Subashini Nadarajah
Graphic design professor
Education
- M.A., Art, University of Central Missouri
- B.F.A., Commercial Art, University of Central Missouri
Credentials
- Professor of graphic design, 2025–present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
- Design adjunct professor, 2024–25, University of Kansas, Kansas
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Global executive director, inclusion, equity & belonging, 2019–24, VML, Kansas City, Missouri/Global
Head of Multicultural Creative Center of Excellence, 2020–24
Global director diversity, equity, and inclusion, 2019–20
Global director of design, 2016–19
- Design adjunct professor, 2017, Kansas City Art Institute
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Creative director, 2013–16, Hallmark Gold Crown, Retail Visual Merchandising, Kansas City, Missouri
Senior art director, 2009–13
- Brand designer/senior art director, 2007–09, Blacktop Creative, Kansas City, Missouri
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Creative director, 2007, Bernstein-Rein Advertising, Kansas City, Missouri
Senior art director, 1997–2007
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Design adjunct professor, 2008–10, UCM art department, Warrensburg, Missouri
Teaching assistant, 1994
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Design adjunct professor, 2002, Avila University, Kansas
Graphic designer, 1995–97
- Graphic design intern, 1994, Health Midwest, Kansas City, Missouri
Awards, recognitions, and honors
- Twenty to Know in Advertising and Marketing, 2023
- Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce's ACE Award for advancing DE&I in the workplace and Community, 2021
- AIGA A11 Tea Timing packaging for Hallmark Cards Inc., 2015
- POPAI Best in Show and Display of The Year, Keepsake Hallmark, 2011
- Best of TV, Kansas City, Missouri, 2005
- Kansas City Omni Gold and Silver Awards, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
- UCM Distinguished International Alumnus, 2005
- National Tell Award, 2002, 2003
- American Advertising Federation Addy's Gold Award, 1999
- The One Show Award, 1999
- London International Advertising Award, 1999
- The Art Directors Club 78th Annual Awards, 1999 Merit Award
- UCM Outstanding Graduate Student Award, 1994 Outstanding graduate award for the School of Arts and Science
- UCM Art Dept. Scholarship: Graduate Studies, 1994
- UCM Art Dept. Citation Award, Spring 1994
Publications and presentations
Speaker, juror, workshops
- Kansas City Art Institute – Lead 4 Weeks Design Empathy Workshop, 2024
- Willoughby Design – Lead 4 Weeks Design Empathy Workshop, 2024
- ANA Multicultural Award – Juror, 2023
- Women in NAAAP – Speaker, 2022
- Poland Impact Day – Speaker, 2021
- CX Midwest Leadership Conference – Speaker, 2020
- The One Club Creative Summit – Speaker, 2019
- NAAAP National Leadership Conference – Speaker, 2019
- Advertising Week, NYC – Speaker, 2018
- AAF – Creative Conference – Speaker, 2015
- Integer Advertising – Speaker, 2015
- AIGA Portfolio World Day – Juror, 2015
- Ad Club of Kansas City Career Day – Speaker, 2002–03