Ben Osterhaus
Brand Strategy + Creative
Washington, D.C.

ben@benosterhaus.com 

I have spent several years within branding and advertising firms as well as consulting in and around Washington, D.C. I have had the opportunity to work with many of the nations more visible organizations, however my passion is assisting small organizations shape and position their brands to reach their desired audience and win big.

My background includes multiple national and international campaigns, developing identity systems, brand creative and brand strategy.

My approach is to work closely with clients to develop effective brand strategies, create brand and campaign identity systems and/or design a broad range of results-driven collateral that support their endeavors. Whether it’s developing a new corporate brand or large-scale advertising initiative, my years of developing national and international campaigns and brand structures gives me a strong understanding of how brands are shaped, nurtured and evolve successfully.

For my creative work, I have appeared in several print and online publications, received 11 international design awards in various categories and have been on the judging panel twice for the International Web Awards.



Awards:
   2011
• Platinum MarCom Award, Annual Report • Client: Donors Trust 
• Gold MarCom Award, Web Design • Client: United Nations Foundation
• Gold MarCom Award, Print Collateral • Client: USO
• Gold MarCom Award, Outdoor Advertising • Client: Chick-fil-A

   2010
• Communicator Award, Award of Excellence, B2B Integrated Campaign
• Communicator Award, Award of Excellence, B2C Integrated Campaign
• International Summit Award, Campaign Identity
• International Summit Award, Integrated Campaign
• Davey Award, B2C Campaign

   2009
• Hermes Creative Award, Web Design
• Apex Award for Publication Excellence

Highlights:
• Judge, 2010 International Web Awards
• Judge, 2009 International Web Awards
• Featured Professional, Graphic Design USA Magazine, 2009
• Interview, SEN Baltimore Magazine, 2008
• Featured Professional, Graphic Design USA Magazine, 2007
• Article, OnTap Magazine, 2007