KARAN RAIKAR
Karan (definitely not to be confused with Karen) is a copywriter based in New York, currently at Johannes Leonardo.
SELECTED PROJECTS
adidas Originals — SS25, The Original (2025)adidas Originals — SS24, A Thousand Back (2024)
adidas Basketball — Anthony Edwards 1 (2024)
Beats by Dre — King of the Court (2022)
Kaiser Permanente — Everyday Holds A Win (2022)
Beats by Dre — Fit to Move (2022)
adidas Basketball — The Drive, D.O.N. Issue #5 (2023)
Beats by Dre — Fatherhood (2022)
NBA — That’s Game (2021)
Beats by Dre — It’s The Music (2022)
Big 12 Conference — The Countdown (2023)
The Sahi Bol Project (2019)
HOW TO SAY THE NAME
KARAN kuh-RUNRAIKAR riker (like the prison)
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
Former professional cook.🔪Not-so-speedy cyclist. 🚴🏽♂️
Bidet evangelist. 🚽
Immigrant son. 👶🏽
Boston born. 🇺🇸
Bombay raised. 🇮🇳
Brooklyn based.🗽
JOBS
JOHANNES LEONARDO — May 2023 - PresentSenior Copywriter
TRANSLATION LLC — Dec 2020 - May 2023
Copywriter
DEUTSCH LA — Oct 2020 - Dec 2020
Freelance Copywriter
EP+CO — Jun 2019 - Aug 2019
Copy Intern
LEO BURNETT — Jan 2017 - Jan 2018
Jr Copywriter
SELECTED CLIENTS
adidas Basketballadidas Originals
NBA
Beats by Dre
Kaiser Permanente
L’Oreal
Big 12 Conference