Young Ones Student Awards

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Young Ones 2017 Brief - Advertising Professionals Jury

Rolando Cordova

Creative Director

McCann Worldwide Group

NY/USA

Rolando Cordova has spent the last 10 years living around the globe, working for the most respected advertising agencies in South America, Asia, Europe and USA. Originally from Lima-Peru, Rolando and together with his partner Gian Carlo, they are considered the most international Peruvian creatives. He currently works as a Creative Director at McCann Worldgroup in New York and is co-founder of his creative collective based in Lima (Lanfranco & Cordova).

Before landing in New York, Rolando spent two years in Paris working at the French hot shop Fred & Farid, creating award winning global work for the iconic brand Orangina. Prior to his Parisian experience he spent five years in Amsterdam working for Wieden+Kennedy and BSUR, where he worked on the global MINI/BMW and Coca Cola business. There he was responsible for the multi-awarded launch of the MINI Countryman, the MINI Rocketman and the MINI Coupe.

Before Amsterdam, Rolando spent two years at Saatchi & Saatchi Singapore, helping the agency become "Agency of the year" two years in a row. Rolando started his career in Saatchi & Saatchi Peru where he won the first ever Future Lions in Cannes.

During the years, his work for major brands like Mini/Bmw, Guinness and Orangina has been recognized at all the major advertising festivals, including: The One Show, Cannes Lions, Clio Awards, Art Directors Club, London International Awards, Eurobest, Epica Awards, Young Guns, New York Festivals and Ojo de Iberoamerica. Rolando served as a juror and speaker at Festival El Dorado and Ojo de Iberoamerica. He also recently published his first book "Por si alguien te dice que No", a manual to help up-and-coming professionals, with little resources, to never give up their dreams.

 

 

 

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