Austin Bentley
Digital Marketing Manager
Austin Bentley is a multidisciplinary digital marketing professional and creative director with more than 15 years of experience helping organizations translate ideas into clear, compelling visual narratives. Based in West Michigan, he brings a rare combination of strategic thinking, technical depth, and hands-on production experience across media formats.
Austin’s background spans broadcast, cinematography, graphic design, and digital marketing, allowing him to oversee creative projects from concept through execution with unusual fluency. His work includes video production, motion design, illustration, sound design, and 3D visualization, as well as the systems that support effective distribution—analytics, reporting, search and social strategy, and performance-driven content marketing.
As Digital Marketing Manager for the Meat & Metal Guild, Austin is responsible for shaping and deploying the Guild’s digital presence in a way that supports both audience growth and long-term institutional credibility. He is particularly skilled at aligning creative assets with measurable outcomes, ensuring that visual storytelling serves clear strategic goals rather than existing for its own sake.
Austin is known among collaborators for his reliability, attention to detail, and ability to operate calmly under tight deadlines. He has worked with artists, producers, and organizations across a wide range of creative industries, including long-term collaborations with musicians and production teams connected to Judicator and other nationally recognized acts. Colleagues consistently describe him as both technically exacting and highly collaborative—someone who improves projects without complicating them.
At the core of Austin’s work is a commitment to clarity: helping brands and cultural organizations present themselves honestly, professionally, and in ways that resonate with the people they are trying to reach.