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Fajar Nf

Executive Creative Director at Cheil Worldwide Indonesia, Jakarta

Hello Ad World, In the ad game for over two decades, I kicked off as an Art Director at local agencies. Spent 2008 to Feb 2022 at Hakuhodo Indonesia, crafting campaigns for local and global giants. Then led the creative charge at Ismaya Group in the lifestyle scene. Before my current role, I was...

Creative Director, Chief Creative Officer
Jakarta, Tokyo

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Davide Vismara

Creative Director at Huge, Los Angeles

Award-winning Creative Director with 15+ years of global experience across Milan, Tokyo, and Los Angeles, shaping campaigns for iconic and beloved brands like PlayStation, Lexus, illy Coffee and Expedia. With a strong foundation in craft and leadership, I bring sharp thinking, cultural insight, and a...

Creative Director, Creative, Art Director
Los Angeles, Milano, Minato-Ku

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Yoshinaka Ono

Creative Director / Art Director, Tokyo

Thought becomes form. I craft brand identities and visual systems that connect business strategy with human emotion. My approach blends conceptual clarity and aesthetic precision—transforming brand philosophy into cohesive form. Open to global collaborations in branding, design, and creative...

Creative Director, Art Director
Fujisawa, Minato-Ku

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Gareth Smy

Creative Lead at Scruffy Dog Group Ltd, Basingstoke

Taller than a baby giraffe, hapless - but devoted - gamer and 7+ year problem solver in the themed entertainment industry. Specialising in storytelling and concept development, my skillset is focused around narrative treatments, scriptwriting, storyboarding and design direction.

Creative Director, Script Writer, Exhibition Designer
London, Tokyo, Orlando

yo umeda

Sr Creative Director at Airbnb, Los Angeles

I'm a hybrid — in every sense of the word. Between Los Angeles and Tokyo. Between American directness and Japanese precision. Between the language of design and the language of art direction. Between the big idea and the obsessive craft it takes to make that idea real. I've spent two decades living...

Creative Director, Art Director, Graphic Designer
Los Angeles, Seattle, Tokyo

Ayu Sasaki

Creative Director at dentsu, Tokyo

Joining Dentsu in 2002, Ayu started her career as a strategist. As a creative director today, she enjoys working seamlessly across business and creative solutions driven by bold and intriguing ideas. Ayu has worked with a variety of clients in building creative strategies, and brand driven creative...

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Tokyo

Marta Caseny

Group Creative Director at R/GA Tokyo Inc., Tokyo

I have been working in advertising for more than 15 years, in leading national and international creative agencies, having received recognition from the industry on multiple occasions. In 2015 I was chosen as one of the 12 most promising senior creatives in the industry as part of the See It Be It...

Creative Director
Tokyo

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Gio D'Alessandro

Visual & UX/UI Designer at Mediantica Hub, Basilicata

Visual & UX/UI Designer

Creative Director, Interface (UI) Designer, User Experience (UX) Designer
Milano, San Francisco, Tokyo

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Iulia Puica

Film Director at SomniumFilm, Itabashi

Iulia Puica is a freelance director based in Tokyo. In 2012 graduated Academy of Music Theater and Fine Arts, in Moldova. Specialty - film director and editor. Master degree in animation. She has been working as a director and 1st AD since 2013. Iulia have a great experience working with...

Creative Director, Assistant Director, Film Director
Tokyo

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Elise Chéri

Artistic director - Graphic designer at ParisChéri, Montpellier

My name is Elise Bène and I'm the French designer who has developed the popular Parisian décor brand ParisCheri. Ever since I was little, I have been passionate about creating all kinds of decorative accessories. After studying Fine Art, and earning a PhD in Egyptology, I moved to Egypt — where I...

Creative Director, Graphic Designer, Illustrator
London, Ile-De-France, Tokyo

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Yan Yan Mak

Creative Director at Dragonfly J Limited, Hong Kong

I am a good storyteller. I see the world in pictures. I feel excited when my ideas come to life.

Creative Director, Film Director, Events Producer
Hong Kong, Tokyo, New Delhi

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Ikon A.Chiba

Creative Director at Freelance, Osaka

Hello, my name is Ikon-A. Chiba. I'm a Creative and Art Director born in Alexandria, Egypt, to Japanese and Egyptian parents. My portfolio, developed over the past fifteen years, includes work with internationally renowned magazines, artists, art and design studios, and commercial agencies in Tokyo,...

Creative Director, Creative, Fashion Commercial Director
Tokyo, Dubai, São Paulo

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Lou Setchao

Creative Director at Designory, Japan

Hybrid print & digital Creative Director with high-level creative thinking, conceptualisation, problem-solving, presentation, implementation skills and dedicated to drive client's businesses and growth. Experienced in creative leadership role, managed and mentored both creative and production team in...

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Tokyo

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Darryl Leech

Creative Director at Freelance, Devon

I'm a Creative Director with 15+ years leading multidisciplinary creative teams and over 30 years' experience in animation across analogue and digital media. I specialise in narrative-led direction across film, experiential, theatre and large-scale public installations. Combining my Fine Art...

Creative Director, VFX Artist, Animator
London, Bristol, city

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Filippos Saltsidis

Graphic Designer at Dot, UK

Working on with publications, packaging, digital media, fashion and visual installations. For over 8 years I've developed brands, campaigns, and services for organisations and startups. Collaborates with clients from the cultural and commercial sector on a broad range of projects, including, books,...

Creative Director, Graphic Designer
London, Tokyo, Los Angeles

Adam Buczek

Owner at HellYeah!, Kyoto

Creative leader, award-winning game designer, educator, and neuromarketing expert, fluent in 3 human languages and a few programming ones. Former EMEA Creative Lead at Xbox Advertising at Microsoft, Managing Director of Japanese game studio Skeleton Crew and founder of Tokyo-based neuro consultancy.

Creative Director, Games Designer, Creative Technologist
Tokyo, Barcelona

Kentaro Suda

Creative Director at Dentsu Aegis Network, Tokyo

Dad, husband, creative director, consumer.

Creative Director
Tokyo

SHANE WALTER

CREATIVE DIRECTOR at onedotzero, London

'm a multi-disciplined creative director, curator, writer, designer and producer working in digital over 25 years. I co-founded onedotzero, the 20 year-old global-reaching creative cultural design agency and festival. I have written 3 books and regularly act as speaker, judge and curator of...

Creative Director, Design Director, Founder
London, Tokyo, Berlin

Gerard Mendez

Film Director, New Jersey

Gerard is an independent filmmaker and visual artist from New Jersey. He has directed and produced several short films, music videos and corporate commercials. He's won awards such as Best Director, Best FX, Best Short film, Best Screenplay, and has been nominated for many other awards by film...

Creative Director, Film Director
New York, Sanda, Jersey City

YUMA SHINGAI

Digital Creative Director at dentsumcgarrybowen China, Shanghai

Creative person who loves hamburgers. Belong to Dentsu HQ and now working at Shanghai. * in Shanghai.

Creative Director, Creative Technologist, Digital Creative Director
Tokyo, Shanghai, Amsterdam

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