The Kyoorius Shadow Juror Program
As our contribution to helping talented young professionals, and finding the next creative leaders, Kyoorius launched the ‘Kyoorius Shadow Juror Program.’ Under this program, each juror nominates one young professional as a 'Shadow Juror’. The ‘Shadow Jurors’ will be able to watch the entire jury deliberations, but will not be able to comment or interrupt the proceedings.
Aabhaas is an award-winning visual artist and Creative Director who has lead work for brands such as Facebook, MTV, Vice Asia, Puma, Red Bull and more. He has won several international accolades with work that has had global impact.
Aazar is an Associate Creative Director trying not to get distracted by social media while working on the same. Chasing gazelles of inspiration with leopard-like efficiency & elephant-like perseverance.
Abhimanyu has been a copywriter for over 7 years and a musician for over 10. During his stints at DDB Mudra, FCB Ulka, and Dentsu Impact, he's worked on multiple noteworthy campaigns for brands picking up some awards along the way.
Having joined Schbang in its infancy years, he has seen it grow from a quiet newborn to a noisy 7-year-old that sits on lists such as India's Top 25 Startups (LinkedIn 2021) and India's Growth Champions (Economic Times 2020).
Aishwarya Sundaram is currently handling the Burger and Meals portfolio. She has led multiple campaigns in the past 3 and half years and contributed towards strengthening the brand and business performance.
She is a bridge. Not literally, no! A bridge between business and creativity. Consumers and insights. Problem and solution. And she has a top view of the currents in and outside advertising.
Akash is responsible for the social platform strategy as well as regional audience development. Film school taught him how to tell a story but his time at Buzzfeed taught him how to tell a story that truly connects.
A creative professional navigating the advertising world with only one north star - say something different. He has produced memorable work like The 8-Bit Journo for VICE Media and #AgentIncognito for Sony Pictures India.
He started his career in Ogilvy as a Copywriter. Having spent 10 years in this industry, advertising continues to inspire, provoke, amaze and shock him. Thinking of ideas and then seeing them come alive is one of the irreplaceable joys of life.
"Adpur", as he famously goes by, credits his name to a century-old village with one profession - advertising. Correction. That's a work of fiction by a 1st-generation ad-man, for his next-gen to spread as folklore.
Having more than 100 awards to his credit which also includes D&AD, One Show, Cannes Lion, LIA, Spikes, Kyoorius, Ashok believes that advertising is one of the few active careers where one always stands as good as his last idea. So 'Keep Thinking'.
With 8 years of experience in media planning and integrated strategy, she has worked on key E-Commerce, FMCG, BFSI and retail brands. She currently front the media strategy vertical at CARAT and as an integrated media strategist.
Divya now leads creative strategy at The Coca Cola Company for the Nutrition Category INSWA. Over her 15 year career, she has helped build brands across various stages of their growth and has won many effectiveness awards for her campaigns.
An explorer by nature, she has traveled through the mysterious winding paths of design, psychology and advertising; starting her creative journey at Saatchi and Saatchi, growing in Gravitas, and now honing her skills at Leo Burnett.
He has been working for 20 years in the advertising market as a creative and content professional. His career includes passages in agencies such as Jotacom The Cross Performance Agency, Proximity BBDO, Grey Group, G2, Rapp Brazil, Sunset and Salem.
Harshil is a Copy Supervisor at BBDO India. He has worked with brands like Idea 4G, WhatsApp, Visa, Glenmark etc. Cognitive dissonance is his constant companion. Be it any time of the day, he is always up for tea, breakfast, and content.
Jamuna is a Creative Director, Illustrator and a True Crime Documentary enthusiast. (Yes, being a Creative Director is a real job!) She has spent the last 16 years crafting advertising that engages and entertains for top brands.
After dabbling in Chartered Accountancy, Krishnan joined advertising by pure happenstance. From learning to walk the office dog to writing client's 20th wedding anniversary letter to spouse, he's done it all in his little stint in the mad ad-world.
Krithika loves all things design and believes that it is a universal skill across multiple fields. She loves advertising design - both traditional media and social and has recently started expanding her skill set to include Motion Graphics and UX/UI.
Lalson Ngaihte comes with extensive experience in dabbling with tech, motion and art – from strategy to creative direction. He is an artist who believes in problem solving in the most aesthetic manner with his oeuvre having brands like Samsung, MG Motors, etc.
An Associate Creative Director at DDB Mudra, Mahima has helped build some of the agency’s biggest global businesses with work that’s won at Kyoorius and Spikes Asia. She has made it to Impact Magazine’s Top 30 under 30 list, twice in a row.
With over 18 years of experience in advertising, Nikhil still believes life comes before advertising, always. He brought home India's first D&AD Yellow Pencil and has been awarded across international and Indian advertising platforms.
Nikita found her calling in art and design very early on in life and has been gaining experience in varied creative fields since then. 3 years back, entered the world of digital advertising and plans to stick around exploring this land of endless possibilities.
Nisheeth looks at a business and its communication with more than just one lens. He believes brands and their advertising have the power to take a stand and shape a more inclusive future through their consumers.
Almost a decade-old in advertising, she has worked extensively on legacy brands like Colgate-Palmolive and P&G, and helped launch some new ones like Taneira and AndTV.
Rajani is a Passion Maker whose day job is about being an Art Director. She is a Young Spikes winner, a young mom and the youngest Associate Creative Director in FCB India.
Over 12 years of experience in advertising, across Kolkata and Mumbai. 10 years with the Ogilvy Group. Have successfully worked on brands such as Vodafone, Tata Steel, ITC, the Star Network, Havells, Wild Stone, ACC Cements, and more.
Saagarika has been an ‘ad girl’ for almost 7 years now. Swiggy has her writing for a bit of everything, while showing her the numbers against it all. Her body of work spans across long copy, fun films, strong social media activations, and more.
Sagar is a Sr. Creative Director at Ogilvy Mumbai. In his career span of 12 years, he has won many international and national awards. He was named one of the India's most awarded creative at the 2020 Campaign Brief Asia Creative Rankings.
Sandipan is the youngest ACD in isobar, who has led digital creative work for brands like Trigger Happy, MTV, Bosch, Visa and more. His insight-driven ideas have helped him win several accolades and awards in the last 4 years.
Satabhisa is a writer with 7 years of experience in journalism, advertising and digital marketing. She joined OYO back in 2019 and has scripted its brand narrative while it transformed from a hospitality brand to a tech company.
Shalmali is a rare one-agency person, going from trainee to Associate Creative Director at DDB Mudra, since she first joined the place 8 years ago. She strongly believes in the power of advertising and looks forward to creating an impact by her contribution.
Shantanu Anand is passionate about storytelling, poetry, and the performance arts. He works at Kommune, an organisation that exists to discover great art and artists, build unique intellectual properties, and help brands tell their stories better.
Smit is an award winning art director with 14 years of experience, split almost equally between India and the Middle East. He has worked at agencies across the spectrum and on brands across categories.
Vaibhav settled for a job where he gets paid to write. And he has been doing it for 14 years now. The first 10 in India and the rest in the Middle East. He has been lucky to win countless awards across all award shows.
After getting a bachelor’s degree in economics Varun decided to go into advertising because one can’t be too creative with economics. He believes, fitting in with the other misfits of society, was the best decision he took.
Vinay has made light work of cracking award winning ideas intentionally and puns unintentionally. His count of awards is a bit more than the word limit for this bio. Thank God for word limits because he’ll be the first person to agree it’s weird talking about yourself in the third person.
Coming from Prayagraj, a city synonymous with politics, poets, and Bollywood plot points, Vinay went on to study advertising and management from a business school in Delhi before choosing copywriting as the only way to make money while pursuing his passion for writing.
With "Don't think too much, just have faith in your filtered down, fully thought out ideas" as his mantra, Zahir's self-belief, confidence and (some would say) delusion has allowed him to create some of the best awards and pitch-winning campaigns for brands like KFC, Astro, and more.
A storyteller and a theatre artist turned advertiser who loves to create while walking between the realms of emotion and humour. Over the last 7 years, he has lead and been a part of campaigns and launches of some of the most iconic local and international brands.