“You could say he has ‘thick skin.’
No matter how much pushback he gets from clients or internally,
he’ll continue to bring new insights and ideas.”
-Sungkwon Ha (CEO of Openlearn Co. | Former Creative Director at Ogilvy New York)
Hello, I’m Sungmin Noah Ro
After capturing 3,000 love stories of couples, I’m now creating love stories for brands.
I’m currently working as an Account Manager at INNORED (Seoul, Korea)
I love thinking, discussing and taking on new challenges.
Language
OPIc (Oral Proficiency Interview)
-English AL (09.2024)
TOEIC (Test Of English for International Communication)
-960/990 (10.2023)
TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)
-TESOL CENTER, CEBU (01.2020)
Awards
Cannes Future Lions
x1 Shortlist
Andy Awards
x1 Gold
Clio Awards
x3 Bronze | x4 Shortlist
NewYorkFestivals
x2 Gold | x1 Silver | x1 Bronze | x3 Finalist
x2 Merit
x3 Gold | x6 Silver
2025 Shortlist : Dove - Celebrity Quotes
2025 Gold : Dove - Nope, I won’t get it
2025 Bronze : Dove - Celebrity Quotes (Billboard / Student Out of Home)
2025 Bronze : Dove - Celebrity Quotes (Real-Time Response / Student Public Relations)
2025 Bronze : Google Cloud - The Habitat Project (Partnerships & Collaborations / Student Partnerships & Collaborations)
2025 Shortlist : Dove - Celebrity Quotes (Use of Talent & Influencers / Student Experience/Activation)
2025 Shortlist : Dove - Celebrity Quotes (Integrated / Student Integrated)
2025 Shortlist : Dove - Celebrity Quotes (Integrated / Student Integrated)
2025 Shortlist : Starbucks - Chat Code (Digital/Mobile / Student Innovation)
2025 Gold : Dove - Nope, I Won’t Get It (Public Relations / Student: Medium)
2025 Gold : Dove - Nope, I Won’t Get It (Outdoor / Student: Medium)
2025 Silver : Xbox - Find The New X (Outdoor / Student: Medium)
2025 Bronze : On - The Ruuunway (Outdoor / Student: Medium)
2025 Finalist : Duolingo - Graffiti Code (Outdoor / Student: Medium)
2025 Finalist : Google Cloud - The Habitat Project (Digital/Mobile / Student: Medium)
2025 Finalist : U.S. Government - Emergency Alert 2.0 (Digital/Mobile / Student: Medium)
Young Ones (The One Show)
2025 Merit : Duolingo - Graffiti Code (Interactive, Online, & Mobile)
2025 Merit : Heinz - B.Y.O.K Week (Experiential & Immersive)
ADC (The One Show)
x1 Bronze | x1 Merit
x1 Silver | x1 Crystal
2025 Bronze : Dove - Nope, I Won’t Get It (Promotional /Out of Home & Press / Advertising)
2025 Merit : Dove - Nope, I Won’t Get It (Integrated / Advertising)
Addy Awards (NYC Metro Divison)
2025 Gold : [Starbucks] Chat Code (Digital Creative Technology / ELEMENTS OF ADVERTISING)
2025 Gold : [Starbucks] Chat Code - Gold (App (Mobile or Web-Based) / ONLINE/INTERACTIVE)
2025 Gold : [Duolingo] Be Real - Gold (Web Banner Ads or Website Takeovers / ONLINE/INTERACTIVE)
2025 Silver : [Starbucks] Chat Code (Single Execution - Social Media / ONLINE/INTERACTIVE)
2025 Silver : [Duolingo] Be Real (Single Occurrence or Installation / Ambient Media)
2025 Silver : [Duolingo] Be Real (Consumer Campaign / CROSS PLATFORM)
2025 Silver : [Dove] Nope, I Won’t Get It (Mass Transit (Interior or Exterior) / Out-Of-Home)
2025 Silver : [Dove] Nope, I Won’t Get It (Campaign / Out-Of-Home)
2025 Silver : [Dove] Nope, I Won’t Get It (Campaign / Visual)
Busan Mad Stars
2025 Silver : [Dove] Nope, I Won’t Get It
2025 Crystal : [Dove] Nope, I Won’t Get It
LOCAL Awards (Seoul, Korea)
Experience
INNORED (Seoul, South Korea)
Account Manager 2025~
Freelance wedding videographer (Seoul, South Korea)
2019 ~ 2025
Dong-Ah ST - ESG Green Leader 9th (2024)
KOSAC Korean Student Advertising Competition - Challenger Award (2024)
Samsung Securities Co. Student advertising Competition - Gold (2024)
KIA student creator 7th - Inspiration award / 3rd (2024)
Korea Iron and steal accosiation Student advertising Competition - Gold (2024)
Cabin Eat Coffee Advertising Awards - Bronze (2023)
Korea East & West Power Net-Zero Public Idea Competition - Bronze (2023)
Hanwha Solutions Chemical ESG advertising Competition - Shortlist (2023)
Liz K Anti Aging Serum advertising Competition - Silver (2023)
EWP 2050 ESG Idea Competition - Bronze (2023)
Sgwon Disability awareness PSA Competition - Grand prix (2020)
Education
BACHELOR’S DEGREE in Digital Broadcasting Contents (02.25)
Openlearn Academy, NYC 6th (05.25)
Completed mandatory military service as a Combat Engineer (2021–2022)
Contact : davidn@naver.com