I’m a global creative who’s been obsessing over advertising for 15 years,
from Lisbon to Paris, São Paulo to Los Angeles, Portland and now New York.
I launched the Quem é Quem Project in Portugal to champion young creatives with mentorship and talks, and today, I proudly run every aspect of it single-handedly. I’m also a columnist at a Portuguese newspaper called Marketeer, where I get to geek out about advertising.
If you’re just starting out in this business and need someone to decode the madness, I’ve got you. And if you’re running an association tied to a cause I care about, animal rights, homelessness, LGBTQ+ rights , I’ll happily volunteer my brain for ideas. Get in touch, I love to chat.
teresaverdepinho@gmail.com
linked.com/teresaverdepinho
+1 628 866 9558
Places I’ve worked at —
TBWA Chiat Day, New York 2024 - present
AKQA North America, Los Angeles 2022 - 2024
AKQA Casa, São Paulo 2021 - 2022
Ogilvy, Paris 2016 - 2021
Havas/Fuel, Lisboa 2014 - 2016
Studied at University of the Arts London and Brunel University London.
Recognitions —
2022 Cannes Lions - See It Be It
2021 LIA - Liaisons Creative Mentee Program
2020 Next Creative Leader - The One Club for Creativity
2020 WPP - Global Rising Starts selected by Joe Sciarrotta
2019 & 2020 - Invisible Creatives Portfolio of the Month
2017 - Prémios Novos Sapo
Jury Duty —
2026 New York Festivals Shortlist Jury
2026 Festival do Clube da Criatividade Portugal- Jury Final
2026 FestVideo APCM São Paulo
2025 Cannes Lions, See It Be It
2025 Portfolio Reviewer for 180book School
2025 Festival do Clube da Criatividade - Jury Shortlist
2024 PHNX by AdForum Awards
2024 Festival do Clube da Criatividade - Jury Shortlist
2024 Cannes Future Lions
2023 Cannes Lions, See It Be It
2023 Cannes, Future Lions
2022 Cannes, Future Lions
2022 Cannes, Young Lions Portugal
2022 Young Shits
2021 The One Club, Next Creative Leaders
2021 Festival do Clube de Criativos Portugal - Digital e Social
2021 Open Brief CCP
2021 Gerety Awards
2021 FIAP
Mentorship and Teaching —
2026 D&AD New Blood Brief Mentor
2025 Toma Nota Masterclass on “How to Build a Portfolio”
2025 Toma Nota Masterclass on “How to Win Young Creative Competitions”
2021 ADCE High Potentials Mentor
2020 The One Club for Creativity - Portfolio Reviewer
2023 Denver Ad School - Guest Teacher
Industry Writing —
2026 Marketeer Magazine - “Aquele in-n-out básico, sorry”
2025 Meios e Publicidade - “Como é que não me lembrei disto”
2025 Marketeer Magazine - “O name dropping necessário”
2025 Marketeer Magazine - “Há que desembolsar”
2024 Markeeter Magazine - “Criem escadas mais largas, não mais altas”
2024 Marketeer Magazine - “Cão que ladra tem de começar a morder”
2023 Marketeer Magazine “Se temos talento para dar e vender, porque não o vendemos?”
2021 The One Club for Creativtiy - “Next Creative Leaders: A European Union”
2020 Briefing Magazine “A Mensagem do Futuro está na Briefing. E hoje vem de Paris”
2016 Dinheiro Vivo “5 anúncios a que não ficou indiferente em 2016”
Speaker —
2021 Cannes Young Lions 25th Anniversary, “Importing and Exporting Talent”
2021 Clube Criatividade de Portugal, “Trabalho e Conhaque Conversation: How to attract and retain talent?”
2021 Meio e Mensagem Brasil “Dois Lados de Uma Ideia EP:2 Troca de Culturas”
2021 MAD Stars , Guest Class Speaker “Advertising: Concept to Content” to speak about the power of activations
Awards —
The PSAi / Columbia Journalism Review
2026 AdAge Awards - Winner for Best Use of AI2026 AdAge Awards - Finalist for Best Work for Good
2025 Cresta Awards - Bronze for Outstanding use of AI in Advertising
2025 Cresta Awards - Shortlist for Creative Use of AI
2025 Ad Age - Best Ads of 2025
Merry Birthday / Coca-Cola
2024 Cannes Lions - Shortlist for OOHNever Done / Nike
2023 Clio Sports - Gold in Design2023 Clio Sports - Bronze in Activation & OOH
2022 Clio - Shortlist in Entertainment
Netflix & Chills / Netflix
2022 Clio Entertainment - Shortlist for Entertainment TV/Series Sequeira / Público x MNA
2017 Epica - Silver for Online Campaigns2017 El Ojo - Gold for institutional Campaigns
2017 LIA Awards - Silver for Digital Branded Content
2017 FIAP Awards - Silver for Effective Creativity - Cultural Contribution
2017 El Sol - Gold
2017 ADCE (Art Directors Club of Europe) - Silver for Integration & Innovation
2017 ADCE (Art Directors Club of Europe) - Silver for Creative Strategy
2017 ADCE (Art Directors Club of Europe) - Shortlist for Social Media Campaign
2017 ADCE (Art Directors Club of Europe) - Shortlist for Film & Radio
2017 Clube da Criatividade Portugal - Grand Prix (benchmark of creative excellence locally)
2016 Clube da Criatividade Portugal - Gold (benchmark of creative excellence locally)
2016 Prémios Eficácia - Grand Prix
2016 Prémios Eficácia - Gold
2016 Prémios Eficácia - Gold
2016 Prémios Eficácia - Gold
Popota / Continente
2017 Clube da Criatividade Portugal - Silver for Best Animation Craft2017 Clube da Criatividade Portugal - Bronze forPos Production Special Effects
Young Creative Competitions Awards
2020 Eurobest Young Creatives, Gold2020 Clube da Criatividade Open Brief, Gold
2020 The Side Show, Gold
2020 The Side Show, Shortlist
2016 Cannes Young Lions, Bronze
2015 Cannes, Young Lions, Gold,
2015 Eurobest,Young Creatives, Silver
2015 ADCE Creative Express
2014 Eurobest Young Creatives, Silver