hey, i'm tori!
I strongly believe how you play Mario Kart says a lot about who you are. I've mastered all 32 courses in the original Wii game, yes, even Rainbow Road. I'd like to think that creative advertising is like Rainbow Road. It is challenging and overwhelming your first few times, and you may forget to do some tricks along the way. But once you get the hang of it, you can do some pretty incredible things and hopefully win 1st place. I don't like being 2nd.
Things I love:
- Being an amateur professional baker
- National Parks
- Buying greeting cards with no intended recipients
- Downloading more typefaces than my laptop can handle
Things I don't love:
- Ladybugs
Resume
Things I've won
ADDY Awards RAF Silver, 2024, Integrated Advertising Campaign, eBay "Just Let It Go"
Communication Arts 2024 Student Showcase, Featured Campaigns: eBay "Just Let It Go", McDonald's "Fries Over Friends", and Raycon "Too Tired To Function"
Graphis New Talent 2024 Silver, eBay "Just Let It Go" Print Campaign
Graphis New Talent 2024 Silver, Volvo "Avoidable Reality" Campaign
Communication Arts Advertising Competition 2023 Shortlist, eBay "Just Let It Go" Campaign
AEJMC VIMFest Contest 2024 Honorable Mention, Volvo "Avoidable Reality" Campaign
Graphis New Talent 2023 Silver, McDonald's "Fries Over Friends" Print Campaign
Graphis New Talent 2023 Silver, Raycon "Too Tired To Function" Campaign
Ads of the World, Selected, Published, and Highlighted, eBay "Just Let It Go" Campaign
Ads of the World, Selected, Published, and Highlighted, McDonald's "Fries Over Friends" Print Campaign
Ads of the World, Selected, Published, and Highlighted, Volvo "Avoidable Reality Campaign
Ads of the World, Selected and Published, Raycon "Too Tired To Function" Campaign
Ads of the World, Selected and Published, Futures Without Violence "Silence Can Be Louder" Campaign
Ads of the World, Selected and Published, KFC "Nuggets of the Future" Campaign
Things I've done
Junior Art Director, Walrus (June 2024 - Present)
Art Direction Intern, Merkley + Partners (Sep. 2023 - Dec. 2023)
Social Media Intern, Bright Horizons (Nov. 2021 - Apr. 2024)
Creative Intern, Wasserman Next Gen (June 2023 - Aug. 2023)
Creative Director, Otto’s Army (May 2021 - Apr. 2023)
Graphic Designer, Hill Communications Student PR Firm (Jan. 2022 - May 2023)
Assistant PR Director, University Union (Jan. 2023 - May 2023)
Graphic Design Intern, Rookie Road (June 2022 - Aug. 2022)
Graphic Designer, FEAST (June 2022 - Aug. 2022)
Advertising Intern, Belaire Property Management (Oct. 2019 - Jan. 2020)
Education
Syracuse University, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, 2024
Bachelor of Science, Advertising; Art Direction
Marketing and Environment & Society Minors
Dean’s List 2021, 2022, 2023
2024 Newhouse Scholar
Contact
vvaragi@gmail.com
774-272-3852