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Ishan Khurana

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Ishan Khurana’s career

Ishan Khurana’s broadcast career runs from July 2009 to the present: one year at Network18 (IBN7), then NDTV from July 2010, with the Art Director title since November 2020.

NDTV

July 2010 – present · Noida, India

Junior graphic designer to Art Director

  1. November 2020 – present

    Art Director

    • Leads design strategy, channel branding and creative direction for one national and two regional channels, managing a team of 20.
    • Directs AR/VR graphics and election packaging from concept to air, and packages daily primetime shows and major live events — all elections and all Union Budgets in this tenure — with anchors including Ravish Kumar and Suhail Khan.
    • Introduced generative AI into daily production through NDTV’s in-house platform, ind.in, and specialist tools, telling stories as keyed elements in virtual sets or as full-frame graphics.
    • Built Markdown instruction files and AI projects that keep layout, framing and fonts consistent, generate Viz VB scripts, and produce consistent keying content.

  2. July 2015 – November 2020

    Senior Graphic Designer

    • Built templates and design systems for primetime programming.
    • Managed creative teams and guided design for special packaging.

  3. April 2012 – July 2015

    Graphic Designer

    • Designed graphics for live news, special events and elections.
    • Collaborated with editorial teams on breaking-news visualization.

  4. July 2010 – April 2012

    Junior Graphic Designer

    • Started at NDTV in the junior designer seat. The through-line is the same newsroom, from this date to Art Director.

Network18 (IBN7)

July 2009 – June 2010 · India

Junior Graphic Designer

  1. July 2009 – June 2010

    Junior Graphic Designer

    • Earned a Rewards & Recognition award during this year.

Anchors for primetime packaging in the Art Director years include Ravish Kumar and Suhail Khan. Those names are examples, not the full presenter roster.