João (jo-waow)

Likes: open-ended books, cooking something new for the first time without fucking it up, finishing notebooks, running, lemons, making lists, playing piano, telling really bad jokes, simple ideas, warm ideas, cilantro, spicy food, wikipedia, Georgia the country, weird instruments, dogs with big heads and small bodies

Dislikes: Joint pain, Microsoft Teams, buzzwords, having my ears stuck, taking my picture.

Hates: writing his own bio.

Experience

LePub Milan, LePub Amsterdam, BBDO Berlin, Serviceplan Munich

As Art Director

VML Lisbon, LePub Milan, LePub Amsterdam, BBDO Berlin, Jung von Matt Spree

As Copywriter

SELECTED CLIENTS

Heineken, Hyundai, Borussia Dortmund, BMW, Penny, Phillips, Vodafone, Sony, Renault, Smart, Meta, BVG, Siemens, Dallmayr

Selected Awards

Cannes Future Lions Winner

Cannes Future Lions Winner

ADCE High Potentials Portfolio Pick + Speaker

ADCE High Potentials Portfolio Pick + Speaker

D&AD New Blood Pencil

D&AD New Blood Pencil

Cannes Young Lions Finalist (Print, Digital, PR)

Cannes Young Lions Finalist (Print, Digital, PR)

+ Young Ones, Clio, ADC Germany, Clube Criatividade Portugal, thumbs up from my nephews

+ Young Ones, Clio, ADC Germany, Clube Criatividade Portugal, thumbs up from my nephews

Last updated: May 2026

joaomardelparreira@gmail.com

Last updated: May 2026

joaomardelparreira@gmail.com