Abhimanyu

(they/them)

I build campaigns around communities, so the right people show up.

Creative strategist and communications lead. Since 2017, I’ve worked across the NBA and Disney, Pride orgs, and queer film festivals, planning the story, writing it, and measuring what it did.

The shape of my work

Every star is a skill and every line a connection. Tap a bright star to light up its constellation, then a smaller star to see where it shines.

Meet the constellation. It’s called Abhimanyu. Six bright stars hold how I work: story, strategy, stakeholders, community, craft and care.

Case studies

Six projects, each with the challenge, my approach and the result. Pick a skill to filter them.

639K

views in 90 days, 51.5% from non-followers

Out On Screen

Marketing Coordinator, Vancouver Queer Film Festival

Challenge. Grow the festival’s audience before and through its opening weeks.

Approach. Planned the communications, scripted and filmed reels, co-produced promo videos including FRAMED Summer Camp, kept the website and Mailchimp newsletters current, and edited the official Festival Guide.

Result. 639,045 views from 74,062 viewers, 24,077 interactions and 1,170 new followers. One reel reached 50K views with 528 saves and 463 shares.

Social, video, web, editing, events

205K+

views, with 473% video growth

New West Pride

Marketing Coordinator, Pride 2025

Challenge. Join with two weeks to go and still deliver a strategy for the Transformation theme.

Approach. Built the marketing strategy, coordinated 17+ artists, vendors, the events team and leadership, published content before and on the day, and covered the festival live for 30,000+ attendees.

Result. 205K+ views and 18.5K reach. On Instagram, more than half the reach came from people who didn’t follow the account.

Social, events, video, design

36M+

impressions over two years

NBA India

Senior Copywriter, Monk Media Network

Challenge. Grow basketball fandom in India through the NBA’s social channels.

Approach. Learned the game inside out and became a fan first, so every post spoke in a fan’s voice. Created 1,080+ posts for Facebook, Instagram and Twitter with real-time game coverage, partnered with 5+ teams plus Jr. NBA and Basketball Without Borders, and led a Hindi poster series.

Result. 36M+ impressions and 360K+ interactions.

Copywriting, social

72 hrs

to reach 3,000+ employees

Disney Star

Internal Communications Copy Lead

Challenge. Get COVID-19 guidance to every employee fast, then bring them back to the workplace.

Approach. Wrote the crisis communications, built the Return to Work playbook with leadership, moved the intranet to My Disney Today with IT and UX teams, created the What’s Up newsletter, and supervised designers on 40+ branded assets.

Result. Messages out in 72 hours. The migration kept 100% of data accurate and cut navigation time by 25%.

Copywriting, web and intranet, design

120+

volunteers at one clean-up day

Mission Possible

Communications Coordinator

Challenge. Fill a Community Clean-Up Day and keep the brand consistent across channels.

Approach. Made 50+ social assets in Canva and Hootsuite, designed co-branded materials with Downtown Van, turned 10+ interviews into donor stories, and co-led the event logistics.

Result. 120+ participants and a seamless event.

Social, design, events, copywriting

10–20%

estimated Instagram visibility lift

Bolly-Queer Collection

Creative and campaign strategy lead

Challenge. After years of pitching queer stories in advertising that never made the final cut, create the representation I wanted to see.

Approach. Led campaign strategy with Currycature and designer Kavya, reimagining iconic Bollywood moments on streetwear, and produced 10+ assets: carousels, reels, product copy and web updates.

Result. A queer South Asian collection with its own voice and a measurable rise in visibility.

Copywriting, social, video, design

Creative work

Designed, written and shipped across Pride, sport, entertainment and community. Filter by where it ran.

Website and newsletter banner for the Queering Genre Film panel

Queering Genre Film

Website and newsletter banner for a festival industry panel.

Website and newsletter banner for The Future Starts Now panel

The Future Starts Now

Website and newsletter banner for a five-voice festival panel.

VQFF 2026 launch post: the 38th annual Vancouver Queer Film Festival

The 38th festival, announced

Launch carousel for VQFF 2026, September 10 to 20.

Carousel for the Opening Presentation: Ecosystems Not Empires

Ecosystems Not Empires

Carousel for the opening presentation: seven short films and a post-screening Q&A.

Opening Weekend Party carousel

Opening Weekend Party

Carousel for the party at The Birdhouse, with tickets from $7.

The Darlings performer feature

The Darlings

A performer feature from the party carousel, putting local artists up front.

Matriarch of the Year 2026 winner announcement

Matriarch of the Year

Winner announcement for the 2026 award.

Pride 2025 artist spotlight cards for Wan-Ting Moi and Yuen Young

Transformation, in artists’ words

Artist spotlight cards for New West Pride 2025, built with 17+ performers around the Transformation theme.

Hindi NBA poster styled like a film release

The NBA, in Hindi

A film-poster series that made basketball feel local for Indian fans.

Bolly-Queer Collection campaign photo: queer Bollywood dreams, stitched in fabric

Queer Bollywood dreams, stitched in fabric

Campaign visual for the Bolly-Queer Collection.

It’s Mickey’s Birthday intranet feature

It’s Mickey’s Birthday

An intranet feature for 3,000+ employees at Disney Star.

NBA birthday graphic with golden Greek lettering

Game-day culture

Birthday artwork for the NBA’s social channels.

NBA mascots banner reading This Is Why We Play

This is why we play

A mascot hype banner for fans.

Return to work playbook cover

Return to Work playbook

Built with leadership to guide employees back with clear, supportive messaging.

A Chance to Bloom infographic for Mission Possible

A Chance to Bloom

A four-step infographic that makes a service process feel hopeful.

What’s Up internal newsletter

What’s Up newsletter

Created to drive traffic and engagement on the intranet.

Mission Possible Clean-Up Day recruitment flyer

Team Players Wanted

Co-branded recruitment flyer for a Clean-Up Day of 120+ participants.

Disney Ultimate Toy Drive mailer

The Ultimate Toy Drive

A holiday giving campaign with Toybank.

Newsletters and web pages

Sends and pages that carry the story beyond social, built in Mailchimp, WordPress and online stores.

Newsletter Jul 23, 2026 · fundraising appeal

The Bigots Are Getting Louder… So Should We!

A first-person appeal about FRAMED, the filmmaking camp for ages 9 to 14.

My role. Designed it, tested it, and sent it out with the development team.

View the send

Newsletter Sep 3, 2026 · festival launch

VQFF 2026 starts NEXT THURSDAY!

The countdown to the 38th festival, September 10 to 20, with the opening presentation and the hottest tickets up front.

My role. Designed and curated the content, from programme highlights to the call to buy.

See the VQFF 2026 programme

Newsletter Sep 17, 2026 · educators

OIS is back at VQFF!

An invitation to educators for Out In Schools’ The Future is Queer, relaxed youth screenings, and the 10th anniversary of Troublemakers.

My role. Worked with the OIS team to speak directly to educators.

View the send

A Seat at the Table: figures feasting at a candlelit table carried by mirrored figures

Web page Jul 31, 2026 · WordPress

A Seat at the Table

The news page announcing the 2026 festival creative, with illustration by Odera Igbokwe and Tolu Ayoka.

My role. Designed the page in WordPress.

View the page

Bolly-Queer Collection campaign photo: queer Bollywood dreams, stitched in fabric

Web page Currycature · online store

Bolly-Queer Pride collection

The collection page for queer South Asian streetwear: five tees that rewrite Bollywood classics.

My role. Product copy and web updates for the collection.

View the collection

Reels, from script to screen

Scripted, filmed and tuned to the tone each audience needs: playful, heartfelt or urgent.

My process

The route I follow on every project.

Kind words

“I worked very closely with Abhi this summer and have come to know not only their powerful work ethic, but the thought, care and intention that goes into said work.”

fanny Kearse, Development and Communications Director, Out On Screen

“Their professionalism, dependability, and enthusiasm make them an asset to any organization or project they choose to be part of.”

Jaydee Dimmer-Drew, Events and Marketing Manager, Downtown New Westminster BIA

Experience

  1. Marketing Coordinator, Out On Screen

    June to September 2026

  2. Marketing Coordinator, New West Pride Society

    July 2025 to January 2026

  3. Communications Coordinator, Mission Possible

    April to June 2024

  4. Technical Coordinator (seasonal), ISAFF

    2023 to 2025. 12+ film programs, 20+ live events.

  5. Internal Communications Copy Lead, Disney Star

    December 2019 to February 2023

  6. Senior Copywriter, Monk Media Network

    February 2017 to April 2019

Education

  • MBA, University Canada West
  • PG Certificate in Advertising, Bournemouth University
  • Bachelor of Mass Media (Advertising), University of Mumbai

Certifications

  • Google Analytics
  • Certified Digital Marketing Associate
  • SEO Fundamentals
  • Canadian Language Benchmark 11