Josh Horowitz
Creative Leader & Educator | CMU Professor | Cannes Lions Speaker | Ad Age Small Agency of the Year Winner
- Role
- Co-founder at Present
- Location
- Brooklyn, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Josh Horowitz
Josh Horowitz is an award-winning creative technologist, designer, and academic whose work explores the convergence of art, technology, and human experience. With over two decades of experience, Josh has become a leading voice in experience design and neuroaesthetics, focusing on how sensory experiences shape emotion, memory, and meaning. He is the Co-Founder and CEO of PRESENT Studios, a global creative technology and experience design company with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Riyadh, and Dubai. With work spanning cultural institutions, brand innovation, and large-scale entertainment, PRESENT blends neuroscience, storytelling, and emerging technology to create immersive experiences that connect people on a deeply human level.Previously, Josh founded Fake Love, an experiential agency recognized by Ad Age as Small Agency of the Year before its acquisition by The New York Times. As a consultant for the Public Investment Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia, Josh developed the innovation framework for QSAS, forging key partnerships to advance technological capabilities and create permanent immersive museums across the Kingdom. He also served as Chief Creative Officer at Deeplocal (WPP), global innovation hub that integrated design, engineering, and storytelling in new ways. His work has earned multiple Cannes Lions Grand Prix, Clio Awards, and Fast Company Innovation Awards, and has been featured in Forbes, Fast Company, and Ad Age.As a Professor of Practice at Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Design, Josh teaches creative technology & experience design, and mentors the next generation of interdisciplinary designers. Through his work and teaching, Josh explores how design can tap into human emotion, cognition, and connection to create experiences that are not only intelligent, but deeply felt.
Experience
Co-founder
Apr 2025 — Present
Education
New York University
Masters, Advanced Digital Applications
2002 — 2004
Skills
- Creative Direction
- Motion Design
- Digital Marketing
- Art Direction
- User Experience
- Interactive Advertising
- Motion Graphics
- Social Media
- Interactive Marketing
- Vfx Supervision
- Directing
- Advertising
- New Media
- Digital Media
- Post Production
- Music Videos
- Visual Effects
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