_Experience
VML Kansas City
Associate Creative Director Sept 2024 / Present
GUT Agency
Sr Copywriter - Apr 2022 / Oct 2023
Leo Burnett Tailor Made (São Paulo)
Sr Copywriter - Jan 2018 / Mar 2022
Neogama BBH
Copywriter - Apr 2017 / Dec 2017
AFRICA DDB
Copywriter - Aug 2015 / Mar 2017
Talent Marcel
Jr. Copywriter - Nov 2013 / Jul 2015
_Mentoring
Project 'Entre' from Publicis Groupe - 2021
Mentoring young black women to help them get into the advertising industry.
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Hi! My name is Alpho, I’m a 35-year-old Brazilian copywriter, Green Card holder, currently living in St. Louis, USA.
For the past 13 years, I’ve worked at some of Brazil’s most important advertising agencies, creating work for local and global brands such as Samsung, Heinz, Mitsubishi, The North Face, National Geographic, Vogue, Ambev, and others. In 2024, I joined VML Kansas City as an Associate Creative Director, working on the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development account. _Awards & Recognitions
Cannes Lions
2025 - Silver - Sound Sites - Diversity & Inclusion in Music
2025 - Bronze - Sound Sites - Excellence in Image Description
2025 - Shortlist - Sound Sites - Partnerships with Music Talent
2025 - Shortlist - Sound Sites - Cultural Engagement
2025 - Shortlist - Sound Sites - Brand Partnerships, Sponsorships & Collaborations
2023 - Shortlist - Mosquito Vs Mosquito - Innovation
2023 - Shortlist - Mosquito Vs Mosquito - Sustainable Development Goal
One Show
2025 - Silver - Sound Sites - Music & Sound Craft
2021 - Shortlist - Anti-prejudice Keyboard - Direct
New York Festivals
2026 - Bronze - Sound Bites - Digital/Mobile - Music / Sound Design
2026 - Shortlist - Sound Bites - Audio/Radio - Use of Original Music
2026 - Shortlist - Sound Bites - Audio/Radio - Music / Sound Design
2025 - Gold - Sound Sites - Design / Best Use of Copywriting
Andys
2024 - Gold - Mosquito Vs Mosquito - Idea
2024 - Gold - Mosquito Vs Mosquito - Reset
Brazilian Creative Club
2021 - Gold - Recharged Stadium - Out Of Home
2021 - Silver - Recharged Stadium - Activation
2021 - Silver - Footsteps - Film/Photography
2021 - Silver - Footsteps - Film/Editing
2018 - Bronze - Evolved Being - Visual Effects
2014 - Inbook - Wildlife Selfies - Print
AdStars
2019 - Bronze - Anti-prejudice Keyboard - Brand Experience
2019 - Crystal - Anti-prejudice Keyboard - Media
2019 - Bronze - #ThrowBackCrash - Mobile
Lusófonos
2019 - Grand Prix - Anti-prejudice Keyboard - Mobile
2019 - Gold - #ThrowBackCrash - Mobile