Samyu is an Art Director and Designer based in India. She’s spearheaded cultural work in both, the U.S and Indian markets on brands like Google, Cadbury, United Airlines and Dell.

Throughout her career, Samyu’s advocated for work that pushes boundaries and furthers conversations on gender discourse. She is passionate about creating an equitable workplace for the next generation of leaders and does this through Indian Creative Women , the only initiative in India that focuses on balancing gender in leadership roles across the advertising industry. She has guest lectured in universities like Savannah College of Art and Design, Miami Ad School and DeMontfort University.

Samyu was most recently part of IMPACT’s top 30 creatives under 30 in India and is an ADCOLOR Rising Star nominee. She co-leads Ladies, Wine and Design Chennai, a community to connect and empower women in design in her hometown of Chennai.

 
 

🎨 Agencies

Talented, Creative (2022 - Present)
Sephora, Google, Netflix, Britannia, Myntra

Ogilvy, Mumbai, Art Director (2019 - 2022)
Mondelez (Cadbury), Unilever (Dove, Pond’s), Kellogg’s, Tata Motors, Marico

Wunderman, Austin, Art Director (2016 - 2019)
Dell, United Airlines, Austin Film Festival, Shell, Reliant,
Center for Child Protection, Umlauf Sculpture Museum 

Ogilvy & Mather, Mumbai, Creative Intern (2013)
Hot Wheels, Westside, Fisher Price

🧑🏾‍🎨 Personal Recognition

ADCOLOR® Rising Star Nominee (2023)

IMPACT 30 Under 30 (2023)

Pitch Magazine’s Superpeople (2022)

Invisible Creatives (2020)

ADCOLOR® Future (2018)

Cannes Lions Young Creative Academy (2018)

The Drum 50 under 30 (2017)

🎤 Leadership

Miami Ad School, Visiting Professor (2023, 2024)

DeMontfort University, Guest Lecturer (2023)

Indian Creative Women, Core Team Member (2020 - present)

Ladies, Wine & Design Chennai, Co-Founder (2019 - present)

Savannah College of Art and Design Advertising Mentor (2019) 

Women Who Create Mentor (2019)

The One Club Bootcamp Mentor (2019) 

Young Shits Judge (2018)

Savannah College of Art and Design Ambassador (2015 - 2016) 

Advertising Week Volunteer (2015)

Savannah College of Art and Design Education Programs Coordinator (2015) 

🏆 Awards

Kyoorius Creative Awards, Effies, Cannes Future Lions, Adobe Design Achievement Awards, SCADDY Awards, American Advertising Federation Addys: State and Regional, HOW International Design Awards, HOW Promotion & Marketing Design Awards, Communication Arts