireframes, and interactive prototypes.
    • Developed and deployed websites using version control, Craft CMS, and set up client hosting and email.
    • Rebuilt the responsive web and mobile site for the Australian Dance Awards, migrating from Wordpress to Craft CMS.
    • Created the Bolted website from print designs, translating them to the web and building on Craft CMS.
    • Performing extensive proofreading, photo editing, and retouching.

Skillset