Angela Benton

Current

Publisher at Black Web 2.0

Past

Director of Creative & Digital Strategy at Black Web Enterprises Inc., An IAC Company
Lead Designer at Black Web Enterprises Inc., An IAC Company
Principal at Visual i Designs

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Education

Savannah College of Art and Design
American InterContinental University

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Industry

Online Media

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Angela Benton’s Summary

Angela Benton publishes BlackWeb20.com, a blog that analyzes emerging web trends as it relates to African-Americans and African-American culture. Her experience spans a variety of industries including consultative relationships with companies such as UPS, Bizjournals.com, Realestate.com, and Lendingtree.com among others.

Angela also speaks on topics such as diversity in the web and media industries, web trends, web strategy, and web 2.0’s effects on urban entertainment. She has participated on panels at conferences such as South by Southwest and Experience Music Project Pop Conference to name a few. She is presently leading design and digital strategy at RushmoreDrive.com.

Angela graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Communications with a specialization in Digital Design. She has also completed postgraduate coursework in Graphic Design from Savannah College of Art and Design.

Angela Benton’s Specialties:

Creative Direction, web strategy, digital strategy, branding, web trending, social media, viral marketing, diversity

Angela Benton’s Experience

Publisher

Black Web 2.0

(Internet industry)

August 2007 — Present (2 years 4 months)

Angela Benton’s Education

Savannah College of Art and Design

MFA , Graphic Design , 2005 — 2007

Completed Graduate coursework towards the MFA in Graphic Design program.
American InterContinental University

BFA , Visual Communications, Specialization Digital Design , 2002 — 2004

Graduated with Honors: Magna Cum Laude