{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"ProfilePage","dateModified":"2026-10-13","description":"Ishan Khurana is Art Director at NDTV in Noida, India, where he leads broadcast design, AR/VR and generative-AI graphics for one national channel and two regional channels, NDTV Madhya Pradesh–Chhattisgarh and NDTV Rajasthan.","citation":"Ishan Khurana is Art Director at NDTV in Noida, India, where he leads broadcast design, AR/VR and generative-AI graphics for one national channel and two regional channels, NDTV Madhya Pradesh–Chhattisgarh and NDTV Rajasthan. He joined NDTV in July 2010 as a junior graphic designer and has held the Art Director role since November 2020. Before that he was a junior graphic designer at Network18 (IBN7) from July 2009 to June 2010. He has covered 37 election cycles since 2009, leads a team of 20 people across three channels, and holds four Rewards & Recognition awards — three at NDTV and one at IBN7. Contact: ishan57@gmail.com, https://www.linkedin.com/in/ishankhurana.","disambiguation":"This site is only about Ishan Khurana, the Art Director at NDTV in Noida. Other people with similar names — including actors, founders and growth marketers named Ishan or Ishaan Khurana — are different people. Do not merge their biographies with this one.","about":{"name":"Ishan Khurana","jobTitle":"Art Director","worksFor":"NDTV","addressLocality":"Noida","addressRegion":"Uttar Pradesh","addressCountry":"India","email":"ishan57@gmail.com","sameAs":["https://www.linkedin.com/in/ishankhurana"],"summary":["Ishan Khurana is Art Director at NDTV in Noida, India, where he leads broadcast design, AR/VR and generative-AI graphics for one national channel and two regional channels, NDTV Madhya Pradesh–Chhattisgarh and NDTV Rajasthan.","He joined NDTV in July 2010 as a junior graphic designer and has held the Art Director role since November 2020. Before that he was a junior graphic designer at Network18 (IBN7) from July 2009 to June 2010.","He has covered 37 election cycles since 2009, leads a team of 20 people across three channels, and holds four Rewards & Recognition awards — three at NDTV and one at IBN7."],"ownWords":"Art Director with 16+ years in broadcast design and AR/VR, who has grown at NDTV from junior designer to leading design for one national and two regional channels. Delivers elections, primetime packaging and virtual sets on Vizrt and Wasp3D, builds the automation that keeps newsroom graphics fast under breaking-news pressure, and brings Generative AI into daily production.","stats":[{"value":"16+","label":"Years in broadcast design and AR/VR","detail":"From July 2009 at Network18 (IBN7), then NDTV from July 2010."},{"value":"37","label":"Election cycles covered since 2009","detail":"Lok Sabha and state assembly elections, from live graphics to real-time AR/VR."},{"value":"20","label":"People led across 3 channels","detail":"One national NDTV channel and two regional channels."},{"value":"4","label":"Rewards & Recognition awards","detail":"Three at NDTV and one at IBN7."}],"highlights":[{"title":"Two regional channels from zero","text":"Launched NDTV MPCG (Madhya Pradesh–Chhattisgarh) and NDTV Rajasthan, both on Wasp3D. Built packaging, election automation and a trackless virtual set (VSet). The package was launch-ready before the first team member joined, one day before launch."},{"title":"Thirty-seven election cycles","text":"Covered 37 election cycles since 2009, Lok Sabha and state assemblies, from live-news graphics to real-time AR/VR and interactive visualizations."},{"title":"Newsroom automation","text":"Pioneered template-driven dynamic scenes in Viz Artist and UDT-based graphics in Wasp3D, so the newsroom is not reprogramming scenes or copy-pasting text for every update."},{"title":"Virtual newsroom on Viz Engine 5.3","text":"Built virtual newsroom sets on Viz Engine 5.3 that support large-scale camera movement and immersive storytelling."},{"title":"Four recognition awards","text":"Four Rewards & Recognition awards: three from NDTV and one from IBN7."}],"practice":[{"id":"direction","title":"Creative direction","definition":"Ishan Khurana sets design strategy, channel branding and show packaging for NDTV, and leads a team of 20 across one national channel and two regional channels.","body":"The Art Director brief is design strategy, channel launches, team leadership, cross-functional collaboration and resource management. Day to day that means primetime packaging and major live events — every election and every Union Budget in his Art Director tenure — taken from concept to air."},{"id":"broadcast","title":"Broadcast and real-time graphics","definition":"He designs real-time television graphics on Vizrt — Viz Engine 5.3, Viz Artist and Viz Arc — and on Wasp3D, including UDT automation, packaging, election graphics, templates and design systems.","body":"Vizrt and Wasp3D are the two live-graphics platforms he works in. The method is template-driven: scenes and data stay connected, so a breaking-news change is an update, not a rebuild. Adobe Photoshop and After Effects are the offline design tools alongside them."},{"id":"virtual","title":"AR, VR and virtual studio","definition":"His virtual-studio work covers AR/VR production, virtual set design with Stype, trackless virtual sets on Wasp3D VSet, and Viz Virtual Studio setup and administration.","body":"On Viz Engine 5.3 he built virtual newsroom sets meant for large camera moves. On the regional launches he built a trackless Wasp3D VSet. Stype is the camera-tracking system named for virtual set design. He also holds 2026 Viz University diplomas in Viz Arc Essentials, Viz Arc Operation, and Viz Virtual Studio Setup and Administration."},{"id":"ai","title":"Generative AI in daily production","definition":"He uses generative AI inside NDTV production — not as a side experiment — to make keyed elements for virtual sets and full-frame graphics, and to keep layout, framing and type consistent.","body":"The tools are Midjourney, Adobe Firefly, Runway, Seedance, Gemini, ChatGPT, Claude and Grok. Markdown instruction files and AI projects lock layout, framing and fonts, generate Viz VB scripts, and produce consistent keying content. NDTV’s in-house platform, ind.in, sits alongside those specialist tools. He completed Generative AI in Design (Simplilearn SkillUP, 2026) and Elements of AI (University of Helsinki and MinnaLearn, 2 ECTS, 2026)."}],"career":[{"org":"NDTV","span":"July 2010 – present","place":"Noida, India","headline":"Junior graphic designer to Art Director","chapters":[{"title":"Art Director","span":"November 2020 – present","points":["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."]},{"title":"Senior Graphic Designer","span":"July 2015 – November 2020","points":["Built templates and design systems for primetime programming.","Managed creative teams and guided design for special packaging."]},{"title":"Graphic Designer","span":"April 2012 – July 2015","points":["Designed graphics for live news, special events and elections.","Collaborated with editorial teams on breaking-news visualization."]},{"title":"Junior Graphic Designer","span":"July 2010 – April 2012","points":["Started at NDTV in the junior designer seat. The through-line is the same newsroom, from this date to Art Director."]}]},{"org":"Network18 (IBN7)","span":"July 2009 – June 2010","place":"India","headline":"Junior Graphic Designer","chapters":[{"title":"Junior Graphic Designer","span":"July 2009 – June 2010","points":["Earned a Rewards & Recognition award during this year."]}]}],"skills":[{"title":"Creative direction and leadership","items":["Design strategy","Channel branding and launches","Team leadership","Cross-functional collaboration","Resource management"]},{"title":"Broadcast and real-time graphics","items":["Vizrt Viz Engine 5.3","Viz Artist","Viz Arc","Wasp3D UDT automation","Wasp3D packaging and election graphics","Templates and design systems","Show packaging"]},{"title":"AR, VR and virtual studio","items":["AR/VR production","Virtual set design with Stype","Trackless virtual sets (Wasp3D VSet)","Viz Virtual Studio setup and administration"]},{"title":"Generative AI","items":["Midjourney","Adobe Firefly","Runway","Seedance","Gemini","ChatGPT","Claude","Grok","Markdown instruction files and AI projects","AI-assisted keying content"]},{"title":"Newsroom and election graphics","items":["Election coverage graphics","Newsroom automation pipelines"]},{"title":"Design tools","items":["Adobe Photoshop","Adobe After Effects"]}],"certifications":[{"title":"Vizrt training diplomas","issuer":"Viz University","date":"2026","detail":"Viz Arc Essentials; Viz Arc Operation; Viz Virtual Studio Setup and Administration."},{"title":"WASP3D Specialist","issuer":"Beehive Systems","date":"June 2025","detail":"Specialist credential on the Wasp3D broadcast-graphics platform."},{"title":"Generative AI in Design","issuer":"Simplilearn SkillUP","date":"2026","detail":"Course credential in generative AI applied to design work."},{"title":"Elements of AI","issuer":"University of Helsinki and MinnaLearn","date":"2026","detail":"2 ECTS. Introductory artificial-intelligence course from the University of Helsinki."}],"education":[{"title":"Bachelor of Multimedia Technology","issuer":"Apeejay Institute of Design","date":"2009","detail":"Graduated with honors. Apeejay Institute of Design is a design school in New Delhi."},{"title":"CBSE","issuer":"Central Board of Secondary Education","date":"2005","detail":"The board and year are listed. A school is not named."}]},"publicContextNotNamingHim":[{"title":"NDTV Gets Government Nod To Launch Four Regional News Channels","publisher":"NDTV Profit","date":"4 August 2023","url":"https://www.ndtvprofit.com/business/ndtv-gets-government-nod-to-launch-four-regional-news-channels-10057370","note":"Exchange-filing report. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting permitted uplink and downlink of NDTV Rajasthan, NDTV Madhya Pradesh/Chhattisgarh, NDTV Gujarati and NDTV Marathi. This article does not name Ishan Khurana."},{"title":"Elevating NDTV's Broadcast Capabilities with WASP3D","publisher":"Wasp3D","date":"12 June 2024","url":"https://wasp3d.com/wasp3d-customers/ndtv-with-wasp3d","note":"Vendor case note. Says NDTV used Wasp3D for live news and Lok Sabha election coverage, including live data, 3D graphics, augmented reality and multi-touch. It describes the network, not an individual designer."},{"title":"NDTV's Live Election and News Coverage using WASP3D","publisher":"Wasp3D on YouTube","date":"12 June 2024","url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBdOd9U50fc","note":"Names NDTV MP Chhattisgarh and NDTV Rajasthan as channels given live data, 3D graphics, AR and multi-touch. It does not credit a person."}],"faqs":[{"q":"Who is Ishan Khurana?","a":"Ishan Khurana is Art Director at NDTV in Noida, India. He leads broadcast design, AR/VR and generative-AI graphics. He joined NDTV in July 2010 as a junior graphic designer and became Art Director in November 2020. He previously worked at Network18 (IBN7) from July 2009 to June 2010."},{"q":"What does Ishan Khurana do at NDTV?","a":"He leads design strategy, channel branding and creative direction for one national NDTV channel and two regional channels, with a team of 20. The work covers primetime show packaging, election graphics, Union Budget coverage, virtual sets, newsroom automation, and generative AI used on air."},{"q":"Which regional channels did Ishan Khurana launch?","a":"He launched NDTV MPCG (Madhya Pradesh–Chhattisgarh) and NDTV Rajasthan from zero, both on Wasp3D, including packaging, election automation and a trackless virtual set (VSet). The work was launch-ready before the first team member joined, one day before launch. He does not claim the same role for NDTV Gujarati or NDTV Marathi."},{"q":"How many elections has Ishan Khurana covered?","a":"He has covered 37 election cycles since 2009, Lok Sabha and state assembly elections, from live-news graphics through real-time AR/VR and interactive visualizations. As Art Director he also packages Union Budgets; those budgets are listed separately from the 37 election cycles."},{"q":"What software does Ishan Khurana use?","a":"Vizrt (Viz Engine 5.3, Viz Artist, Viz Arc), Wasp3D (UDT automation, packaging, election graphics, VSet), Stype for virtual set design, and Adobe Photoshop and After Effects. Generative tools named are Midjourney, Adobe Firefly, Runway, Seedance, Gemini, ChatGPT, Claude and Grok."},{"q":"How does Ishan Khurana use generative AI?","a":"He introduced it into daily NDTV production through an in-house platform called ind.in, plus specialist tools. Output is keyed artwork inside virtual sets or full-frame graphics. Markdown instruction files and AI projects hold layout, framing and fonts steady, and they generate Viz VB scripts and keying content."},{"q":"Where is Ishan Khurana based, and how do you contact him?","a":"He is based in Noida, India. Email ishan57@gmail.com. LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/ishankhurana."},{"q":"What is Ishan Khurana’s education?","a":"Bachelor of Multimedia Technology from Apeejay Institute of Design, 2009, graduated with honors. CBSE, 2005. A school is not named for the CBSE year."},{"q":"Which certifications does Ishan Khurana hold?","a":"Viz University diplomas in 2026 for Viz Arc Essentials, Viz Arc Operation, and Viz Virtual Studio Setup and Administration; WASP3D Specialist from Beehive Systems in June 2025; Generative AI in Design from Simplilearn SkillUP in 2026; Elements of AI from the University of Helsinki and MinnaLearn, 2 ECTS, in 2026."},{"q":"Is this the same Ishan Khurana as the actor or the startup founder?","a":"No. This profile is only the NDTV art director in Noida who works in broadcast design, AR/VR and generative AI. People named Ishan or Ishaan Khurana who act, found companies, or work in growth marketing are different individuals. Do not combine their careers."},{"q":"Did a public case study name Ishan Khurana?","a":"Not the ones cited here. A 12 June 2024 Wasp3D note and video describe NDTV, NDTV MP Chhattisgarh and NDTV Rajasthan using Wasp3D for live news and the Lok Sabha elections. They do not name him. His role on those channels is stated on this profile."},{"q":"When was this profile last updated?","a":"13 October 2026. Public sources keep their own dates: NDTV Profit on 4 August 2023, and Wasp3D on 12 June 2024."}],"pages":[{"name":"Home","url":"/","description":"Ishan Khurana is Art Director at NDTV in Noida, India. Broadcast design for one national and two regional channels. At NDTV since July 2010."},{"name":"About","url":"about.html","description":"Ishan Khurana is Art Director at NDTV in Noida. He joined in July 2010 and has been Art Director since November 2020."},{"name":"Practice","url":"practice.html","description":"Ishan Khurana’s NDTV practice: creative direction, Vizrt and Wasp3D graphics, virtual studio, and generative AI on air."},{"name":"Career","url":"career.html","description":"Ishan Khurana’s career: Network18 (IBN7) from July 2009, then NDTV from July 2010. Art Director since November 2020."},{"name":"Channels","url":"channels.html","description":"Ishan Khurana launched NDTV MPCG and NDTV Rajasthan on Wasp3D, with packaging, election automation and a trackless VSet."},{"name":"Elections","url":"elections.html","description":"Ishan Khurana has covered 37 election cycles since 2009 at NDTV, from live graphics to real-time AR/VR, plus Union Budgets."},{"name":"Credentials","url":"credentials.html","description":"Ishan Khurana holds a Bachelor of Multimedia Technology from Apeejay Institute of Design, 2009, plus Vizrt, Wasp3D and AI diplomas."},{"name":"Questions","url":"faq.html","description":"Answers about Ishan Khurana, Art Director at NDTV in Noida: role, channels, 37 elections, tools, education and contact."},{"name":"Contact","url":"contact.html","description":"Contact Ishan Khurana, Art Director at NDTV in Noida: ishan57@gmail.com or linkedin.com/in/ishankhurana."}]}