Global independent creative agency GUT Miami has added Dean Paradise and Bruno Mazzotti as its newest creative director duo. Hailing from FCB Chicago, the award-winning pair will be working across the agency’s clients, including RBI’s Popeyes & Tim Hortons, and Philadelphia Cream Cheese. They will report to the agency’s executive creative directors and partners Juan Javier Peña Plaza and Ricardo Casal.
At FCB Chicago, where they worked together for five years, Paradise and Mazzotti created multiple campaigns for clients including Getty Images, Glad and Liquid Plumr. There, they also worked on Michelob ULTRA’s 2019 Super Bowl campaign, “Sad Robot.” Together, they’ve won over 100 international awards, including multiple Gold awards at every major award show such as The Clio Awards, Cannes Lions, The ONE Show and more. In 2020, they ranked as the 8th Best Creative Directors at The ONE Show. They also won a Black Pencil at D&AD and helped FCB Chicago become Design Agency of the Year at the same prestigious award show.
In addition to Paradise and Mazzotti, the agency is also bringing on four new associate creative directors: Miguel Cedeño, who was previously at MullenLowe Delta in Ecuador; McDonald Predelus, who was previously at Havas NY; and creative duo Cara Johnson and Lauren Cooper, who came from McCann NY. GUT is also promoting creative pair Andrew Gonzalez and Willow Ennen, who were both formerly jr. art directors and have now become GUT’s newest art directors. Together, they’ve worked on the agency’s roster of clients, including Popeyes and Tim Hortons, among others. They also work closely with the agency’s team of creative directors, all of whom also report to Peña Plaza and Casal.
