Mauro Gatti🇺🇸

About Mauro Gatti

Sr. Director - Distinguished Designer at PayPal

For more than 15 years, Mauro Gatti has been at the forefront of new media design, creating award-winning content with a sharp focus on education and fun that resonates with audiences across the world.

While living in Italy, Mauro co-founded Mutado, a creative studio based in Milan. As co-founder, Mauro helped grow the studio into one of the most influential studios in the country, building a team of nearly 50 people and a portfolio of clients such as MTV, Nike, Disney, Diesel, Nickelodeon, Barilla, Vans, Red Bull and Vogue. Mutado would eventually be purchased by the DeAgostini Group, the leading European publishing company, after several successful growth years. After the acquisition, Mauro was named global digital creative director where he was responsible for leading innovative digital projects across 14 countries.

Mauro served as digital creative director for StoryBots, an award-winning educational entertainment broadcast program for children and one of the best kids' shows on Netflix. His work on StoryBots received an Emmy Award for Outstanding Interactive Media.

Mauro served as chief creative officer at JibJab where he oversaw the creative direction and worked to further evolve the JibJab brand’s content library. Mauro has been instrumental in bringing innovative new ideas and viral content to millions of subscribers across the world. In his current role in Meta, Mauro is leading a multidisciplinary team of creators to to bring delight and value to one of the most cross-cultural and secure messaging app present in over 100 countries. With 2.2 billion people, WhatsApp is one of the most used apps in the world on a path to connect the world privately.

In 2018, Mauro launched The Happy Broadcast, a counter hate and fear culture project that features illustrated positive news from around the world. The project so far has gained an audience of more than 1M followers on social media.

In addition to his love for creativity and happiness, Mauro’s passion is in managing creative teams of all sizes and mentoring team members in their efforts to achieve their full potential.

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What mentees say

“Mauro was insightful and gave clear, actionable items to work on improving my portfolio, resume, and my storytelling. His proficiency within the field is obvious, and I truly valued his insights. I'd recommend him to anyone feeling like they need an outsider's opinion to help in improving their design assets.”

“Mauro gave me incredible portfolio and CV advice. He was direct, honest, and detailed in his feedback. He knows what he is talking about and it was a great mentorship session. Highly recommend for any designer who is feeling a bit stuck or lost.”

“Mauro shared his perspectives on where I fit best in the design world, given my background in business and strategy. He was very intentional about providing me with a good mentorship experience and making sure I got what I was hoping for out of the session.”