Mariana Arias is a Costa Rican multi-hyphenate creative based in Berlin. Creating distinctive visual assets – aiming to inspire, to elevate the narrative and to feel inevitable.

Spanning a 5 year career experience across industries, including retail clients in LATAM, fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) conglomerates in the US, and some automotive & lifestyle brands in Europe. Currently, working in brand consultancy at Deloitte Digital.

She kicks it to the fullest on building up visuals with a vibrant and sincere storytelling behind. Her magic sauce for work is characterised by being compelling, with a creative sensibility and a fresh punch.

Ultimately, she is here to embrace the nuances, fuelled by grit & empowered by the multiple levels and forms of expression design has. Constantly researching, questioning and exploring what does that actually even mean.

Selected Clients

Athénée Studios

BYD / Hedin Mobility

Deloitte Stiftung

Deloitte Sustainability & Climate 

Espacios 

European Central Bank

First GEN

General Mills

Panoram

Pepsico

Pringles

STERNAUTO

The Kraft Heinz Company

Unilever

Services

Brand Design

Creative Direction

Art Direction

Visual Storytelling

Creative Concept

Brand Narrative 

Tone of Voice

Academic Background

MSc. Strategic Design at Politecnico di Milano Italy, Nov 2021 - Mar 2023

Executive Program Creativity Management at SHIFTA by ELISAVA Barcelona, May 2021 - Oct 2021

BA (Hons) Design and Visual Communication at Veritas University LCI Costa Rica, Feb 2016 - Feb 2020