Ethan Cha | Art Director

01 / ABOUT ME

Ethan is an Art Director. And it takes a lot to surprise him.

After surviving a 9.0 magnitude earthquake, I completely changed the direction of my life.

Since then, I’ve driven a tank and shared a room with ten other guys in the military. Honestly, the latter was harder. Their snoring was louder than the tank.

I started learning magic and somehow ended up becoming the brother of a Duke of Sealand.

Not much has gone according to plan. But I’ve always found a way to make things work.

So throw me your toughest brief. I’m pretty good at handling the unexpected.

02 / EXPERIENCE

ANOMALY NEW YORKART DIRECTION INTERN2026

LOVE ADVERTISINGART DIRECTION INTERN2025

AMALGAM AGENCYFREELANCE ART DIRECTOR2025

REPUBLIC OF KOREA ARMYSERGEANT2021–22

03 / EDUCATION & PROGRAMS

SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTSBFA / ADVERTISING2019–26

VCU BRANDCENTERADVERTISING COURSE2026

4A'S MAIP4A'S MAIP FELLOW2026

OPENLEARN ACADEMYADVERTISING COURSE2024–25

04 / AWARDS & RECOGNITION

D&AD
- PORTFOLIO WINNERD&AD Portfolio
- WOOD PENCIL
Young Ones Portfolio
- WINNERArt Direction Portfolio
Young Ones
- 2 × SILVER PENCIL
- BRONZE PENCIL
Clio
- 8 × SHORTLIST
New York Festivals
- 3 × BRONZE
- 3 × FINALIST
Andy Awards
- SHORTLIST
Graphis New Talent
- GOLDNew Talent
- HONORABLE MENTIONNew Talent
ADDY National
- GOLD
ADDY District 2
- 2 × SILVER
ADDY New York Metro
- BEST OF SHOW
- 3 × GOLD
- 8 × SILVER
Golden Award of Montreux
- FINALIST

05 / PRESS

MadTimesDesign DispatchArtisan GlobalCreative Exchange

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