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I’m João, a London-based creative lead with 10+ years agency and brand-side experience. 
I specialise in social, culture-first and earned campaigns.

My outlook is international, having worked in Switzerland, Germany and the UK, and with work produced in 4 continents.

My work is informed by my doomscrolling as much as cinema, fashion and books. Some call it a culture-first approach. I call it a common sense approach.

See the work. Say hi.



Requests, compliments, insults:
hi@joaoemmerling.com



Brands I’ve worked for: Coca-Cola, Volkswagen, Ray-Ban, Heineken, Captain Morgan, Sky, Canon, Porsche, Philips, Uber, Mercedes-Benz, Bumble, Get Your Guide, Costa Coffee, Yamaha, Deutsche Bahn, H&M, Tate, Lumas, Habitat, Global Citizen, BVG, Boiler Room, Zopa, Pampers, Converse, Johnnie Walker, Swatch, Gordon’s, Philips, Zalando, The Economist, Gillette, Red Bull, Oral-B  


Creative Lead
Sky Creative
2024-2025
London

Freelance ACD/CD
Special London
Billion Dollar Boy
BMB
2025
London

Senior Creative
Virtue/VICE
2021-2024
London

Freelance/Contract Creative
2014-2021 
London/Berlin/Zurich



Master of Arts
Media & Communications
Goldsmiths, University of London
2017 – 2018

Bachelor of Arts
Media Culture
Bauhaus-University Weimar
2012 – 2016