
Ben Ellis
Creative Director @ Stories by Zinaida
The move
MoveAIOKA → Stories by Zinaida - Live Entertainment
TitleSenior Event Manager → Creative Director
LocationDubai → Dubai
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Years in UAE2.3
Total experience7.4 years
Career arc
- Creative DirectorAug 2025 — PresentSStories by Zinaida - Live Entertainment· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Senior Event ManagerJan 2025 — Aug 2025
AIOKA· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Senior Event and Operations ManagerJan 2025 — Aug 2025
HOKO Agency· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Project Manager - Red Sea International Film FestivalNov 2024 — Dec 2024
Energie Entertainment· Jeddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia· Freelance
- Creative Project CoordinatorOct 2024 — Jan 2025
Energie Entertainment· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Contract
- Creative Director2024 — 2024
Sea World
- Creative DirectorNov 2023 — Dec 2023
Atlantis Resorts· Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Creative Director/Musical Director2023 — 2023
Fortune 500 Event
- Head of Musical Theatre & SingingSep 2019 — Nov 2024DDiverse Performing Arts School
- Creative Director/Musical Director of Events2019 — Nov 2024
Diverse Entertainment
- Creative DirectorNov 2024DDiverse Performing Arts Center
Education
- Italia Conti Academy of Performing ArtsBachelor · Musical TheatrePresent