Creative Strategist · New Delhi · India

I tell stories.
Brands just happen to be my medium.

Brand strategy, campaign work, creative direction, and storytelling across F&B, culture, and creative industries — with a filmmaker's eye for what moves people.

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Film Direction· Editorial Design· Campaign Direction· Storytelling· Creative Strategy· Brand Building· Community Building· Events· Content Writing· Strategic Marketing· Social Media Strategy· Narrative Architecture·
Film Direction· Editorial Design· Campaign Direction· Storytelling· Creative Strategy· Brand Building· Community Building· Events· Content Writing· Strategic Marketing· Social Media Strategy· Narrative Architecture·
Person events
400+
Experiential & community
Bar sales growth
2–5×
F&B experiential campaigns
Engagement growth
65%
PR, influencer & community
Qualified-lead growth
20%
Education marketing
Selected Work

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About
Dhruva Dugal

I also write. About food, grief, film, and the things that stay with you. Essays and personal memoirs on Substack.

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Strategy & Craft

Brand & campaign strategy · Creative direction · Content strategy · Copywriting · Scriptwriting · Event IP development · Narrative architecture · Community building · Social media

How I work

Storytelling-first · Cross-cultural curious · Fast upskiller · Emotionally intelligent · Collaborative leader · Strong verbal pitcher · Creative ownership

Into

Art-house & international film · Letterboxd · Writing film reviews · Food as cultural storytelling · International literature

I help brands find their cultural voice through a storytelling-first strategy using narrative, community, and creative direction.

Creative Strategist with 5+ years across F&B, creative agencies, and education in New Delhi. Recently completed a Master's in Creative Direction, Content & Branding at IE Business School in Madrid.

My work spans brand strategy, social media, creative direction, copywriting, event production, and film. I've run 400-person events, lifted bar sales 5×, grown engagement by 65%, and raised qualified leads by 20%. The common thread: ownership over the whole creative arc, not just delivery of a brief.

I combine brand strategy with storytelling and creative direction to build campaigns, experiences, and content people actually want to engage with. If you're building something culture-forward and need a creative strategist who thinks in stories and executes on the ground, let's talk.

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Select Companies &
Collaborators

A selection of brands and companies I've had the pleasure of working with.

Recently watched

Full diary on Letterboxd ↗
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Get in Touch

Let's build
something that belongs
in culture,
not in the clutter.

If you're building something culture-forward and need a creative strategist who thinks in stories and executes on the ground, let's talk.

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