Gonçalo Antunes

Art Director & Designer

Lisbon, Portugal
Belivies to be creative for a reason. Began to study Communication Design at ESAD Matosinhos-Portugal and at 22 years old, after completing his degree, he starts his professional career at Loba Agency(www.loba.pt) in Aveiro. Where as creative designer he developed projects of branding, editorial and digital.

Soon realized that the art direction and advertising was its purpose and decided to move to Lisbon. In Lisbon before arriving advertising, he worked in a digital agency, Bycom, where as digital art director made part of integrated projects of brands with national reference.

In 2014 he began working in advertising BAR Lisbon, where as art director created campaigns from press and outdoor, to digital, social media and activation.It was also in 2014 that began by winning the Silver Awards of Prémios Lusos in the categories of Young Professionals and Young Creative. It was also shortlisted in the Young Lions Portugal in Press/Outdoor and at the El Ojo Iberoamerica in Nuevos Talentos.

He won in 2015 the Grand Prix in Angola SAPO Awards, the Grand Prix at Maputo International Advertising Festival in the Campaign category, and was winner of Young Lions Portugal in Film category where he represented Portugal in Cannes.

It’s a founder, board member and volunteer of a cultural association, ACLL - Associação Cultural Luís Lima, which promotes and organizes cultural events for charity. As an example, the music festival Party. Sleep. Repeat, elected as Best Indoor Festival 2016 of the Iberian Festival Awards. 

Work Experience

McCann Erickson

Senior Art Director

January 2020 - Portugal

JWT (J. Walter Thompson)

Art Director

January 2018 - January 2020 Portugal

Nossa™

Art Director

September 2016 - January 2018 Portugal

BAR Lisboa

Art Director

January 2014 - January 2016 Portugal

BY Interactive Brands Agency

Digital Art Director

October 2013 - December 2013 Oeiras, Portugal

Loba

Creative Designer

July 2011 - September 2013 Portugal

Education

ESAD

Degree Communication Design

September 2007 - June 2011 Porto, Portugal

University Of Ljubljana

Degree Graphic Design

September 2010 - March 2011 Ljubljana, Slovenia

Languages

Portuguese (Native),
English (Fluent),
Spanish (Beginner),

Awards

Iberian Festival Awards

Best Indoor Festival - Overall Winner

2016

Iberian Festival Awards

Best Communication - Shortlist

2016

Young Lions Competitions

Film @ 1st Place

2015

Prémios Sapo

Grand Prix Angola

2015

Prémios Sapo

Silver Award @ Telecommunications and Internet

2015

El Ojo De Iberoamérica

Nuevos Talentos @ Shortlist

2014

Prémios Lusos

Young Creatives @ Silver Award

2014

Young Lions Competitions

Press/Outdoor @ Shortlist

2014

Prémios Lusos

Young Professionals @ Silver Award

2014

Prémios Sapo

Services @ Bronze

2014