︎Up To No Good

My name is Marcus 👋🏻, and I'm an art director from Singapore 🇸🇬, currently making Mischief in New York, New York 🍎.

I’m a huge fan of long-play records, bad-in-a-good-way reality shows, Pokémon and art prints. Here’s a list of other Stuff I’m Into.






Let’s Get Physical 🕺🏻

+1 (718) 316 8968 (United States)
marcuslimso@gmail.com

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︎︎︎ Download my Resume ︎︎︎

Field Experience 🗄

Art Director
︎︎︎ Mischief; Jun 2022 – Present

Junior Art Director
︎︎︎ Mischief; Aug 2021 – Jun 2022

Freelance Art Director
︎︎︎ BBDO Asia; 2020

Creative Intern (Art Direction)
︎︎︎ BBDO Singapore; 2019
︎︎︎ Goodfellas; 2018, 2014

Singapore Armed Forces
︎︎︎HQ 9DIV/INF; 2016 – 2018

Creative Intern (Copy)
︎︎︎ Grey Digital; 2015




My Dojos 🎓

BFA Advertising (Honors)
︎︎︎School of Visual Arts; 2018 – 2021
︎SVA Junior Portfolio 5.0/5.0
︎Silas H. Rhodes Scholarship (2018 – 2021)
︎Henry Wolf Scholarship (2019, 2020)
︎2018/FA - Term Honors
︎2019/SP - High Term Honors
︎2019/FA - Term Honors
︎2020/SP - High Term Honors
︎2020/FA - High Term Honors
︎School of Visual Arts Rhodes Family Award
︎GPA: 3.95

Diploma in Visual Communication & Media Design
(Associate Degree)
︎︎︎Singapore Polytechnic; 2012 – 2015




My “Profesh” Stash 🏆

2022

Young Shits
︎︎︎ The Shit that won, WeWork Where You Work, June-July

The One Show
︎︎︎ Shortlist, Netflix Lucifer Cash in On Sin, Direct: Physical Items

The Webby Awards
︎︎︎ Webby Winner, Netflix Lucifer Cash in On Sin, Social - Television & Film
︎︎︎ Honoree; Netflix Lucifer Cash in On Sin, Advertising, Media & PR - Best Launch




My Student Stash 🥇

2022

ADC Young Ones
︎︎︎ Bronze Cube, Roomba Works On This Too; Advertising, Out of Home

Graphis New Talent Annual
︎︎︎ Silver, Nike Hoopboxes; Advertising
︎︎︎ Silver, Napkin Novels; Advertising
︎︎︎ Honorable Mention, Roomba Works On This Too; Advertising
︎︎︎ Honorable Mention, Doritos Flamin’ Hot; Advertising
︎︎︎ Honorable Mention, Seventh Generation Recycled Posters; Advertising
︎︎︎ Honorable Mention, Biased To The Truth; Design

2021

D&AD New Blood
︎︎︎ Wood Pencil, Napkin Novels; Penguin

One Show Young Ones
︎︎︎ Gold, DeTours; Experiential

ADC Young Ones
︎︎︎ Silver Cube, Napkin Novels; Design for Good - Advertising

New York Festivals
︎︎︎ Bronze, Napkin Novels; Positive World Impact
︎︎︎ Bronze, Biased To The Truth; Avant-Garde/Innovative
︎︎︎ Bronze, Biased To The Truth; Public Relations
︎︎︎ Finalist, Napkin Novels; Direct & Collateral
︎︎︎ Shortlist, Biased To The Truth; Direct & Collateral
︎︎︎ Shortlist, Biased To The Truth; Positive World Impact

2020

One Show Young Ones
︎︎︎ Gold, Biased To The Truth; Integrated
︎︎︎ Silver, Biased To The Truth; Experiential
︎︎︎ Bronze, Biased To The Truth; Print
︎︎︎ Merit, Cruise Tunes; Experiential

ADC Young Ones
︎︎︎ Bronze Cube, Headlines Fired; Design for Good - Integrated

New York Festivals
︎︎︎ Bronze, Headlines Fired; Positive World Impact
︎︎︎ Finalist, Headlines Fired; Avant Garde/Innovative
︎︎︎ Finalist, Headlines Fired; Direct & Collateral
︎︎︎ Shortlist, Headlines Fired; Digital/Mobile

Graphis New Talent
︎︎︎ Platinum, Small Problem; Advertising
︎︎︎ Gold, The Grave Label; Advertising
︎︎︎ Gold, Terminal 5; Design
︎︎︎ Silver, Foot Dryer; Advertising
︎︎︎ Honorable Mention, Good Food; Advertising

2019

Crowbar Awards
︎︎︎ Silver, Conversations; Print
︎︎︎ Bronze, Conversations; Art Direction
︎︎︎ Bronze, Foot Dryer; Print
︎︎︎ Bronze, Foot Dryer; Art Direction
︎︎︎ Bronze, Small Problem; Print
︎︎︎ Finalist, The Grave Label; Direct

Graphis New Talent
︎︎︎ Silver, Conversations; Advertising

Young Shits
︎︎︎ The Shortlisted Shit, Unscrollable; July/Netflix

2014

Crowbar Awards
︎︎︎ Gold, We’re Sorry We’re Real; 24 Hour Advertising Challenge

Spikes Asia
︎︎︎ Young Creative Academy




Extra, Extra! 🗞

AdAge #1 Agency A-List 2022
SVA and BYU Lead Winners in Young Ones Student Awards 2020
GDUSA Students to Watch 2021
Graphis New Talent Annual 2020
Singapore Polytechnic Wins the 24 Hour Advertising Challenge