About

I'm a creative director and design leader with 25 years of experience building brand systems, visual identities and stories across broadcast, streaming, sports, documentary and digital media. My specialty is design systems: flexible frameworks that keep a brand consistent across every screen, platform and format, while giving teams room to create. Today I'm Creative Director at BGSTR, where I lead network branding, film titles, documentary design and promotional campaigns for major media and entertainment companies. Before that, I was Senior Vice President, Creative at Al Jazeera America, where I built a 27-person multidisciplinary creative team from the channel's launch onward. My work spans strategy through execution: setting the creative direction, shaping the brand, and leading the teams who bring it to life.
rshenderson78@gmail.com

Experience

Creative Director
BGSTR | New York, NY | 2017 - Present
Creative Director
Independent Consultant | New York, NY | 2016 - 2017
Senior Vice President, Creative
Al Jazeera America | New York, NY | 2013 - 2016
Senior Creative Producer
Al Jazeera English | Washington, DC | 2008 - 2012
Creative Producer
Al Jazeera English | Doha, Qatar | 2005 - 2008
Designer
Sky News | London, UK | 2001 - 2005

Recognition

Sports Emmy Award
Outstanding Graphic Design, Specialty - Super League: The War for Football (2023)
Clio Gold Award
Video Promo Campaign - Welcome to Wrexham (2023)
Promax Gold Award
Documentary Promo - Welcome to Wrexham (2023)
Promax Gold Award
News Program Open/Title - America Tonight (2013)
Promax Silver Award
News Program Open/Title - Real Money (2013)
Promax Silver Award
In house Station Image Promo - Newsmaps (2011)

Clients

Apple TV+
Google
HBO
ESPN
Fox Sports
TBS
TNT
Little Monster Films
Ralph Lauren
AMC
FX
CNN
PBS
NBC Sports
Invesco
Showtime
Al Jazeera
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Ross Henderson

rshenderson78@gmail.com