
About Me
I am Saurabh, 26 y.o. Internationally recognised Creative - Art Director. I am known for making stuff happen. I don't shy away from taking lead. I have fought the good fights, created award winning work, brought in clients, managed projects, took the stage and so on. I plan on growing the list. I am passionate about technology and try to combine it with human insights.
After graduating with a Bachelor in Applied Arts, I moved from India to Germany to studying Art Direction at Miami Ad School, Hamburg. Given the advantage of three internships in the second year, and that too at leading agencies around the world, it stands pretty obvious why I crossed the oceans in pursuit of happiness.
Currently I am based in Munich and work at Serviceplan Innovation as an Art Director. Our team is responsible for global innovation throughout Serviceplan Group. So far I have won at Cannes, One Show, New York Festival, Eurobest and represented Germany at Annual Art Directors Club of Europe awards as part of raising star in 2015.
If you want to discuss new opportunities, please get in touch.
saurabh.j.kakade@gmail.com
+49 151 6607 5837
Experience
2017 - Current
Art Director - Innovation
Serviceplan HQ - Munich
2015 - 2017
Art Director - Creative
Jung von Matt - Hamburg
2014
Art Director - Intern
Young & Rubicam - Berlin
2014
Art Director - Intern
Young & Rubicam - Prague
2014
Art Director - Intern
Ogilvy - Paris
Education
2013 - 2014
Art Direction
Miami Ad School Europe
Hamburg, Germany
2009 - 2012
Bachelors in Applied Arts
Abhinav Kala Mahavidyalaya
Pune, India
2008 - 2019
Art Foundation Course
Bharati Vidyapeeth's College of Fine Arts
Pune, India
Awards
Professional Awards:
Eurobest Awards 2017 - Bronze / Healthcare
Eurobest Awards 2017 - Shortlist / Innovation
Cannes Lions 2016 - Silver Lion / Cyber
Eurobest Awards 2016 - Gold / Innovation
Eurobest Awards 2016 - 2x Shortlist / Interactive
New York Festivals 2016 - 3x Finalist
One Show 2016 - Silver Pencil / Cyber
JvM Troy Awards 2015 - Gold / Sir John Hegarty's Pick
Student Awards:
Cannes Future Lions 2015 - Finalist
ADC Deutschland 2015 - Gold Nail
Golden Award Of Montreux 2015 - Finalist
ADC 94th Annual Awards 2015 - Silver Cube
Graphis 2015 - 1x Gold & 1x Merit
Young Guns 2015 - 2x Finalist
Press & Publications
Digital Trends | "TrueColours is a life hack for those pesky T&Cs you never read"
http://www.digitaltrends.com/web/truecolours-chrome-plugin/
Ad Age Creativity | Editor's Pick
http://creativity-online.com/work/truecolours-by-stabilo-truecolours-by-stabilo/47715
Speaker at ADC Europe | Representing Germany
http://www.adceurope.org/programs/highpotentials
Creative Express | Representing Germany
http://www.adhugger.net/2015/07/13/adce-selects-28-young-talents-to-attend-4th-creative-express-in-austrian-tyrol/
Horizont | TGE Product Film
http://www.horizont.net/agenturen/nachrichten/IAA-Nutzfahrzeuge-2016-Jung-von-Matt-begleitet-die-Weltpremiere-des-MAN-Transporters-TGE-142936
Little Black Book Online
https://lbbonline.com/news/this-browser-extension-highlights-the-dangers-of-terms-and-conditions/
Best Ads On TV: Top 6th June 2016
http://www.bestadsontv.com/ad/80168/stabilo-True-Colours
Adweek
http://www.adweek.com/agencyspy/friday-odds-and-ends-296/110956
Directory Magazine
https://www.directnewideas.com/magazine/?id=2024
Ultimaker | Stories
https://ultimaker.com/en/stories/52510-3d-printed-puzzle-breaks-down-braille-barriers
The Hindu | Indian Newspaper
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/solving-the-literacy-puzzle/article23230963.ece