Vig is an award-winning multidisciplinary creative, illustrator, photographer, engineer and satirist.

His writing and illustrations have appeared in The New Yorker, and he created a series of illustrations for St.Vincent’s album, Daddy’s Home. He grew up in Chennai, India, before immigrating to the United States.

Currently available for freelance. (Creative Director — Art/Copy)

→ get2vignesh@gmail.com
→ Instagram
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→ Substack

Experience:

Independent
Aug 2023 - Present

Wieden + Kennedy, Portland
May 2021 - Aug 2023

FIG, NYC
May 2019 - May 2021

Droga5, NYC
December 2014 - May 2019

Teaching:

Professor [Porfolio Development], Miami Ad School NY 2017, 2018
Miami Ad School Hero 2015, 2016
Speaker at London College of Communications 2015

Education:

Miami Ad School,
Miami Art Direction, 2013 - 2014
Bachelors in Electronics Engineering, 2007-2011

Podcast Features:

One Club for Creativity Podcast
Breaking & Entering Advertising Podcast
We are Next Podcast

Recognition:

Cannes Lions Bronze [Visual Effects] 2016
Cannes Lions Shortlist [Direction] 2016
Cannes Lions Shortlist [Cinematography] 2016
Cannes Lions Shortlist [Editing] 2016
Cannes Lions Shortlist [Sound Design] 2016
Cannes Lions Shortlist [Adapted Music] 2016
One Show Bronze Pencil [Online Film] 2016
One Show Bronze Pencil [Cinematography] 2016
One Show Bronze Pencil [Editing] 2016
Young Guns Award Gold [TV more than 30sec] 2015
Young Guns Award Silver [Art Direction] 2015
Young Guns Award Bronze [TV 30 sec] 2015
Miami Ad School Top Dog Award 2013, 2014
D&AD New Blood Award 2013 2014
Webby's Honouree [Film & Video - Branded Entertainment] 2018