Marco Carvalho

Experience

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  Matriz Brasil

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2004

  Art Director

  Reporting to the senior art director, my job included searching for images, pictures and fonts for advertising campaigns, as well as photographing and mounting layouts/presentations. Main client of the company was a painting company called Tintas Renner (incorporated last year by PPG Industries) this client’s budget for marketing/advertising was $1,8 million/year. Started as an Intern and left the company as an Art Director.

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  Publicis Groupe

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2006

  Art Director

  Reporting to the Creative Director, my job consisted in developing and supervising creative campaigns as well as design projects. The most important clients were Miolo Winery (Brazilian Wine Factory) and three Federal Accounts (Water and Energy/Power providers) that were responsible for an annual budget of $ 25 million.

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  Vossa - estratégia e comunicação

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2007

  Creative Director

  Managed a team of eight creative and production professionals to introduce a new product in the Brazilian market for client Dado Bier (Brazil’s Top 10 Beer Factory) that was releasing a Premium Beer, with first year sales of $8 million dollars. Also worked with the retail industry for a Fiat Automobile Dealership, where daily promotional ads were released to radio, TV and newspaper, and annual investments in advertising were $1,8 million dollars.

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  McCann Worldgroup

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2007

  Senior Art Director

  Created and supervised advertising campaigns and graphic design projects. Managed a team of 6 creative professionals for the company’s biggest clients.

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  Charter Entertainment Inc

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2008

  Chief Graphic Designer

  Reporting to the CEO of the company my job was to adequate our clients advertising campaigns to the media they were buying (billboards, buildings and front lights) and also suggest complements to maximize their results in each project. Managed a team of two creative professionals for the company’s main clients like Nike, Jamba Juice, Wachovia, Asics, CBS and NBC.

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  UPrinting

  Feb 2008 - Jul 2008

  Art Director

  Developed advertising campaigns inside the marketing department. Worked together with the CEO and marketing manager in corporate branding projects and co-developed web-based tools and promotions for clients and partners.

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  Capsula Films

  Oct 2009 - Jan 2013

  Film Director and Screenwriter

  The main project at Capsula Films was “12 Hours”, a feature length documentary about a famous endurance car race that happens yearly in Southern Brazil. Also directed commercials for television for renown brands like Coca-Cola and TEDx and pitched television projects to Discovery Group, History Channel, and Bandeirantes.

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  ESPM Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing

  Jun 2010 - Nov 2014

  Film Instructor

  Created and developed a year-round film workshop, having the opportunity to teach more than 100 students. As a result, the students produced and directed 4 award-winning short films in the course of 4 years.

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  Hero

  Jan 2013 - Nov 2014

  Creative Director

  Nationally awarded full service production company for film, advertising, TV, theater and web. Hero’s main project at the time was the series Coisas que Porto Alegre Fala (Shit People Say in Porto Alegre). Created, written and directed by Marco Carvalho, the series has had over 7 million views on YouTube and was adapted into a stage play, seen by more than 13,000 people over nine live performances. Later, it was adapted into a Sitcom for Globo TV and sold to Netflix in Brazil. In a short period of time, directed commercials for brands like Head & Shoulders, Nike and Netshoes. Show less

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  Campanha Ana Amélia Lemos

  Jun 2014 - Oct 2014

  Head TV Director

  Served as Creative Director, writer and film director for Ana Amelia’s political campaign for the State Office in Rio Grande do Sul.

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  Garage League

  Jan 2015 - Nov 2019

  Writer/Developer/Director

  Developed in partnership with History Channel for Latin America, Garage League is a series of short documentaries about car enthusiasts and their unique collections all over the world.

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  Bike To The Future

  Jan 2015 - Jan 2017

  Writer/Developer/Director

  Developed in partnership with Shorewood Entertainment, the film will delve into bike advocacy and the struggles its supporters face, including the irony that one solution for transportation is based on a 19th century technology: the bicycle.

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  Axxo Armored Vehicles

  Mar 2018 - Nov 2019

  Creative Director

  Responsible for overall brand strategy and new positioning (remote position). Content creator and developer, managing relationship with partners and vendors. Leading a cross-functional team delivering high-quality digital marketing assets to A-Class clients. Overseeing online marketing campaigns and PPC investments on brand awareness.

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  Electric Dreams Slot Cars

  Nov 2019 - now

  Creative Director