Maya Kagan

Creative Director at BARKER

Maya Kagan has over 10 years of experience in the advertising and design industry. Maya currently works at BARKER Advertising & Interactive as a Creative Director, a position they have held since September 2019. Prior to this, they worked as an Associate Creative Director at the same company from March 2016 to September 2019. Maya has also worked as a Freelance Senior Art Director at MRM//McCann in February 2016, a Freelance Art Director at Tribal Worldwide from November 2015 to February 2016, and a Freelance Art Director at MerchantCantos in October 2015. Before their freelance roles, they were an Art Director at Mission Media from April 2015 to October 2015 and a Freelance Interactive Designer at A Different Engine in March 2015. Maya also worked as a Freelance Art Director at BARKER Advertising & Interactive in February 2015. Their earlier work experience includes being an Interactive Designer at Vaunte from March 2013 to February 2015, a Designer at Susan van der Linde New York from January 2007 to February 2013, and a Technical Analyst Intern at UBS from January 2009 to October 2009.

Maya Kagan completed their high school education at Stuyvesant High School from 2001 to 2005, earning an HS Diploma. Afterward, they attended Baruch College from 2005 to 2009, where they obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree in Finance & Investments. In 2008, Maya briefly attended Florence University of the Arts, focusing on Fashion Design & Marketing. It is worth mentioning that Maya also participated in the DjangoGirls organization, but no information regarding specific dates or degree/field of study is provided.

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Timeline

  • Creative Director

    September, 2019 - present

  • Associate Creative Director

    March, 2016

  • Freelance Art Director

    February, 2015