36 yr old Brazilian and Portuguese
(dual nationality) 👋🏼
I’m Fernando Aguiar Soares da Cunha, a creative copywriter born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Currently, I’m living in Italy (E.U.). I have been working in advertising for about 14 years and I had the opportunity to work with a great variety of brands from different countries like Maserati, Abarth, McDonald’s, FIGC (Italian Football Federation), Vodafone Portugal, Petrobras (Brazilian Oil Company), Lavazza Coffee, among others. During my professional career, I had the chance to work in agencies like Fullsix Portugal (Havas Group), NBS (Dentsu Aegis Network), VMLY&R (WPP Group), and FleishmanHillard Brazil (Omnicom Group).
Current job: Independent Ideas - Italy (Publicis Group).
Awards & recognitions
Awards
2021:
Rising Stars Program - Art Directors Club of Europe (ADCE): Scholarship winner to study Digital Marketing Course at Hyper Island.
2020:
Creativepool - Top 25 influential and inspiring copywriters 2020.
2019:
Prémios Eficácia / Effectiveness Awards
– Portugal. Silver in the “Low Budget” category.
2019:
Prémios Eficácia / Effectiveness Awards
– Portugal. Silver in the “Strength of good” category.
2017:
Young Lion Portugal: Winner in the Film Category. Selected for the Young Lions – Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.
2017:
Winner at the Lisbon International Advertising Festival
Category: Young Creative
2017:
ADCE High Potentials 2017 -
Selected to represent Portugal at the Art Directors Club of Europe Program's in Munich, Germany.
2016:
Shortlist El Ojo Iberoamerica.
Category Young Professionals - Festival of Latin America and the Iberian Peninsula.
2013:
Recognized Work at Yearbook Creative Club of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Yearbook – The best of Rio
2012:
Gold at ABP (Brazilian Advertising Association)
Category: Print
2012:
Bronze at Colunistas Award Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Category: Print
2012:
Bronze at Colunistas Award Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Category: Differentiated Action
2011:
Gold at Colunistas Award Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Category: Print
Jury Experience & Events
2023 & 2024:
Lecture about the advertising market,
IADE Creative University - Lisbon, Portugal.
2023:
New York Festivals - Grand Jury - New York, United States.
2023:
The AdForum PHNX Tribute - Jury member - New York, United States.
2021:
The AdForum PHNX Tribute - Jury member - New York, United States.
2021:
Ad Stars - Jury member - South Korea.
2020:
The AdForum PHNX Tribute - Jury member - New York, United States.
2020:
40tena-Review – An online portfolio review created during the Coronavirus quarantine - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2019:
FIP Festival (International Marketing Festival, New Communication Techniques,
Innovations and Events) - Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2019:
Lecture about the transformations of the communication market,
Pontifical Catholic University - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2019:
Lecture about advertising and its new models
Adolpho Bloch FAETEC Technical School - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.