Agatha Sanabria
Verified Expert in Design
Designer
Santos - State of São Paulo, Brazil
Toptal member since March 16, 2026
Agatha is a brand designer specializing in branding and web and marketing design and strategy, helping brands find their voice and express it across digital spaces. She integrates AI into her research and creative workflow, using generative tools to explore ideas faster and expand creative possibilities. By combining creative and technical thinking and AI innovation and speed, Agatha delivers beautifully crafted brands and design products at the speed and quality level your brand needs.
Experience
- Social Media Campaigns - 11 years
- Web Design - 11 years
- Figma - 8 years
- Brand Strategy - 6 years
- Marketing Design - 6 years
- Branding - 6 years
- AI Art Generator - 2 years
Portfolio
AI Marketing Studio
Work Experience
Design Director
Toptal
- Gathered requirements and consulted with clients to ensure product needs were understood.
- Defined project scope, talent responsibilities, and requirements.
- Searched talent profiles, shortlisted designers, and sent availability requests.
- Confirmed talent availability, screened job applications, and selected candidates.
- Introduced designers to clients, communicating and ensuring both technical and cultural fit.
- Obtained feedback on talent and maintained detailed platform documentation.
- Provided advice and guidance to designers in the network.
- Investigated disputes and collaborated cross-functionally in the resolution process.
Design Manager
Sierra Studio
- Managed and grew design teams and mentored design talents.
- Led and managed the design process from discovery to execution phases.
- Translated functional requirements into user stories and acceptance criteria, and guided designers in turning those into quality UX and UI deliverables.
- Ensured design milestones were completed on time and within budget, and to the client’s satisfaction.
- Conducted design reviews, established and strive for quality standards.
- Contributed to the communication between PMs, QA's, designers, and engineers.
Design Manager
FullStack Labs
- Grew the design team and mentored the team of design talents.
- Ran and facilitated design discovery sessions with stakeholders.
- Broke down milestones into requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
- Helped designers transform use cases and user stories into functional UI/UX prototypes.
- Conducted design reviews to ensure the design deliverables met both quality and functional requirements.
- Conducted 1:1 feedback calls and workshop events with the design team.
- Contributed to the set up and implementation of the design culture.
- Facilitated communication between designers and stakeholders.
Design Lead
ePlus Agency
- Handled the following management tasks: design team management, project management, and stakeholder meetings.
- Worked with the following services on a daily basis: social media, newsletters, eBook, branding, and eCommerce design and art direction.
- Started as a web and graphic designer and was promoted to team lead after 6 months.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Advertising and Marketing
Mackenzie Presbyterian University - São Paulo, Brazil
Certifications
Design Leadership
Mergo
The Complete App Design Course – UX, UI, and Design Thinking
Udemy
Web and Digital Design
Senac
Skills
Tools
Photoshop 7, Balsamiq, Adobe CC, Whimsical, Adobe Creative Suite, Figma Make, Figma Slides, Adobe Firefly, Jira, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Affinity Designer, Canva
Platforms
Figma
Other
OpenAI, Digital Art, Google Drive, Design, UI Design, Team Management, Task Management, Visual Design, Digital Ad Design, Brand Development, Midjourney, Leonardo AI, DALL-E, Advertising Design, UX Design, Design Thinking, Team Leadership, Brand Strategy, Branding, Web Design Strategy, Web Design, Social Media Campaigns, AI Marketing, AI Art Generator, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Marketing Design, Brand Identity, Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI), Responsive Web Design (RWD), Diagrams, Graphic Design, Artificial Intelligence as a Service (AIaaS), MVP Design, ChatGPT, Rapid Prototyping, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), SaaS Design, SaaS, Social Media Design, Brand Design, Email Marketing, Brand Books, Brand Guidelines, Design Leadership, AI Design
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