I'm Jay -short for Janath Gamage.
A die-hard Bayern Munich fan (Mia San Mia!),
glad to have been alive when we won the holy treble both times.
Basketball was the first love of my life, then came my wife.
Always waiting for the next Final Fantasy game.
I like to believe my jokes are ahead of it's time.
I'd prefer a shot over a pint. Music is life. So is Sushi.
Recognition:
-Campaign Brief Asia's No.1 Ranking Creative in Sri Lanka
-Selected into London International Awards' LIAisons 2021 programme, being one of the only 100 young creatives selected from around the world.
-First ever Sri Lankan to win a D&AD Impact Pencil
-Invited to be a part of the Jury at AD STARS 2021 - Innovation Category
-First ever Sri Lankan invited by the Global Chairman to sit at the Leo Burnett Global Product Committee (GPC)
-Branding In Asia's One Under 30 -
Young Creative Spotlight
-First Sri Lankan inducted into the One Club for Creativity (New York Chapter)
-Invited to guest lecture for the design faculty of Swinburne University of Technology (Malaysia)
-Invited to guest lecture the final year Graphic Design students of Academy of Design (Sri Lanka)
-Sri Lanka's first ever campaign to be featured on 'World's Best Creative/Pioneering Campaigns' by Contagious
-First Sri Lankan campaign featured on Fast Company
-AdAge Creativity Pick
-Featured on Adforum & Ads of The World
-Campaign featured on AdAge: Top 5 Breakthrough Creative Ideas We're Excited About
-Contagious Campaign of the Week
-Judy John knows I exist.
(Update: We friends now. We exchanged DM's on instagram)
Awards
D&AD Impact 2018 - Wood Pencil
Epica Awards 2020 (Sri Lanka) - The Grandprix | 3x Gold | 1x Silver | 1x Bronze
Art Director's Club Global Awards 2019 - 1x Silver | 1x Bronze | 3x Merit
Adfest 2019 - 2x Gold (Innova Lotus & Lotus Roots) | 2x Bronze
Cannes Lions 2019 - Shortlisted for PR
D&AD 2019 - Shortlisted for Product Design Category
Tambuli Asia-Pacific Awards 2019 - 6x Bronze
Communication Arts - 1x Advertising Photography
Epica Awards 2018 - 1x Silver | 1x Bronze
Ad Stars - 1x Bronze | 2x Crystal
Strategy Marketing Awards 2019 - 2x Gold
The Work by Campaign Brief Asia - 5x Features
Leo Burnett Worldwide Awards 2018 - White Pencil (HumanKind Award)
Leo Burnett Global Product Committee - 2x 8 Balls & a 7+ Rating (Paris & Shanghai)
Clio Awards - 2x Shortlists
Gerety Awards 2019 - 7x Shortlists
Effies Sri Lanka - 2x Bronze (Taco Bell)
One Show Asia - 1x Finalist (Pending results)
The Gong Awards - 2x Shortlist (Pending results)
Young Glory (2021) - 1x Silver
