William Benson

In 2014, I moved to New Zealand to start my first business. Three years later, I’d grown and succesfully sold my first business. I then spent two years living in Southeast Asia, where I began developing my creative and technical skills, exploring areas like videography, editing, and coding. Upon my return to New Zealand, I studied and later taught CGI before transitioning into social media advertising,

Over the past five years at Shuttlerock👉, I’ve worn many hats: crafting ad creative for major brands, leading collaborative creative sessions with clients, building tools and tutorials for our 200+ designers, developing custom video automation workflows, launching our AI-imagery offering, and leading experimentation with new AI tools and processes.

I work comfortably across both creative and technical fields and thrive most when I can blend them - designing, building, experimenting, and refining. Whether it’s developing a visual system, optimizing a workflow, scripting an automation, or shaping a concept into something tangible, I enjoy connecting the artistic with the analytical.

As a dual citizen (US/NZ), I’m open to relocating or taking on remote opportunities, especially those that encourage collaboration across disciplines. My focus is less on where I work and more on what I can help build or create alongside like-minded, forward-thinking people.

Outside of work, I enjoy trading crypto and stocks, staying active through sports like soccer and disk golf, performing gigs, hosting open mic nights, cooking New Orleans cuisine with my wife, and dreaming up my next business idea.