DoorDash, AT&T, Samsung, Vivo, Tam Airlines, Fiat, Peugeot, Kia Motors, Mitsubishi Motors, Brooks Running, McDonald’s, Juanita’s Foods, Allstate, Esurance, Visa, Fifth Third Bank, Citibank, Bradesco, DIAGEO, Sherwin-Williams, Davene, Danone, Ron Finley Project, The Field Museum, Human Rights Foundation, Akatu, The Salvation Army, SmartBuy Wines
The Guardian, BBC, Fox, USA Today, MSNBC, New York Post, Fast Company, Mashable, Wired, Gizmodo, HuffPost, CNet, Business Insider, Variety, Globo, Contagious Magazine, PSFK, Adweek, Creativity, Muse by Clio, Luerzer’s Archive
EDUCATION
Feature Film Writing – UCLA Extension, Los Angeles
Master Class in Digital Acceleration – Hyper Island – Karlskrona, Sweden
Bachelor's Degree in Social Communications – ESPM – Sao Paulo, Brazil
LANGUAGES
English (fluent), Portuguese (fluent)
Hi, my name is Julio — djoo-lee-ow if you’re reading it out loud.
For the past 15+ years, I’ve helped brands stand out in a sea of sameness with ideas that are insightful, unignorable, and relatable enough to matter in people’s lives. Throughout my career, I’ve focused on shaping stories that matter to both the consumer and the brand’s CFO — across companies of all sizes and budgets.
At DoorDash, I led creative at Superette, the company’s in-house studio, overseeing work across our internal team and partner agencies. By balancing storytelling and craft with business impact, I’ve helped build DoorDash’s reputation, guiding the brand into its next chapter.
Since joining DoorDash, my team and I helped shape the brand through a period of significant growth and creative transformation. During that time, DoorDash made its first appearance on the Fortune 500, helping drive a more than fivefold increase in market value between 2022 and 2025, and the recognition as the fastest growing brand of 2025, according to Morning Consult. Along the way, we helped strengthen DoorDash’s place in culture, establishing it as one of the most relevant and creatively consistent brands today. The brand was named one of Ad Age’s Top 10 Most Creative Brands, ranked among US Magazine’s Top 50 Hottest Brands, and recognized by TIME as one of the 100 Most Influential Companies. Superette was also ranked #2 globally by The One Show and listed among The Drum’s Top 20 Agencies — demonstrating that in-house creativity can compete at the highest level.
Moving from creative to creative leader has taught me that with the right people — united by a common goal, grounded in trust, and treating each other with respect — you can build an environment where creativity thrives. And when that happens, you can achieve just about anything.
