Pushkar Patange is an art director with 9 years of experience working in advertising agencies in India and Dubai. He has won several international awards for his work, including an One Show Print Merit and Outdoor Crystal for Road Safety from MENA Crystal Awards. He is currently working as a senior art director at BBDO Dubai, having previously worked at agencies including Leo Burnett, Saatchi & Saatchi, and Grey Worldwide. He provides his resume, portfolio, and references.

1. PUSHKAR PATANGE
+971 50 878 6284
ART DIRECTOR_ RESUME /PORTFOLIO

2. RESUME
NAME:
PUSHKAR PATANGE
CALL# :
+971 50 878 6284
Experience: 9 years in multinational Advertising agencies in Bombay-India & Dubai-UAE
Nationality: Indian
Current Residential Address:
206/X-13 England Cluster. International City Dubai. UAE.
Telephone Numbers:
(Cell) +971 50 878 6284
E-mail: pushkarpatange@hotmail.com
Educational Qualifications:
Graduated from Sir J.J. institute of Applied Arts. B.F.A.(Applied Arts) in 1994-2000
Specialisation - Visualisation.
International Awards:
Winner of Outdoor Crystal for Road Safety General Motors at MENA Crystal awards(2007)
Winner of One Show Print Merit (2004). (Map Sticker for Kuoni Travels)
Winner of Best Art Director Award at Leo Burnett MENA Art Director’s workshop(2006)
Work Featured in international magazines such as Lurzer’s Archive, Adforum & Communicate etc.
Student Awards won in final year of Sir J.J. institute of Applied Arts. B.F.A Course:
F.X. Design Flagship Award for Most Promising Student of the Year (2000)
FCB Ulka Design Award for Best work in Design (2000)
Kaveri Kamath Prize for Best Website (2000)
Languages Known:
English, Hindi, Marathi(Mother tongue)
Skills and Computer Literacy:
Conceptualizing & art-directing complete 360° integrated Ad-campaigns Including Print, Tv,
Web & radio, from strategy to artwork stage.
Passion for advertising & Creative process. Keeping up-to-date with creative trends & awards.
Proficient on both PC and Mac Platforms.
Thorough firsthand knowledge of Illustration and photography.
Expert in softwares like PhotoShop, Indesign, Illustrator, Freehand, Pagemaker
CorelDraw, Quarkexpress & Macromedia Flash etc.
Portfolio:
http://www.geocities.com/mail4push/push-folio07-flash.html
Linkedin Profile:
http://www.linkedin.com/in/pushkar78

3. WORK EXPERIENCE
NAME:
PUSHKAR PATANGE
CALL# :
+971 50 878 6284
Work experience:
9 years in multinational Advertising agencies in Bombay-India & Dubai-UAE
Currently Working as Sr. Art Director at BBDO, Dubai since March ‘07
Accounts: - Pepsi Co (Pepsi, Miranda, 7up & Mountain Dew)
- DIFC Lifestyle (New Mall IN DIFC)
- Snickers
- Citizen Watches
Worked as Art Director at Leo Burnett, Dubai September ’04 - March ‘07
Accounts: - General Motors (Envoy, Yukon, Suburban)
- Chevrolet (Optra, Epica)
- Showtime (CableTV network)
- Grohe - Sanitary fittings
- Dubai TV
- Dubai Properties & Business Bay
Worked in Bombay(India) before Coming to Dubai in September ‘04
Senior Art Director at Ambience-Publicis
June 2003 to Sept 2004
Accounts: - Himani
- Kamasutra Condoms
- Park Avenue
Art Director at Saatchi and Saatchi
January 2003 to June 2004
Accounts: - BPCL (Bharat Petroleum)
- HDFC Bank
- Tata Tetley Tea
Art Director at Alok Nanda and Company
April 2002 to September 2003
Accounts: - Barista Coffee company
- Wrangler Jeans
- Taj Group of Hotels
Visualiser at Grey World Wide
June 2000 to March 2002
Accounts: - BPL Mobile
- Kinetic Motors
- Kotak Mahindra Finance
- Saffola Sunflower oil
- ITC Foods

4. A ambient sticker for a travel
agency called Kuoni Travels. We
put up these stickers on maps
usualy found in malls. I worked
on this in Saatchi & Saatchi.
This is the piece I won a one
show nomination in 2004.
AMBIENT
MAP STICKER
CLIENT
KUONI TRAVELS
AWARD
ONE SHOW MERIT ‘04

5. This ad is a part of a campaign
we did for GMC Envoy XL. The
Envoy Xl is A Bigger model of
GMC Envoy which seats Seven
people comfortably. The other
ads were each on Strength &
Power of the car.
PRINT
CAMPAIGN 2/3
CLIENT
GMC ENVOY XL

6. PRINT
CAMPAIGN 1/3
CLIENT
GMC ENVOY XL
This ad is a part of a campaign
we did for GMC Envoy XL. The
Envoy Xl is A Bigger model of
GMC Envoy which seats Seven
people comfortably. This ad
talks about good looks & styling
of the car.

7. PRINT
CAMPAIGN 3/3
CLIENT
GMC ENVOY XL
This ad is a part of a campaign
we did for GMC Envoy XL. The
Envoy Xl is A Bigger model of
GMC Envoy which seats Seven
people comfortably. This ad
talks about the Power of the
car, other ads were each on
Style & Power.

8. Cadilac XLR- V is one of the
fastest cars on the road. Its
does 0-60 in 5 sec. We had got
this brief at the leo burnette
workshop. I won the best Art
director trophy for it.
PRINT
ADVERTISEMENT
CLIENT
CADILAC XLR-V

9. In order to promote Showtime
as the only cable TV network
in The Middle-east which
doesn’t censor the movies
(it shows them uncut &
without any ads).we developed
this series of posters which
highlights the proposition.
POSTER
CAMPAIGN 3/3
CLIENT
SHOWTIME
CABLE TV

10. In order to promote Showtime
as the only cable TV network
in The Middle-east which
doesn’t censor the movies
(it shows them uncut &
without any ads).we developed
this series of posters which
highlights the proposition.
POSTER
CAMPAIGN 1/3
CLIENT
SHOWTIME
CABLE TV

11. In order to promote Showtime
as the only cable TV network
in The Middle-east which
doesn’t censor the movies
(it shows them uncut &
without any ads).we developed
this series of posters which
highlights the proposition.
POSTER
CAMPAIGN 2/3
CLIENT
SHOWTIME
CABLE TV

12. Making use of the fact that this
hoarding is partially hidden by
an overlapping tree, and that
the tagline for the product is
‘come to life’, this makes for
an interesting use of medium,
with props.
OUTDOOR
HOARDING
CLIENT
OASIS WATER

13. Silk-epil epilator can change a
beast in to a beauty.PRINT
CLIENT
BRAUN SILK EPIL

14. Speed kills. Slow down.
Dubai roads are notorious for
beingthemostdangerousroads
in the world. 100s of people are
victims of roadaccidents every
month. GM deicided to issue
this poster.
Winner of Outdoor Crystal for
Road Safety General Motors at
MENA Crystal awards.
PRINT
CLIENT
GENERAL MOTORS

15. A recruitment ad for DIFF,
Dubai international Film
Festival. Inviting volunteers for
participation in the event. It
follows the visual style of end
credits for the films.
PRINT AD
RECRUITMENT
CLIENT
DIFF FESTIVAL

16. A table mat & poster designed
to showcase range of coffee
available in Barista Coffee co.
It also educates on the various
types of coffee.
TABLE MAT
CLIENT
BARISTA COFFEE

17. CORPORATE
IDENTITY
ASIASIAH O T E L

18. REFRENCES
NAME:
PUSHKAR PATANGE
CALL# :
+971 50 878 6284
“Pushkar brings a fresh perspective, lateral thinking and strong art direction to the ideas and
campaigns he has worked on. A reliable, polished and promising art director who has strong
potential. Pushkar added value and was an asset to the team.”
-Kamal Dimachkie, Managing Director, Leo Burnett Dubai.
“Dedicated and hardworking. Has a good sense of design. Good team player.”
Dipti Mathur, Client Services Director, Publicis Graphics Dubai.
“Pushkar was a joy to work with. I still remember his great simplicity of ideas and a fantastic
yoyo between simple and over the top art direction. I would sincerely welcome the opportunity to
work with him again.”
-Anisha Sarin, Creative Director, Rediffusion DY&R India
“Pushkar was meticulous, creative and jovial. He was one of those creative people you actually
enjoyed briefing and interacting with. He would ask the right questions, signaling his desire to
learn more about the job at hand. You always felt he was a genuine team player. His work was
always par excellence and clients appreciated it.”
-Abhinav Sharma, Director of Strategic Planning, McCann Erickson, Malaysia
“I found Pushkar to be diligent and serious about his work, as well as possessing the talent to
come up with effective and award-winning ideas time and again. From the start, it was clear
that he was an advertising professional to watch, and I have no doubt that, before long, he will
go even further in his career.”
-Sanjay Sipahimalani, Creative Director, Grey Worldwide India
Amit Kapoor. Associate Creative Director, TEAM Y&R Dubai +971508075823
Yayati Godbole Creative Director, Leo Burnett Dubai + 971505687079
*References given on my Linkedin page: http://www.linkedin.com/in/pushkar78