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Contact
✉️ 773 551 7510
☎️ murilo.artdirector@gmail.com
Creative director helping brands show up in culture, and mean it.
Murilo has spent the last decade turning big challenges into simple, impactful ideas. At Energy BBDO, he helped lead the agency to its most awarded year at Cannes Lions. Before that, he was part of the founding team at GUT São Paulo, where he helped grow a tiny startup into the Independent Network of the Year at Cannes Lions.
Earlier in his career, he had a great run at AKQA, helping the agency win its first two Grand Prix at the Clio Awards and launching AKQA Stage — a creative platform that brought together artists, creators, and the community inside the agency walls.
Over the years, his work has picked up Cannes Lions, Clios, and One Show pencils — but what really matters to him is building ideas people care about and helping teams do the best work of their lives along the way.
Outside the ad world, Murilo designed a mountain cabin in Brazil as a personal side project. You can rent it (or just admire it): https://www.instagram.com/templo.casa
Experience
VP Creative Director, Energy BBDO
2022 — Present
Creative Director, GUT São Paulo
2019 — 2022
Senior Art Director, AKQA
2017 — 2019
Senior Art Director, W3HAUS
2015 — 2017
Art Director, Ogilvy
2013 — 2015
Assistant Art Director, Leo Burnett
2013 — 2013
Education
Bachelor's degree in Marketing & Advertisement
Araguaia University
Creativity
Escola Cuca
Storytelling
D&AD University
Design Thinking
ESPM/Miami Ad School.
Industries & Clients:
Technology & Entertainment: Netflix, Google, Uber, Mercado Livre
Spirits & Beverage: Jack Daniel’s, Woodford Reserve, AB InBev (Skol, Stella Artois)
Food & CPG: Heinz, M&M’s, Kind, Snickers, Extra Gum, Nestlé, KitKat
Sports & Games: Nike, Activision (Call of Duty)
Health & Wellness: Bayer (Claritin, Aspirin, Alka-Seltzer)
Retail & QSR: Domino’s, Burger King, Potbelly
Jury
Chicago Connections (2023)
Mobius Awards (2021)
Future Lions (2016)
Awards
37x Cannes Lions
Grand Prix - Entertainment (Feed Parade)
Gold - Mobile (Feed Parade)
Gold - Health & Wellness (DiversiTree Project)
Gold - Files of Freedom
Silver - Brand & Activation (DiversiTree Project)
Silver - Files of Freedom
Silver - Direct (Heinz Hidden Spots)
Silver - Media (Heinz Hidden Spots)
Silver - Entertainment (Stranger Broadcast)
Silver - Cyber (Mirrors of Racism)
Bronze - Media (DiversiTree Project)
Bronze - Files of Freedom
Bronze - Brand & Activation (Heinz Hidden Spots)
Bronze - Social Influencer (Heinz Hidden Spots
Bronze - Media (Stranger Broadcast)
Bronze - Creative Data (Mirrors of Racism)
Bronze - Outdoor (Mirrors of Racism)
Bronze - PR (Mirrors of Racism)
+19 Shortlists
25x One Show
Grand Prix - Experiential & Immersive (DiversiTree Project)
Grand Prix - Interactive, Online & Mobile (Hidden Spots)
Gold - Immersive Spaces (DiversiTree Project)
Gold - Experiential (Hidden Spots)
Gold - Interactive, Online & Mobile (Hidden Spots)
Silver - Innovation (DiversiTree Project)
Silver - Public Relations (Hidden Spots)
Silver - Branded Entertainment (Hidden Spots)
Silver - Social Media (Hidden Spots)
Bronze - Non-traditional (DiversiTree Project)
Bronze - Gaming (Hidden Spots)
Bronze - Direct (Hidden Spots)
Bronze - Direct (Hidden Spots)
Bronze - Social Media (Hidden Spots)
Bronze - 2016 - Social Media (Mirrors of Racism)
+10 Merits
Webby Awards
People's Voice - Creative Data (Mirrors of Racism)
18x Clio Awards
Grand Prix - Health (DiversiTree Project)
Grand Prix - Health (DiversiTree Project)
Grand Prix - Digital/Mobile (Offside Museum)
Grand Prix - Television (Stranger Broadcast)
Gold - Health (DiversiTree Project)
Silver - Direct (Offside Museum)
Silver - Public Relations (Rainless Projet)
Silver - Direct (DiversiTree Project)
Silver - Activation (DiversiTree Project)
Silver - Media (DiversiTree Project)
Silver - Games (Heinz Hidden Spots)
Bronze - Health (DiversiTree Project)
Bronze - Out of Home (DiversiTree Project)
Bronze - Public Relations (DiversiTree Project)
Bronze - Brand Entertainment (Files of Freedom)
Bronze - Creative Commerce (Files of Freedom)
Bronze - Media (Files of Freedom)
Bronze - Partnerships (Heinz Hidden Spots)
Bronze - Partnerships (Heinz Hidden Spots)
16x D&AD
Graphite Pencil - Health (DiversiTree Project)
Graphite Pencil - Media (Files of Freedom)
Graphite Pencil - Digital (Heinz Hidden Spots)
Wood Pencil - Direct (DiversiTree Project)
Wood Pencil - Integrated (DiversiTree Project)
Wood Pencil - Experiential (Heinz Hidden Spots)
Wood Pencil - Gaming (Heinz Hidden Spots)
Wood Pencil - Gaming (Heinz Hidden Spots)
Wood Pencil - Experiential (Feed Parade)
Wood Pencil - Digital (The Offside Museum)
Wood Pencil - Outdoor (Mirrors of Racism)
+5 Shortlist
Brazil Creative Club
Black Star (Grand Prix) Stranger Broadcast
Green Star (Grand Prix) Mirrors of Racism
Gold Star - Stranger Broadcast
Gold Star - Stranger Broadcast