Born and brought up in Nasik, India – today Kushal has worked in five major cities across three different continents. Through his Art Direction & Design, he has influenced multiple International brands such as OREO, MINI Cooper, Make in India, Bosch, Instagram and others. His work has received over 100+ National and International recognition and has won several accolades including Cannes, The One Show, Clio, D&AD, Webby, Effie, Art Directors Club Global, Art Directors Club Germany to name a few. Also, he was globally ranked #.11 Creative /Art Director by The One Club for Creativity in 2021.
And globally rank #7 in VR table tennis ; )
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Contact
birarikushal@gmail.com
Work Experience
Mother New York
Creative (2021 - Present)
360i New York
Creative /Art Director (2019 - 21)
Jung von Matt Hamburg
Creative /Art Director (2018 - 19)
R/GA New York
Creative (2018)
BETC Paris
Creative (2018)
Droga5 New York
Creative (2017)
BBH Mumbai
Creative Partner Art (2015 - 16)
Wieden+Kennedy New Delhi
Art Director (2015)
StrawberryFrog Mumbai
Art Director (2013 - 15)
Creativeland Asia Mumbai
Jr. Art Director (2013)
Education
Miami Ad School Europe Hamburg
Art Direction
Sir J. J. Institute of Applied Art Mumbai
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Competition / Ranking
Globally Ranked #11 Creative Art Director 2021 – The One Club for Creativity
Young Guns 19 – Finalist 2021
The Portfolio Night All Star – Represented New York City in 2018
Globally Ranked #4 Creative at Young Ones in 2017
Lürzer’s Archive #10 Art Director in Germany
Speaker / Mentor
Master Class on Art Direction at Miami Ad School
Guest Lecturer at The Model Art Education Society
The One Club for Creativity Portfolio Reviewer 2023
Juror
The Art Directors Club Global – Interactive Jury 2024
Creative Circle Festival UK – Film Craft Jury 2024
International Design Academy – Jury 2023, 2024
New York Festival – Grand Jury 2023, 2024
The Collision Awards – Film Jury 2024
Muse Creative International Awards The International Awards Associate (IAA) 2022 & 2023
The Titan Innovation Awards 2023
PHNX Awards 2022, 2023, 2024
The International Awards for Luxury 2022 - 23
The LIT International Awards 2022 - 23
The Vega Awards – Expert Jury Panel 2022
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Cannes – Good / Sustainable Dev. Goals – Bronze
Cannes – Film Craft Lions / Editing – Shortlist
ADC Global – Motion / Film / Narrative – Gold
ADC Global – Motion / Film / Short Video – Silver
ADC Global – Design for Good / Film Craft – Silver
The One Show – Casting – Bronze Pencil
Clio Awards – Use of Music in Film/Video – Silver
Effie – Social Good / Brands/Positive Change – Silver
The One Show – Long Form Video – Single – Shortlist
The One Show – Online Films & Video – Long Form – Single – Shortlist
The One Show – Online-only Video – Shortlist
ADC Global – Design for Good Advertising – Shortlist
ADC Global – Branded Content / Entertainment - Online Video / Short Form – Shortlist
ADC Global – Advertising: Television / Film / Online Video Single – Shortlist
The Webby Awards – Public Service & Activism / Video – Winner
The Webby Awards – Branded Content – Shortlist
Muse Creative Awards – Video, Diversity & Inclusion – Platinum Winner
Ad Stars – Film /Foods – Silver Winner
Andy Awards – Shortlist
New York Festival – Film Best Use / Social / Environmental Good – Finalist
Media Post Creative Media Awards – Branded Entertainment: Original Film / Video – Winner
Media Post Creative Media Awards – Multicultural / LGBTQ+ Media Film – Finalists
The Digiday Video and TV Awards – Best Brand Film Single – Finalist
The Shorty Awards – LGBTQ+ Community Engagement – Winner
AICP Show – Cause – Shortlist
AICP Show – Cause Marketing / PSA – Shortlist
AICP Show – Storytelling – Shortlist
Graphis – Video / Food – Platinum
Vimeo Staff Pick – The best short films on the Internet
Adforum’s PHNX Awards – Transform Lives – Bronze
The Cresta Awards – Brand Purpose – Gold
The Dentsu Innovation Awards – Creative Craft and Social Impact – Grand Prix
The Dentsu Innovation Awards – Creative Craft and Social Impact – Gold
The Campaign Big Awards – Best Idea for Purpose – Finalist
Microsoft Inclusivity Culture & Marketing Award – Winner
Mondelez International Global Marketing Excellence Awards (Inclusive Marketing) – Winner
Shots Awards – Concept Above two minutes – Shortlist
The Lesflicks Film Festival – Best PR / Marketing Campaign – Finalist
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Epica Awards – Confectionery & Snacks – Gold
Epica Awards – Public Interest – Silver
Epica Awards – Copywriting & Storytelling – Shortlist
ADC Global – Craft in Motion – Merit
Ciclope Film Festival – Direction – Shortlist
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ADC Germany – Film – Gold
ADC Germany – Integrated – Bronze
ADC Germany – Digital – Bronze
ADC Germany Grand Prix – Film – Shortlist
ADC Germany – Film – Merit
The One Show – Film – Merit
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Applied Arts Awards – Film – Gold
The One Show – Film – Silver Pencil
Clio Awards – Film – Shortlist
Neptun Talent Award – Integrated – Bronze
Lürzer’s Archive – Print – InBook Winner
ADC Global – Design for Good Integrated – Merit
ADC Global – Film – Merit
The One Show – Outdoor – Merit
ADC Germany – Film – Bronze
ADC Germany – Print – Merit
ADC Germany – Print – Merit
ADC Germany – Print – Merit
Graphis New Talent – Print – Silver
Graphis New Talent – Print – Merit
Graphis New Talent – Film – Silver
Lürzer’s Archive – Creative of the Year Award 17-18 – Nominated
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The One Show – Film – Gold Pencil
Clio Awards – Film Technique – Bronze
D&AD – New Blood – Wood Pencil
ADC Global – Print – Bronze
ADC Global – NGO – Merit
ADC Global – Print – Merit
ADC Switzerland – Winner
Neptun Talent Award – Integrated – Gold
Applied Arts Awards – Integrated – Winner
Golden Award Montreux – Print – Gold
Golden Award Montreux – Print – Finalist
Lürzer’s Archive – InBook Winner
Lürzer’s Archive – Creative of the Year Award 16-17 – Nomined
WIA (World Illustration Award) – Winner
Kyoorius D&AD Awards – Blue Elephant
Adobe foxgloveawards – Use of Social Media – Gold
Adobe foxgloveawards • Online Integrated – Gold
Adobe foxgloveawards • Print – Silver
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The Drum Dream Award (Creative Works International)
APAC Work of the Week – Print – The Drum
Top Dog – MAS Europe
The Fudge Award – MAS Europe
Kyoorius D&AD Awards – Print – InBook Winner
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Creative ABBY Awards – Out of Home – Gold
Creative ABBY Awards – Ambient Media – Gold
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Kyoorius D&AD Award – Direct Response – Blue Elephant
Kyoorius D&AD Award – Direct Response – InBook Winner
Kyoorius D&AD Awards – Poster – Shortlist
Kyoorius D&AD Awards – Activation – Shortlist
Spikes Asia – Direct – Shortlist
Awards
Featured on
Hypebeast, FastCompany, Wired, Yahoo News, Forbes, CNBC News, CNN, Bloomberg, Adweek, AdAge, Applied Arts Magazine, The Drum, Communication Arts, Campaign Brief Asia, ShoutOut, Little Black Book, Horizont, Fischer’s Archive, Lurzers Archive, Association of Illustrators Directory of Illustration Annual, Pop Sugar, Out, Campaign US