
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
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Freelance
· Jun 2011 – Present Design, Dev & SystemsWorking 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.
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Thomas Frank
· Mar 2023 – Jun 2024 Education & CommunityThomas 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
- Thomas Frank · Education & Support
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Notion Labs, Inc.
· Sep 2021 – Sep 2022 Templates & ContentNotion 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
- Notion Labs, Inc. · Templates & Content
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Designfront
· May 2013 – Apr 2022 Design & DevelopmentA 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.