Daniela Varela

Daniela Varela

Creative Director at TBWA Chiat Day
Brooklyn, United States

About me

Daniela is a people-first creative who helps build meaningful brands through storytelling.

Born in Uruguay, creatively groomed in Asia and academically raised in Scandinavia, she currently thrives in New York City as a Creative Director.

Either working independently or while leading a team, Dani makes sure to add value to the brands, companies and people she works with. Understanding cultural practices ingrained in different communities has transformed her into an ethnology enthusiast who seeks for authentic insights and engaging ways to express them – also known as a truly international creative director. Her work can be described as: strategically driven, culturally relevant and carefully crafted.

She currently works for TBWA\Chiat\Day New York. Previously, she worked for McCann Health New York, Orchid Creation New York, Orchid Creation Barcelona, Ogilvy Singapore, Phibious Vietnam and McCann Montevideo. She has been a jury member of The New York Festivals, London International Awards, The Annual, WINA, ADC Awards, Indigo Awards and other prestigious festivals.

Languages
  • Spanish - Native
  • English - Native
  • Portuguese - Pro
  • Italian - Basic

Positions

Creative Director
New York, United States
March 2022 - Present (2 years 11 months)
Freelance Creative Director
New York, United States
February 2020 - March 2022 (2 years 1 month)
Group Creative Director
Orchid Creation
United States
November 2017 - July 2019 (1 year 8 months)
Associate Creative Director
Singapore, Singapore
September 2016 - November 2017 (1 year 2 months)
MA Student & Researcher
Södertörn Hogskola
Sweden
August 2015 - April 2017 (1 year 8 months)
Creative Group Head
Phibious
Vietnam
September 2014 - August 2015 (11 months)
Creative Copywriter
Uruguay
June 2013 - August 2014 (1 year 2 months)

Education

MA in Communications, Media and Cultural Analysis

August 2015 - April 2017 (1 year 8 months)

BA Social Communications

March 2008 - May 2012 (4 years 2 months)

Other professional activities

PHNX 2023

Awards Jury Member

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