Content · Copy · Storytelling

You know that feeling when you walk into a café and the barista smiles, waves, and starts making your usual?

I was that barista for eight years in Australia. I also found a way to sell surf photography through Instagram. Before all that, I led SEO efforts at a digital marketing agency.

Lately, I’ve been creating content for a personal project. Writing, experimenting, editing. The kind of writing I’d want to read.

And the kind of care I’d want to receive.

Dois cafés com latte art preparados por Thiago
01 / Projetos

The work.

A few ideas I brought to life, and what happened next.

Mosaico de publicações do Projeto ALMA
01 / PROJETO ALMA

What if readers saw themselves in the story, instead of admiring the storyteller?

A brand with its own editorial voice. I tested formats and built an AI-assisted editing process to cut the ego and focus on the reader. The hardest part was learning to let go of my own words.

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Pranchas de surf na areia, fotografia de Thiago
02 / #DoYouKnowTheSurfer

What if the photo found the surfer, instead of the other way around?

I used Instagram and the local surf community to identify the people in my photos. Still images became conversations, and conversations became sales.

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Capa do Playbook para Anfitriões
03 / PLAYBOOK AIRBNB

How many times does a host have to answer the same question?

I started by helping my parents organize guest communication for their holiday rental. That work grew into digital resources and educational content for other hosts.

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Computador exibindo a identidade WPN
04 / WPN

What happens when the person writing the posts learns SEO?

I started in content writing and moved into campaigns and websites. I taught myself SEO and helped the agency’s homepage reach Google’s first page, opening the door to a new service offering.

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Retrato de Thiago Mancini
02 / Sobre

Behind the words.

I started out writing social posts at a digital marketing agency in São Paulo. Then I spent eight and a half years in Sydney, going through around 7 kg of coffee a day. Along the way, I photographed surfers, helped organize my parents’ Airbnb, and found my way back to writing. I now live in Ilhabela, Brazil, working on content and copy projects.

Experience

2013–2017
WPN, Digital Marketing (São Paulo)

Copywriter & SEO Analyst

Content creation, digital campaigns, website development, and performance reporting.

2017–2026
Girdlers Café (Sydney)

Head Barista & Assistant Manager

High-quality customer service, team training, and day-to-day operations.

Em paralelo
Fotografia, Airbnb e ALMA

Content Creator & Copywriter

Content strategy, AI-assisted creative workflows, and digital product development.

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