Ritesh Gupta
Founder at Useful School · How can I be useful? · Freelance creative/strategy/writer/etc, curator, coach, and more · formerly at Wieden+Kennedy & 2 Shark Tank companies
- Role
- Co-communications Director at Where are the Black Designers?
- Location
- Brooklyn, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Ritesh Gupta
Currently accepting paid freelance (strategy, design, copywriting, and more), consulting, coaching, curation, and speaking/workshop opportunities. Open to full-time opportunities across a variety of roles if it\'s the perfect match. Email me if I can be useful at r•••••@ritesh-gupta.com or r•••••@usefulschool.com.Wieden+Kennedy & Hyperakt alum & former director at 2 Shark Tank companies, I\'m the Founder of Useful School and volunteer for Where Are The Black Designers? I\'ve led rebrand the Ford Foundation, redesign an app to become one of Apple\'s favorite apps of the year, triple a website\'s conversions, and launch new business models. Freelance clients include The New York Times and Working Not Working. Background in design, UX/UI, production, strategy, art direction, copywriting, DEIB, media & communications planning, and PR.Optimistic Indian-American with a soft spot for purpose-driven organizations.My recent engagements include: creative strategizing a large sports apparel brand & league; curating & leading workshops and talks for conferences and organizations; and more.
Experience
Co-communications Director
Where are the Black Designers?
Aug 2020 — Present
Where are the Black Designers? is a volunteer-run, nonprofit design advocacy organization. We exist to heal, support, amplify, and make space for the entire spectrum of Black creativity while also decolonizing design through education and wellness resources, events, partnerships, and collaborations. Additionally, by connecting designers, educators, and creative leaders, we host a dialogue about change, both in and out of the design industry through our annual conference.The 2020 inaugural WATBD conference hosted over 10k participants and has been viewed nearly 16k times on YouTube.
Education
UCLA Anderson School of Management
Certificate
University of California, Los Angeles
Bachelor of Arts
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