Vimal Patel

Highly skilled Creative Operations Manager with 12+ years of experience

Vimal Patel is the Director of Creative Operations at TBWA\Chiat\Day, a position he has held since June 2023. He is based in the New York City Metropolitan Area and has over 12 years of experience in creative operations management.

Professional Background

Before joining TBWA\Chiat\Day, Patel worked at Meta as a Creative Operations Manager from September 2022 to May 2023. In that role, he led resource management across various departments and implemented new processes to enhance creative services. His previous experience includes positions such as Group Project Manager at FIG and Senior Project Manager at FCB New York, among others, where he managed large-scale projects and coordinated creative teams.

Education

Vimal Patel studied at The Art Institute, which contributed to his expertise in creative operations and project management within the advertising industry.1

Experience

Director of Creative and Production Operations at TBWA\Chiat\Day (June 2023 - Present)

Creative Operations Manager at Meta (September 2022 - May 2023), Group Project Manager at FIG (October 2020 - August 2022), Senior Project Manager at FCB New York (April 2020 - October 2020), Lead Project Manager & Creative Resourcing at VCCP (January 2020 - April 2020), Senior Project Manager at Johannes Leonardo (August 2019 - January 2020), Senior Project Manager at Wieden + Kennedy (June 2018 - August 2019), Project Manager at Wieden + Kennedy (April 2016 - June 2018), Project Manager at McKinney (September 2014 - March 2016), Digital Project Manager at Smashing Boxes (June 2013 - September 2014), Account Coordinator, Social Media at Capstrat (September 2012 - April 2013), Account Service Intern at Wieden + Kennedy (January 2012 - April 2012), Account Service Intern at 20fifteen (September 2010 - November 2010), Sr. Account Executive at brashCreative (Student Run Advertising Agency) (November 2008 - September 2010), Account Executive at brashCreative (Student Run Advertising Agency) (August 2008 - January 2009)