Mariana Andrade🇪🇸

About Mariana Andrade

Senior Creative & Product Designer at Alibaba

I help designers turn scattered experience into a portfolio and career story that gets them into the room.

I'm Brazilian 🇧🇷, based in Madrid, with over 13 years in brand and product design. I've led creative for a 6M visit e-commerce platform (Alibaba/Miravia), directed work for Google, Netflix, and Nestlé, and now run my own practice with clients across Europe.

I can help with: • Portfolio reviews: structure, storytelling, what to cut • Moving between brand and product design • Nonviolent Communication for design feedback and team conflict • Freelancing: scope, clients, and managing your time

I’m a good fit if you’re: • Building or rebuilding your portfolio • Between brand and product, unsure how to position that • A freelancer figuring out how to manage clients and scope • Early-career and looking for someone who's presented to CEOs and still remembers what it's like to start out • A senior or leadership-level designer working through a career pivot or portfolio reset

I mentor in Portuguese, English, and Spanish.

Expertise

Sessions with Mariana Andrade

• General Mentorship (30 min): A focused 30-minute session providing quick guidance on your specific needs. This brief consultation offers immediate insights to address challenges, gain clarity, and kickstart your journey.

What mentees say

“MIss.Mariana was very generous and forthcoming throughout the session; she let me in on her workflow and how she herself builds a brand identity and her other amazing work, and guided me on what steps I can take in my career moving forward, e.g., building a portfolio and how to position myself in the market. She is an amazing soul, and I definitely recommend her.”

“Amazing professional and designer, she gave me amazing tips and it was such a great talk!”

“I had a great experience talking to Mariana! She was very kind and helpful, shared valuable insights about the field, and gave me great advice based on my career goals. She was very genuine, realistic, and thoughtful throughout the conversation. I really enjoyed our chat and found her advice extremely helpful. I highly recommend her! :)”