Hi, I’m Benjamin Dessagne.

Originally from the Basque Country in France.,I’ve been a Parisian since the age of ten, but that doesn’t mean I’m always rude.

I’ve been lucky enough to work at some of the finest agencies:
DDB Paris, Grey Paris, Ogilvy Paris, and Buzzman, where I was named Creative of the Year by Le Club des Directeurs Artistiques (our version of D&AD).

I later became Creative Director, then Executive Creative Director at BBDO Paris. When Covid brought down that historic agency, I returned as Creative Director to my very first agency, DDB Paris.

Now independent, I work freelance for some beautiful creative houses.

Along the way, I managed to collect a few shiny trinkets (awards, that is). I’m lucky enough to work in English (even if ChatGPT helped a bit, I must confess) and Spanish, and oui, in French too.

I have two obsessions in this job. Conceptual ideas; that’s our true added value. I’m not a production house.

My second obsession is to keep having fun in this business.

I love popular advertising, in every sense of the word. The best campaigns I’ve ever done are the ones that escaped our little industry bubble and got people talking in the real world.

And I’m lucky enough to know the joy of being a father, with the occasional raised eyebrow and small acts of rebellion that come with it.

As we say back home : Allez, bisous!