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Hi, I’m Gabriel Menezes—a Creative Director with international experience across Brazil, the US, and Germany, leading brand, design, and motion for streaming platforms, tech, and media companies. I’ve built brands and creative systems from the ground up, guiding cross-functional teams and external partners to deliver cohesive campaigns across digital, social, broadcast, and OOH. I’m a hands-on leader who blends strategic ownership with motion-led craft and I embrace AI-assisted workflows to move ideas from concept to execution. I’m open to full-time or project-based opportunities and I’m excited to collaborate with ambitious teams to shape memorable brands.…Hi, I’m Gabriel Menezes—a Creative Director with international experience across Brazil, the US, and Germany, leading brand, design, and motion for streaming platforms, tech, and media companies. I’ve built brands and creative systems from the ground up, guiding cross-functional teams and external partners to deliver cohesive campaigns across digital, social, broadcast, and OOH. I’m a hands-on leader who blends strategic ownership with motion-led craft and I embrace AI-assisted workflows to move ideas from concept to execution. I’m open to full-time or project-based opportunities and I’m excited to collaborate with ambitious teams to shape memorable brands.

Gabriel Menezes

Creative Director, Motion Graphic Designer, Art Director, +2

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Hi, I’m Gabriel Menezes—a Creative Director with international experience across Brazil, the US, and Germany, leading brand, design, and motion for streaming platforms, tech, and media companies. I’ve built brands and creative systems from the ground up, guiding cross-functional teams and external partners to deliver cohesive campaigns across digital, social, broadcast, and OOH. I’m a hands-on leader who blends strategic ownership with motion-led craft and I embrace AI-assisted workflows to move ideas from concept to execution. I’m open to full-time or project-based opportunities and I’m excited to collaborate with ambitious teams to shape memorable brands.…Hi, I’m Gabriel Menezes—a Creative Director with international experience across Brazil, the US, and Germany, leading brand, design, and motion for streaming platforms, tech, and media companies. I’ve built brands and creative systems from the ground up, guiding cross-functional teams and external partners to deliver cohesive campaigns across digital, social, broadcast, and OOH. I’m a hands-on leader who blends strategic ownership with motion-led craft and I embrace AI-assisted workflows to move ideas from concept to execution. I’m open to full-time or project-based opportunities and I’m excited to collaborate with ambitious teams to shape memorable brands.

Available to hire

Hi, I’m Gabriel Menezes—a Creative Director with international experience across Brazil, the US, and Germany, leading brand, design, and motion for streaming platforms, tech, and media companies. I’ve built brands and creative systems from the ground up, guiding cross-functional teams and external partners to deliver cohesive campaigns across digital, social, broadcast, and OOH.

I’m a hands-on leader who blends strategic ownership with motion-led craft and I embrace AI-assisted workflows to move ideas from concept to execution. I’m open to full-time or project-based opportunities and I’m excited to collaborate with ambitious teams to shape memorable brands.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Language

Portuguese

Fluent

English

Advanced

German

Advanced

Work Experience

Creative Director / Creative Lead at Joyn (ProSiebenSat.1)

January 1, 2018 - Present

Owned creative direction across brand, motion, and campaigns for Joyn; built and evolved the Joyn brand and motion language from launch to a leading German streaming platform; led cross-functional teams across design, motion, copy, and sound; established creative standards and processes to ensure consistency across digital, social, and broadcast touchpoints; balanced strategic leadership with hands-on concepting, storyboards, and motion direction; partnered with senior marketing, product, and business stakeholders to translate priorities into creative platforms.

Lead Motion Designer / Art Director at Liga01 Computerfilm

January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2018

Directed motion graphics and art direction projects across multiple formats and clients including McDonald's, Audi, and MediaMarkt; collaborated with cross-functional teams to evolve concepts and solve challenges with creativity; delivered design-led solutions balancing innovation, craft, and client needs; strengthened visual storytelling consistency across deliverables.

Creative Director at Globo

January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2016

Created motion and art direction for broadcast and digital media projects; delivered visual systems, show packages/promos and channel IDs that elevated on-air branding and supported large-scale media productions; mentored junior designers on projects and careers.

Lead Motion Designer / Art Director at 747 Media

January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2016

Set up and managed the animation and motion graphics team in NYC, later expanding the team in Brazil; combined motion design and art direction to strengthen visual consistency across projects; mentored junior designers and fostered collaboration within the creative team.

Senior Motion Designer & Art Director at Animoto

January 1, 2007 - January 1, 2011

Helped define the platform’s visual language and user experience from day one; designed video styles and visual identities for an AI-powered video platform; shaped the creative library and animation system to support scalable user needs.