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oh hey! I’m Aarti

I'm a Conceptual Art Director based in New York City with six years of experience in advertising. I love creating work that is simple, relatable, and connects with people in meaningful ways.

I'm a self-taught designer and I love branding. I just love the process of figuring out how a brand should feel and bringing that to life visually.

I once wrote a 200-page fifth installment to the Twilight saga, an unsolicited but deeply necessary corrective to the Renesmee-Jacob situation. I lost the notebook. I'm still not over it.

In my free time, you'll find me thrifting, exploring museums, and hunting down secret gardens across the city.

EXPERIENCE

Digitas & GroupeConnect, New York
Art Director | November, 2021- Present

Saatchi & Saatchi, New York
Art Direction Intern | April, 2021- September, 2021

Droga5, New York
Creative Mentee, The One Club Mentor & Creative Program | May, 2021-June, 2021

72 & Sunny, New York
Creative Mentee, The One Club Mentor & Creative Program | Feb, 2021-Mar, 2021

Dentsu McGarryBowen, San Francisco
Creative Mentee, The One Club Mentor & Creative Program | Nov, 2020-Dec, 2020

ICICI Securities, Bangalore, India
Wealth Manager | May, 2017-October, 2017

Side Show Awards
Art Director, May 2021- December 2021

VMLY&R neXus Program
Creative Mentee, June 2021- August, 2021

R/GA, New York
Art Direction Intern | January, 2021-March, 2021

UEG, New York
Art Direction Intern | October, 2020-December, 2020

Crumpled Paper, Visakhapatnam, India
Creative Strategist, Founder | April, 2018-September, 2019

The Glitch Media House (VLMY&R Network), Mumbai, India
Client Strategy Intern | April, 2016-June, 2016

AWARDS

Clio Entertainment, 2025
Bronze | Pop-Tarts The FanTASTEic 4!

Shorty Awards, 2024
Audience Honor | Raising the bar at ANWA

Gerety Awards, 2023
Shortlist | Can’t Stop Banking by Bank of America

D&AD Portfolio Picks
Winner

Clio Health, 2021
Shortlist | Second Puberty

One Show Young Ones, 2021
Bronze | Spotify Recess

Ad Stars, 2021
Crystal Winner | Self-love, Actually!
Finalist | Magic Spoon: A Good Day
Finalist | Second Puberty

New York Festivals, 2021
Shortlist | Spotify Recess
Shortlist | Keeping obesity out of childhood
Shortlist | Self-love, Actually!
Shortlist | Lost & Found Dreams

Drum Chip Shop Awards, 2021
Finalist | Mentor by Google

Golden Award of Montreux, 2021
Finalist | Magic Spoon
Finalist | Alcatraz
Finalist | Keeping obesity out of childhood

Muse Creative Awards, 2021
Silver | Two acts of kindness with one tweet
Silver | Mentor by Google
Silver | Razzle Dazzle

Young Shits, 2020
Winner | Mentor by Google

Creativity International Awards, 2020
Silver | Razzle Dazzle

Creative Conscience, 2020
Shortlist | Two acts of kindness with one tweet

Graphis New Annual Talent, 2020
Silver | A land of tales
Honorable Mention | Razzle Dazzle
Honorable Mention | Two acts of kindness with one tweet
Honorable Mention | A Good Day

One Minute Briefs, 2020
Finalist | Absolut UK
Finalist | Oxfam