About me

I'm a creative and versatile Design Director/ Art director with a wealth of experience on brand activation, integrated campaigns, UI, webdesign.

My experience includes lead projects, pitch work, project management and mentoring junior and mid-weight designers, collaboration with creative designers on ideation brand campaigns, brand activation.

I have worked on numerous major business accounts, new business pitches covering several sectors including sports, automotive, technology, retail, property, legal and healthcare.

I've collaborated with Frukt/Octagon, Publicis, BBH, IPG Group/Octagon/Frukt, Fleishman-Hillard, Lida/M&C Saatchi, Splash Worldwide, Gyro, Anomaly, Guardian Labs and Tangible on branding activation and experiential, campaigns for print and digital platforms, social media, pitch design scamps, storyboards, illustrations, branding, banners, websites and microsites. Mastercard, Expedia, Hotel, Ibis, ABInBev (Stella Artois, Budweiser) Chivas, Manchester United, Liverpool FC, Winston, JTI, Nike, Ikea, Microsoft, Angostura, Timberland, Speedo, Vodafone, Santander, Fujitsu, Land Rover, O2, RBS and Natwest, Amber Leaf, Royal Mail are some of the client I've been working for.

I am a 'hands-on' creative with a good combination of conceptual and technical skills, which have helped me to successfully deliver high-profile projects with extremely tight deadlines.

Skills

Advertising, B2B, B2C, Brand Activation, Branding, Direct Mail, Editorial Design, Email Design, experiential design, Illustration, Image Retouching, Interactive Design, Interface Design, Packaging, Packaging Design, Photography, Point of Sale Design, Social Media, Storyboarding, Strategy Planning, Typography, UX/UI, Web Design

Sector Experience

Advertising, Automotive, Banking, Branding, Charity / Not for profit, Design, Fashion, Food & Beverages, Footwear & Accessories, Hotels & Resorts, Insurance, Interiors, Music, Point of Sale, Restaurant / Café, Retail, Social Network / Community, Sports, Telecoms

Awards

CMA Awards Shortlist for Best Social, Creativepool Top 25 branding designer, Nominated First Time Sponsor at UK Sponsorship Awards

Clients

Alzheimer’s Society, BBH London, boots, Budweiser, Chivas, Chivas Regal, Coca-Cola, Compare the Meerkat, David Phillips, East Village, Expedia, FleishmanHillard Fishburn, FRUKT, Haymarket Media Group, Hotels.com, Ibis, IKEA, Invesco Perpetual, IPA, Jellyfish, John Lewis, JTI, Kindred Group, Land Rover, LIDA, Liverpool Football Club, M&C Saatchi, Machester United FC, Manchester United, MasterCard, Mediablaze group, Microsoft, Mission Deli, national trust, Natwest, Nescafe, Oral-B, , Projection Artworks, Publicis, Publicis London, Quiet Storm, RayBan, RBS, RNIB, Royal Mail UK, Speedo, Stella Artois, Timberland, Truphone, WINSTON, Wunderman

Ranking
#29 Ranked Art Director
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Availability
Looking for work
Achievements
studiopro:Maria was verified as a studiopro on 18th March 2022
Project featured:speedfreak
on 20th August 2014
Project featured:Timberland Social Media Campaign
on 31st May 2016
Project featured:RNIB Talkingbooks Campaign
on 1st July 2016
Project featured:Timberland Stroke of Genius Campaign
on 3rd August 2016
Project featured:VOLKWAGEN GROUP APP
on 27th October 2016
Project featured:MILKMONEY REBRAND
on 2nd December 2020
Project featured:Chivas & Manchester United_Success is a Blend Campaign
on 22nd March 2021
Project featured:Live the Carnival Way
on 13th February 2023
Tagged Job Titles
Contract
Perm, Freelance, Remote
Location
London, Greater London, United Kingdom
Skill Level
Senior, Director
Languages
English, Portugues, Spanish
Creativepool member since 16 September 2013