Marcos Botelho

Experience

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  Núcleo de Criação e Produção de Som ESPM

  Aug 2010 - Nov 2010

  Intern
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  Arenas ESPM

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2012

  Copywriter

  This was my first job. At ESPM, the best communications program in Brazil, we had an agency inside the University. Run by creative directors from the industry in Sao Paulo, our agency served as a lab for us to explore the professional and fall in love with the craft.

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  NovaS/B

  Jan 2012 - Jul 2012

  Assistant Copywriter

  Concepted and copywrote for clients such as WHO (Worlds Health Organization), Caixa (Brazilian Bank), Record (Television Network) and Mackenzie (University).

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  Grey New York

  Jul 2012 - Dec 2012

  Creative Intern

  Got to be a fly on the wall and watch Tor Myhren lead Grey NY to Agency of the Year in Cannes. Was a shy immigrant, working for the first time abroad in such an iconic city. I was shit scared. No one probably noticed I existed there, but I can talk for days about what I learned from the campaigns for P&G, DirecTV, etc. Created for Diageo, GSK, Pfizer, RadioShack.

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  Babel Publicidade Ltda

  Dec 2012 - Jun 2013

  Creative Copywriter

  I had spent all my money couch-renting in NYC and had to go back to Brazil. The plan was to land a gig at a small agency, put together a portfolio that would land me a gig at a medium agency, where I could put together a portfolio that would land me a gig at a big agency. This was the small one. But mighty. I got worked with clients like Garoto (Nestlé), Kraft Foods, Diário de S.Paulo (Newspaper), China In Box (Food), The Fifties Traditional Burger, Trifil (Women's wear), Gendai Japanese Food, Spicy (Kitchen apparel) Show less

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  Dentsu Creative

  Jun 2013 - Sept 2015

  Creative Copywriter

  NBS was a rising star in the Brazilian Market. Under the great leadership of Dede Eyer, I work with clients like SABMiller (I was on the team that relaunched Miller Genuine Draft in Brazil), General Motors, iFood (delivery app), Oi (Mobile carrier), O Boticário (Cosmetics), Petrobras (Oil industry), Grupo Iguatemi (Shopping Center)

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  Ogilvy Brasil

  Sept 2015 - Dec 2017

  Sr. Creative Copywriter

  This was my first big agency gig. I was over the moon with the opportunity. Got there to work on one of the biggest clients of the agency, a University account called Kroton. Ended up getting to play with incredible brands like IBM, Dove, Coca Cola, Motorola, BMW and so on. Won awards, learned a bunch and made friends for a lifetime.

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  RPA

  Jan 2018 - Apr 2021

  Sr. Creative Copywriter

  After a 5 year ping in Brazil, I ponged back to the US. My work at Ogilvy won me my first Cannes Lions and all major awards, plus the attention of Jason Sperling, then CCO of RPA. If at Ogilvy I got experience in creating activations, social, stunts and campaigns primarily in non-traditional mediums, at RPA, it was the TV, for Honda, at an independent American agency. I worked as a Senior Copywriter for Honda Motors and other accounts like the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation, Unicef, Amazon Prime Video. In only the first year with the agency, won a Cannes Lion, One Show and was selected to represent the US in the Young Lions competition. Show less

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  David&Goliath

  Apr 2021 - Apr 2024

  ACD

  Remember the two weeks when Clubhouse was a thing? Well, I ended up meeting David Angelo, founder of D&G in a Clubhouse conversation about Social Impact and creativity. Long story short, we jumped on a zoom call and immediately got along. He gave me an opportunity to join David & Goliath and help start a social impact hub of clients under the brilliant leadership of Blake Winfree. We've been slaying some giants together, helping brands become better corporate citizens, creating purpose-driven work that impacts culture in the core. Show less

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  Duo Duo

  Apr 2024 - now

  Founder

  Everything starts with an idea. We are an independent and creative-led studio of ideas for any medium. We create concepts that break through the clutter of media. We deliver culturally relevant creative work in the form of Art, Branding, Design, Advertising, Experiences & Content.Inspired by Kobe & Shaq, PB&J, a white tee & jeans, and the right & left hands of Ali, Duo Duo embodies the spirit of creative chemistry. We believe great creative work is a product of great creative collaboration and we build that by investing in the relationships within our team and with our clients. Show less