Creative Manager · Branding & Growth · Art Direction

I lead creative teams that turn brand into business results.

14 years in brand, design and creative operations. I lead in-house teams with people, process and generative AI.

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9people led in the Conta Azul creative team
300+pieces a month, with 30% shorter production time
150+touchpoints in the Clicksign rebrand, rolled out in 4 months
−40%in time spent exploring concepts after building generative AI into J&T's process
Brands I've worked with
J&T ExpressConta AzulClicksignGrupo BoticárioCornershop by UberTicket · Edenred
01 / 05Conta Azul Con · 2023–24Creative direction · Brand design

Eleve o nível
do jogo.

Conta Azul Con 2024 event website on a laptop
Challenge
Turn "Eleve o nível do jogo" (2024) and "Caminhos para o Impossível" (2023) into identities that set the event apart.
What I did
Directed a team of 7 across brand design, motion, illustration and copy: a gaming/HUD universe in 2024, street-poster lambe-lambe in 2023.
Deliverables
Logo system, key visual, website, stationery, merch, apparel, beer label, opening motion, stage and stand design.
Context

In the same period, the team (9 people) delivered 300+ pieces a month with 30% shorter average production time.

Conta Azul Con 2024 main stage with the Eleve o nível do jogo identityConta Azul Con 2024 merchandising: notebooks with the event identity
Visual identity · EventView full case on Behance ↗
02 / 05Clicksign · RebrandBrand strategy · Brand design · Motion · UX/UI

Clicou,
assinou.

Clicksign rebrand: logo and Clicou, assinou tagline
Challenge
Modernize the identity and take the bureaucratic weight out of the e-signature category.
What I did
Created the tagline "Clicou, assinou" as the backbone, won director buy-in with high-fidelity mockups, and extended it to launch video and a redesigned website.
Deliverables
Visual and verbal identity, mockups from badge to merch, kinetic launch video, website UX/UI.
Result

Rebrand rolled out across 150+ touchpoints (product, site, campaigns, internal materials) in 4 months, with an in-house creative team built from scratch.

Rebrand · Verbal identity · WebsiteView full case on Behance ↗
03 / 05J&T Express · 2026Art direction

Stand J&T
E-commerce Forum

J&T Express stand at Fórum E-commerce Brasil 2026
Challenge
Make the J&T stand impossible to miss at Brazil's biggest e-commerce forum, with structure and set design already locked.
What I did
Art-directed every panel and wall: brand red, mascot and Brazilian landmarks, Midjourney for print-grade imagery, AI for fast environment prototyping.
Deliverables
Panels and walls, service counters, A4 flyer, high-fidelity mockups.
Result

40% less time exploring concepts and key visuals after building generative AI (Midjourney, Claude, Runway) into the J&T creative process.

Event · Brand experienceView full case on Behance ↗
04 / 05Grupo Boticário · Social mediaCreative direction · Motion

Inclusão
na real.

Challenge
Build a proprietary, modular visual language for always-on social content, keeping the brand's aesthetic sophistication.
What I did
Creative direction for social: a modular system that let the team produce fast without losing consistency, plus art direction and motion for a video shown at the employer-brand convention.
Deliverables
Social feed system, always-on posts for diversity, inclusion and recruiting, and the convention video.
Result

A cohesive feed that reinforces the brand's positioning and grows engagement through authentic visual narratives, and a video shown at the company's own stand at its employer-brand convention.

Social media · Motion · Employer brandView full case on Behance ↗
05 / 05Concept · fictional brand · 2026Art direction · Generative AI

Torra lenta.

Torra Lenta brand identity and campaign

A whole coffee brand, from idea to campaign, with generative AI in production. The AI makes the images. I make every decision.

Concept: a clock without hands. The vent-valve holes that let the coffee breathe become the hours, and the highlighted dot marks four in the afternoon. Coffee that breathes, time without hurry.

What's mine

Concept and name, symbol, typography and palette, light, camera and material briefs, character choice and curation of every single piece.

What's AI
  • ChatGPTproduct photos, characters and scenes
  • Kling AIvideo from the approved photos
  • Claudeprompts, brand application on the photos and layout assembly
  1. 01

    Brief

    Light, materials and camera defined before any generation.

  2. 02

    Lock the reference

    The packaging is generated in studio and locked as the reference for everything else.

  3. 03

    Scenes on top

    Scenes, character and applications generated over that reference, for consistency across pieces.

  4. 04

    Brand in post

    Brand applied in post. Video and spin-offs built only from approved images.

Raw generation versus final with brand applied
Torra Lenta packagingTorra Lenta symbol
Branding · Campaign · Generative AIView full case on Behance ↗
How I lead

Great work is a system, not luck.

I started as an art intern in 2014 and learned the craft in agencies before moving in-house, where I found what I like most: building the team that makes the work. I set up a creative team from scratch, led nine people and helped three of them earn four promotions. I like clear briefs, direct feedback and a process light enough that designers spend their time designing. And I use AI like any other tool: to move faster, never to decide for me.

01

People first

A team of 9, biweekly 1:1s, 4 promotions. An intern became a mid-level designer under my leadership.

02

Process that scales

I built Clicksign's creative team from zero. At Conta Azul: 300+ pieces a month, with 30% shorter production time.

03

AI as multiplier

At J&T, generative AI cut concept exploration by 40%. Taste, strategy and craft stay human.

What teams say

Undoubtedly the best leader I've ever had. He motivates, encourages, believes in, supports and guides like no one else.

Nayana Ashley · Motion Designer, Conta Azul

Incredible strategic vision, and he knows exactly how to pass it on to the team. Never hesitates to collaborate on whatever is needed.

Beatriz Catini · Project Manager, Conta Azul

A highly aligned critical sense, extremely clear communication, and empathy and dedication in everything he does.

Thayná Reigada · Social Media Strategist
More work

Also on the table.

Experience

The path so far.

Mar — Aug 2026

J&T ExpressSenior Creative Lead

End-to-end leadership of a multidisciplinary design team and the brand's visual direction across campaigns and activations. Aligned local and global stakeholders with creative decks, and built generative AI (Midjourney, Claude, Runway) into the process, cutting concept exploration time by 40%.

2023 — 2025

Conta AzulSenior Creative Coordinator

Led a multidisciplinary creative team of 9, with agile rituals and biweekly 1:1s, delivering 300+ pieces a month with 30% shorter production time. Ran A/B-tested performance creative for Meta, Google and LinkedIn Ads, trained the team in generative AI, and developed talent: 3 people promoted, 4 promotions in total. Directed the Conta Azul Con identities.

2020 — 2023

ClicksignCreative Coordinator

Built the in-house creative team from scratch (designers and videomakers) and structured its processes and design culture. Art-directed the 2021 rebrand, then led its rollout across 150+ touchpoints in 4 months. Started as Art Director | Senior Designer in 2020.

2014 — 2020

Agencies & freelanceArt Director · Designer

Digital Industry, 14bits, Dedo de Moça and ClickBus. Social media, video and animation for clients such as Grupo Boticário, E! Entertainment, Edenred/Ticket, HDI Seguros, Bimbo, Canal Sony and AXN.

2024–25 · FAAPExcellence in Design & Management

Postgraduate degree

2022 · Miami Ad SchoolCreative Leadership

Extension course

2012–15 · SenacAdvertising & Marketing

Bachelor's degree

Open to Creative Manager and Head of Creative roles in tech, and to international freelance.

Let's build something people remember.

viniciusmgalhardo@gmail.com Download CV (PDF) ↓ENPT