Hola, I'm Juliana!
I'm a Colombian creative director with +14 years of experience who believes the best work happens at the intersection of culture, commerce, and authentic storytelling.
Originally from a small town in Colombia, I grew up surrounded by bats, cicadas, and the occasional venomous snake. My journey has taken me through 8+ countries across 4 continents: from Colombia to New Zealand, Australia, Dubai, Toronto, San Francisco, New York, and now Los Angeles. Each place shaped how I see design, culture, and the power of visual language to connect people.
WHAT I DO: I lead creative teams to develop brand strategies and campaigns that don't just translate culture—they celebrate it from within. Through strategic thinking, design and art direction, I help brands express their purpose with intention and authenticity.
WHAT DRIVES ME: I’m passionate about the craft, and about preserving cultural identities in an era of sameness. I see diversity as the root of originality where creativity feels most alive.
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︎︎︎ Follow my (not so updated) personal project on IG: @nen.ca
I'm a Colombian creative director with +14 years of experience who believes the best work happens at the intersection of culture, commerce, and authentic storytelling.
Originally from a small town in Colombia, I grew up surrounded by bats, cicadas, and the occasional venomous snake. My journey has taken me through 8+ countries across 4 continents: from Colombia to New Zealand, Australia, Dubai, Toronto, San Francisco, New York, and now Los Angeles. Each place shaped how I see design, culture, and the power of visual language to connect people.
WHAT I DO: I lead creative teams to develop brand strategies and campaigns that don't just translate culture—they celebrate it from within. Through strategic thinking, design and art direction, I help brands express their purpose with intention and authenticity.
WHAT DRIVES ME: I’m passionate about the craft, and about preserving cultural identities in an era of sameness. I see diversity as the root of originality where creativity feels most alive.
︎Green Card holder
︎︎︎ Follow my (not so updated) personal project on IG: @nen.ca
CONTACT
Say hola ︎ juls.ardila@gmail.com
(Forever stuck with this email since I was 13)
Let’s connect ︎ linkedin.com/in/julianaardila/
AWARDS
- The One Show
- Clio Awards
- Crystal Awards
- The Shorty Awards
- Dubai Lynx
- El Dorado
- El Sol
- Cannes Young Lions Design Global (First gold for Colombia)
- Cannes Young Lions Design (Colombia)
- Effies
PRESS & RECOGNITIONS
- Jury at Lux Awards
- Speaker at the Design Festival DEHACHE 2024
- The Drum - What it takes to create an authentic design for a sports brand
- See It Be It Lion Cannes Jury
- Adlatina’s Outstanding Professionals and Companies of 2020
- UN Women's 2020 Panel Moderator
- Adweek 2020 Creative 100 honoree
- While at FCB, the network was recognized by Adweek’s 2020 Global Agency of the year. In 2019 Cannes Lions named it "The North American Creative Agency of the Year "and 2019 Ad Age A-List global top 1
- Cannes Lions See It Be It 2014 Selected amongst +300 applicants
PREVIOUS EMPLOYERS
Saatchi & Saatchi (NY), FCB (San Francisco), Leo Burnett (Dubai and Bogota), McCann Erickson, MullenLowe’s digital media group: Mass Digital.
CLIENTS
Diageo, Milk PEP’s Every Woman’s Marathon, Tide, Downy, the WNBA, Levi’s, Olay, P&G, Clorox, Smokey the Bear, Hotwire, Ghirardelli, McDonald’s, Juan Valdez Café, Toyota, Absolut Vodka, Alpina Dairy, ETB Telecommunications & others.