Kauê Barbosa

Kauê Barbosa

Sr Creative Art Director Freelancer at AKQA
São Paulo , Brazil

About me

Kauê Barbosa is an award-winning creative art director, permanent member of the FWA jury
and teacher at Miami Ad School Brasil. Currently working as a Freelancer at AKQA.

He was ranked the 1st Best Art Director in Europe and 3rd Best Art Director in the world in the mobile category at the 2021 One Show. In 2020, he was elected the 7th Best Art Director in Brazil by the Lürzer's Archive Magazine Annual Ranking.

In the last decade, he has worked in some of the best agencies in the world, such as Africa DDB, Grey Brasil, AlmapBBDO, Crispin Porter + Bogusky, Wunderman and also in special projects for agencies like AKQA, David Miami, David Brazil, White Rabbit Budapest and Saatchi & Saatchi Middle East as Global Creative Art Director. 


He has created campaigns for clients like Heinz Global, Coca-Cola, Ambev, Amazon, P&G, WWF, Cadillac, Stella Artois, Jhonny Walker, Audi, Volvo, Volks, Uber and more. He has being awarded by the largest creativity festivals in the world such as Cannes Future Lions, Clio, ADC, One Show, New York Festivals, Andy, Ad Stars, LIA, FWA, Awwwards and many others.

Languages
  • Portuguese - Native
  • English - Basic

Positions

Jury Member
The FWA
United Kingdom
January 2020 - Present (4 years 11 months)
Art Director
São Paulo, Brazil
September 2020 - September 2022 (2 years)

Education

Art Direction

September 2016 - Present (8 years 3 months)

Other professional activities

White Rabbit, Budapest

Global Creative Art Director - Freelancer
January 2018 - Present (6 years 11 months)

PHNX 2021

Awards Jury Member

PHNX 2022

Awards Jury Member

PHNX 2023

Awards Jury Member

PHNX 2024

Awards Jury Member

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