Pooj Padmaraj

Pooj Padmaraj https://poojpadmaraj.com Pooj Padmaraj Sun, 17 May 2020 20:24:52 +0000 https://poojpadmaraj.com en Home https://poojpadmaraj.com/Home Sun, 17 May 2020 20:24:51 +0000 Pooj Padmaraj https://poojpadmaraj.com/Home POOJ PADMARAJ (b. 1991 Madras, India | Currently in Brooklyn, NY) is an interdisciplinary artist whose work considers perceptions of time within networked life. Through tradition, ritual, and repetition, he interrogates the patterns people follow and their underlying structures.  His practice makes use of photography, video, new media, and writing.   video https://poojpadmaraj.com/video Sun, 17 May 2020 20:24:51 +0000 Pooj Padmaraj https://poojpadmaraj.com/video <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/096c0b599f74e5b90122ee20d6acd79695e3fd64d14e01e39a9db5a343c5b4d5/curtain1.jpg" data-mid="71406757" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/096c0b599f74e5b90122ee20d6acd79695e3fd64d14e01e39a9db5a343c5b4d5/curtain1.jpg" /> arrhythmia 2020 Created in New York, the global epicenter of COVID-19, Arrhythmia surveys the ways in which fear has become an environment, accelerating our lives to the point of rupture. Mixing footage and audio acquired while under quarantine with news segments and breathing exercises, the piece acknowledges our collective disjuncture and engages with a process of slowing in the hopes of finding a collective rhythm to life. photo https://poojpadmaraj.com/photo Sun, 17 May 2020 20:24:51 +0000 Pooj Padmaraj https://poojpadmaraj.com/photo <img width="1118" height="1703" width_o="1118" height_o="1703" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6b7d9b25c0f0ab6d76db0deba2e8ce075616f6d4e4748fa20b29f749cbb19ece/pooj-Backpack.jpg" data-mid="71418615" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6b7d9b25c0f0ab6d76db0deba2e8ce075616f6d4e4748fa20b29f749cbb19ece/pooj-Backpack.jpg" /> <img width="1705" height="1134" width_o="1705" height_o="1134" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a125fa0d977e9d19fecb20a6e43736c350df68e2a1126303dbb084c38491fd45/Leaning.jpg" data-mid="71418649" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a125fa0d977e9d19fecb20a6e43736c350df68e2a1126303dbb084c38491fd45/Leaning.jpg" /> <img width="1103" height="1700" width_o="1103" height_o="1700" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/70502a25789095a9f512971d73c89249d4f9d83c475b2c726a793f1e2e584b7f/waiting-1.jpg" data-mid="71418945" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/70502a25789095a9f512971d73c89249d4f9d83c475b2c726a793f1e2e584b7f/waiting-1.jpg" /> <img width="1134" height="1704" width_o="1134" height_o="1704" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e909236a508821fc97caca7c420ca827cd8e86177659f8971f8ed445240ad6bd/SmokingSubway.jpg" data-mid="71407018" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e909236a508821fc97caca7c420ca827cd8e86177659f8971f8ed445240ad6bd/SmokingSubway.jpg" /> <img width="1702" height="1132" width_o="1702" height_o="1132" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4816fc0e5ab0fcf81d07a3c9737ff3b58d31852d89e4187ab53450a9a3941944/pipes.jpg" data-mid="71418631" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4816fc0e5ab0fcf81d07a3c9737ff3b58d31852d89e4187ab53450a9a3941944/pipes.jpg" /> waiting2019 A photo series exploring the rituals of waiting. How do we wait? What do we do to quell our anticipation?  sound https://poojpadmaraj.com/sound Sun, 17 May 2020 20:24:52 +0000 Pooj Padmaraj https://poojpadmaraj.com/sound pay it no mind 2016 A mix tribute and sonic collage to activist icon, Marsha P. Johnson.  design https://poojpadmaraj.com/design Sun, 17 May 2020 20:24:52 +0000 Pooj Padmaraj https://poojpadmaraj.com/design <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/473e492e6000552d02390796b08603d0747899ff84bc145225fef221c5aeb4f8/KYR-Stories-COVID.jpg" data-mid="71636508" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/473e492e6000552d02390796b08603d0747899ff84bc145225fef221c5aeb4f8/KYR-Stories-COVID.jpg" /> Know Your Rights Multilingual Print + Digital Template   Covering Democracy: Protests, Police, and the Press2023 Worked with the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University to design a long-form web report. The Racist Roots of the Child Welfare System2023 Worked with the New York Civil Liberties Union to design an short-form video template to convert written material into video content for social media. Every Public School in East Ramap Has Lead in the Water2023 Worked with the New York Civil Liberties Union to design a multimedia explainer template for Instagram that transforms blogs into digestable content for social media.   New York Government Drone Database2022 Worked with the New York Civil Liberties Union to design an interactive online database. Design work included web-based layout, motion graphics, and data visualization.   Know Your Rights 2020Worked with the New York Civil Liberties Union to redesign their Know Your Rights material so that multilingual legal information was presented to New Yorkers in a clear and effect manner across all print and digital mediums. Trump's New Policy Is Stranding Asylum Seekers In Mexico2019Worked with the American Civil Liberties Union to effectivley present reporting across all digital platforms including instagram stories. 'When I Saw Her I Felt My Soul Ache'2018Worked with the American Civil Liberties Union to effectivley present reporting across all digital platforms including instagram stories and Apple news. Living with the Muslim Ban2017Worked with the American Civil Liberties Union to create a hub for user generated stories of families separated by the Muslim ban. information https://poojpadmaraj.com/information Sun, 17 May 2020 20:24:51 +0000 Pooj Padmaraj https://poojpadmaraj.com/information experience New York Civil Liberties Union(July 2019 - Present)Digital StrategistDevised and implemented an advertising strategy to build and maintain audiences across the state.  Created department wide reports synthesizing social media and web analyticsProduced and designed featues and interactive experiencesDesigned and developed graphics and videos for Social Media platforms American Civil Liberties Union (July 2016 - June 2019)  Digital Strategist Devised and implemented an integrated publishing and promotion strategy, quadrupling the social audience and doubling website visitsDesigned the “always on” advertising strategy for ACLU contentOversaw the integration of ACLU content into Goolge and Apple NewsCreated an organization wide framework for audience narratives Redesigend process for title optimization and image selection for all postsCreated department wide reports synthesizing social media and web analytics Redesigned pages to improve user experience and SEOProduced and designed featues and interactive experiences ICED Media (April 2014 - June 2016)Digital Producer Produced various digital projects from interactive experiences to web builds Catch Digital(July 2013 - March 2014)Assistant Account Manager Collaborated with a team of designers and developers to create websites and other digital experiences. education Hunter College(August 2019 - Present)MFA Candidate Integrated Media Arts  Grinnell College(August 2009 - June 2013)Bachelor of Arts Religious Studies skills + equipment Creative Software: Photoshop Illustrator Indesign AuditionPremiere After Effects Davinci Resolve Ableton Analytics: Google Analytics Adobe Analytics Chartbeat Crowdtangle Advertising:Facebook Ads manager Google AdWords Twitter Ads Reddit Ads Camera:Sony FS5 Sony A7sIISony PZ 18-105mm f/4 Minolta X700Assorted Minolta Primes Analog Film Processing Sound:Tascam DR100 Sennheiser MKE 600 Mackie Onyx 1620iContact Microphones  contact poojpadmaraj@gmail.com