Creative Director & Advisor, TBWA\Central Asia & Caucasus, Kazakhstan
Juan is originally from Chile, with Art Direction, Copywriting and Strategic skills.
He has been working approximately 20 years as an Art Director, Creative Group Head, Creative Director, Executive Creative Director, Regional Creative Director & Advisor, in Chile (BBDO and other agencies), Russia (BBDO and Contrapunto) and in the Central Asia and Caucasus region (TBWA, CHEIL and FCB).
Juan has received more than 200 awards and distinctions at different international festivals such as Clio Healthcare, Epica Awards, Golden Drum, AD Stars, Creativity Awards, PIAF, Red Apple, Golden Hammer, KIAF, AD Black Sea, White Square, IDEA, Popok, ADCR, Silver Mercury, Red Jolbors, Best of Central Asia & Caucasus, and Cannes Lions Press National Diploma, becoming the most awarded Creative Director of the entire region, and also for several consecutive years as "Agency of the year" throughout the Central Asia region.
In 2018, he was ranked #1 in the world at BESTADSONTV.com as a Creative (Copywriter + Art Director).
In 2023, he was ranked #2 in the world at BESTADSONTV.com as a Creative (Copywriter + Art Director). Currently, Juan is ranked at the top #10 as Copywriter and #30 as Art Director in the world at the prestigious magazine Luerzer's Archive during the last 10 years.
His works have been published in numerous advertising magazines, books and websites.
He has been jury around 80 times at local, regional and international advertising festivals like: 2x D&AD New Blood, The One Show, CLIO Awards, 2x LIA Awards, New York Festivals, AD Stars, 2x Golden Drum, Cresta Awards, Lisbon AD, The Caples, The Shorty Awards and more.