Born in India, based in New York. Passionate about deep human insights, meticulous visual craft, and leveraging new technologies to push medium boundaries. Honored to have collaborated with world-class teams and picked up major industry awards along the way. US Permanent Resident (Green Card).

Work Experience
2026 - Present)
Freelance Creative Director /Art
2024 - 2025
BBH New York
Design Director
2022 - 2024
DDB Mudra Group - Mumbai
Head of Art
2020 - 21
Creative Sabbatical
2014 - 2020
DDB Mudra Group - Mumbai
Executive Creative Director
2011 - 2014
BBH - Mumbai
Design Director
2010 – 2011
DDB Mudra Group - Mumbai
Creative Director
2009 - Jan 2010
Bates 141 - Mumbai
Associate Creative Director
2008 - 2009
Rediffusion Y&R - Mumbai
Art Director
2005 - 2008
Ogilvy - Mumbai
Art Director
2003 - 2005
McCann World-Group - Mumbai
Art Director
2002 - Jul 2003
Marching Ants - Mumbai
Art Director
EDUCATION
BA Fine Art (Applied Art),
Maharaja Sayaji Rao University, Baroda,
Gujarat, India
Achievements
2024 - 26
Cannes Lion - 3 Gold 4 Shortlist
One Show - 1 Silver, 2 Bronze and 4 Merits
Clios - 1 Bronze
LIA - 2 Bronze
2022 - 24
Cannes Lion - Silver and 2 Shortlist
One Show - Gold, Silver and 2 Merit
Spikes Asia - 3 Silver
LIA - 2 Bronz
D&Ad - 3 Shortlist
Kyoorius - 2 Blue Elephant
Adfest - Bronze & 3 Shortlist
2014 - 2020
Goafest - 1 Gold, 4 silver
Kyoorius - 2 Blue Elephant
2011 - 2014
One Show - 2 Bronze and 2 Merit
Spikes Asia - 2 Bronze
Kyoorius - 2 Blue Elephant
Cannes Lion - Shortlist in Broadcast and Animation
2010 - 2011
One Show - Gold
Cannes Lion - Shortlist
Goafest - 6 Silver
2009 - Jan 2010
D&AD - Wooden Pencil
One Show - 3 Merit
Cannes Lion - Shortlist
2005 - 2008
Cannes Lion - Shortlist
INS think print - Gold
2003 - 2005
Adfest - Bronze
Goafest - Gold
New York Festival - Gold
Cresta award
email: manish.darji@gmail.com
Call: +1 908 552 1286