Paulo Mariano | Senior Art Director, Creative Lead & International Jury Member in Europe

Paulo Mariano is an award-winning Senior Art Director and Creative Lead based in Lisbon, Portugal, with 23+ years of experience developing integrated advertising campaigns, brand activations, brand identity systems and visual storytelling for global brands including Netflix, Emirates, EDP, LIDL, Gatorade, Delta Cafés and Bank of Brazil. Selected for Lürzer's Archive 200 Best Digital Artists Worldwide 2025 and recognised by ADC Europe, EFFIE, CCP and Lusófonos Awards. International advertising jury member at NYF New York Festivals, Mad Stars Busan, FIAP, AdForum PHNX, AIVA and Clube Criativos Portugal. Working with Generative AI tools including Midjourney, Sora, Gemini and Adobe Firefly for concept development, moodboards and visual exploration. Work featured in Lürzer's Archive — All About Francis, Lürzer's Archive — Paulo Mariano, Ad Age — The SkinBook, Best Ads on TV — The SkinBook, ADCE / ADC Europe 2024 and CCP — Clube Criativos Portugal. Full biography and jury history.

PAULO MARIANO
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Gatorade Gool

Product-Led Activation

Reusing the packagins for a new purpose.


How to bring awareness to Gatorade on the beaches of Rio de Janeiro, territory dominated by the competitor powerade?
Special connectors turn Gatorate bottles into goalposts. An action to reuse packagings in a fun sustainable way and take more football and Gatorade to the Carioca's beaches.
A special edition of Gatorade created to reveal the star that exists in each Brazilian.

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MY ROLE / Concept, Art Direction, Product Design
WHERE / LewLara TBWA
CLIENT / Gatorade





gatorade packaging reuse football concept

Connector accessory that transforms Gatorade bottles into goalposts
Concept and art direction for Gatorade Gool activation by Paulo Mariano
 

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