Athina Benisi

Creative Project Manager and Designer with 10+ years of experience across immersive entertainment, events, retail environments and design-led delivery. Combines concept development, game design, spatial planning, production coordination and operational execution, with strong control of budgets, suppliers, teams and on-site delivery.

OWNER & GENERAL MANAGER | EXPERIENCE DESIGNER - ARKHAM ESCAPE ROOMS

(2016-12)

• Founded and manage an immersive entertainment company, combining creative direction, business operations and project management.
• Lead end-to-end development of new experiences: concept, story, puzzle design, spatial planning, production coordination, actor flow and launch.
• Designed and delivered 20+ in-house games across horror, riddle-based, family and seasonal formats, plus 50+ external event concepts.
• Manage an 8-person team, budgets, procurement, supplier partnerships, scheduling, customer experience and daily operations.

FACILITIES & PROCUREMENT PROJECT MANAGER - ALTERLIFE

(2024-11)

• Manage facilities, procurement and project delivery across a 100+ gym network, including new openings, supplier coordination, tenders and reporting.
• Coordinate BOQs, quote evaluation, approvals, implementation follow-up and handover between operations, vendors and site teams.

PROJECT MANAGER | EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS - VISION

(2023-12 - 2024-10)

• Managed exhibition, event, retail and marketing projects from concept and space planning through technical drawings, budgeting, suppliers, production, installation and handover.

SENIOR CHANNEL DEVELOPMENT & CONSTRUCTION COORDINATOR | LEAD RETAIL DESIGNER - NOVA GR / WIND HELLAS

(2020-11 - 2023-12)

• Led design, planning and implementation coordination of the WIND to NOVA national rebranding rollout across 285 stores in Greece.
• Managed a team of 6 across design, store rollout and implementation; oversaw drawing packs, BOQs, store orders, contractors and construction follow-up.

STORE DEVELOPMENT & DESIGN COORDINATOR - ESTEE LAUDER GR & BALKANS

(2018-03 - 2020-10)

Delivered 200+ retail development projects across Greece, Romania, Bulgaria, Cyprus and Moldova, supporting luxury retail expansion and brand implementation.

• Prepared briefs, budgets, quotations and technical documentation while coordinating architects, contractors, suppliers and internal teams.

EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS COORDINATOR - DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION - Interform S.A.

(2016-12 - 2018-02)

PROJECT DESIGN MANAGER - Dulux Amazing Space - Nottingham UK

(2015-06 - 2016-11)

ART DIRECTOR, SET & COSTUME DESIGNER - Various Projects - London UK

(2013 - 2016)

3D DESIGNER - MyMiniFactory - London UK

(2015)

MA - Production Design & Scenography - Kingston University, London (2013-09 - 2014-06)

BA(Hons) - Interior Architecture & Design - AKTO / Middlesex University London (2009-09 - 2013-06)