Andy Outis is the Creative Director of Shift7.Studio, a creative agency in Brooklyn, NY that does adventurous work for ambitious clients. He was an early competitive rock climber, placing sixth at the Junior World Championship in Basel, Switzerland. Andy served as the Art Director of Climbing and Urban Climber magazines; and as the Creative Director of events and marketing at New York Media, where he led a team responsible for brand management and revenue-driving creative for New York magazine and its websites including Vulture and The Cut, and signature events such as Vulture Festival and New York Taste. He also led creation of high-impact content, digital advertising, and experiences for clients as diverse as AT&T, HSBC, Marc Jacobs, and HBO. Other clients have included Vanity Fair, the Breakthrough Prize, Center for Artistic Activism, powerHouse Books, and Photoville.

Andy holds a BFA in Graphic Design from the California College of the Arts, and an MFA Design from the School of Visual Arts in New York City. He teaches at the School of Visual Arts and Pratt Institute.

A product of the San Francisco Bay Area, he lives in Brooklyn, NY with his family.