Next Creative Leaders
Next Creative Leaders is a portfolio competition that identifies, celebrates, and gives a global platform to talented, gender expansive creatives who are making their mark on the world with both their work and a unique point of view on creative leadership.
Next Creative Leaders 2025 Jury
Dandara Almeida
Creative Director
Independent
São Paulo
Dandara lives in São Paulo and for the past 3 years has worked as Creative Director at Tátil Design, where she has directed projects that have been featured in the most important awards, in Brazil and Latin America.
In her more than 20-year career, she has worked on the development of relevant brands, combining creativity, strategy and her skills as a leader and manager, collaborating with brands such as Ambev, Sony, Ajinomoto, Natura, Itaú and Embraer.
In 2025, Dandara was in NYC where she was part of the jury for The One Show in the Design category and in 2024 she was a judge in the Branding category at D&AD, in London.
Also in 2024, she was considered one of the 30 professionals who innovated in the communications market in the VOZES30 project (Papel e Caneta vozes30.co). In 2023, her professional contributions were recognized by receiving the "Outstanding Professional of the Year" Brazilian Design Awards.
Dandara has served as Director of ADG Brasil (Brazilian Association of Graphic Designers) for the last three terms. Under her leadership at ADG Brasil, she coordinated the 13th Brazilian Design Biennial, held at the Oscar Niemeyer Museum in Curitiba in 2019, and was once again part of the group of coordinators for the 14th edition, which took place in Aracaju-SE, in December 2024.
In her more than 20-year career, she has worked on the development of relevant brands, combining creativity, strategy and her skills as a leader and manager, collaborating with brands such as Ambev, Sony, Ajinomoto, Natura, Itaú and Embraer.
In 2025, Dandara was in NYC where she was part of the jury for The One Show in the Design category and in 2024 she was a judge in the Branding category at D&AD, in London.
Also in 2024, she was considered one of the 30 professionals who innovated in the communications market in the VOZES30 project (Papel e Caneta vozes30.co). In 2023, her professional contributions were recognized by receiving the "Outstanding Professional of the Year" Brazilian Design Awards.
Dandara has served as Director of ADG Brasil (Brazilian Association of Graphic Designers) for the last three terms. Under her leadership at ADG Brasil, she coordinated the 13th Brazilian Design Biennial, held at the Oscar Niemeyer Museum in Curitiba in 2019, and was once again part of the group of coordinators for the 14th edition, which took place in Aracaju-SE, in December 2024.