Hi, I'm Diya Manek!
A professional BEST bus catcher,
an Oreo milkshake fangirl,
a silly pun cracker and an art gallery hopper.
Along with being a Communication Design
graduate from École Intuit Lab, Mumbai '24
Education
École Intuit Lab
UG in Visual Communication and Design
Winner: Bronze Academic Excellence Award 2024
Lead: Design Naka 2024
Vice President of the Student Club 2021-2022
Shortlist: Young Ones One Show Awards 2024 Shortlist: Model Young Packaging 2023
Class Representative for three consecutive years
Mumbai, India
Aug 2020 - Jun 2024
Mumbai University
Bachelor of Arts - Economics
Mumbai, India
Aug 2020 - Jun 2023
Experience
Art Director @ BBH
Busy zagging away!
Campaigns, Pitches, Building brands and more.
Stay tuned to hear more from this black sheep.
Mumbai, India
Sep 2024 - Present
Creative Intern @ Talented
I contributed to impactful campaigns like "1947% More History" for Britannia, crafted assets for brands such as Britannia Industries, Good Day and NutriChoice, participated in key brand pitches and refresh projects. Additional brands worked on being Clear Trip, Budweiser and 1to1 Help.
I indeed got to do great work and get great sleep!
Hybrid, India
Jun 2023 - Nov 2023
Communication Design Intern @ Radhika Chopra Design
I worked on Brands such as The Nutcracker, Chanakya, Honeybees Preschool, Jade by M&K, ELDECO and more. I created illustrations for Honeybees Preschool as a part of their brand kit. I designed a outdoor advertising hoarding for Honeybee’s Preschool and pitched names for luxury clothing brands, conceptualized logos for Jade by M&K and ELDECO.
Mumbai, India
Jun 2022 - Aug 2022
Social Media Intern @ A House at the Beach
Content creation: shooting and editing reels, product photography, Instagram and Pinterest marketing. Assisting during fashion photoshoots with art direction and photography as well as working with models and influencers.
Mumbai, India
Jul 2021 - Jun 2022
Social Media and Design Intern @ Kala Ghoda Art Kart
Started and grew Instagram page of Kala Ghoda Art Kart to 550+ followers organically, created product, informative and people-centric content, i.e. stories of Indian artisans on the platform and interviewing them; boosting content interactions via campaigns on Instagram stories.
Mumbai, India
Nov 2021 - Feb 2022