Language

Spanish

Start date

September 2026

Frequency

Full time

Fruition

On campus

Duration

3 Years

Course Coordination

José A. Guerrero

A specialized profile in high demand that combines creativity and strategy with the ability to implement change in the industry.

The Diploma in Fashion Marketing and Communication Management gives you the skill-set you need to adopt creative and differential strategies for brands and brand products with a sustainable and ethical vision to meet the challenges the fashion industry faces both today and in the future.   

In a highly competitive context, of profound social and technological change, companies need innovative marketing and communication ideas, ideas well-suited to new realities, languages ​​and formats, that transmit their values and connect with the target audience. 

This course is an intersection between creativity and strategy, and in it you’ll learn to innovate without losing sight of the commercial dimension, developing projects in communication, brand and product management, digital marketing, events, new business models, sustainability and innovation, and more.  

In the 3-year course you’ll develop global knowledge of the fashion market, acquire a wide range of interdisciplinary and specific skills, and use a variety of creative and digital tools. 

Information to decide

It’s a unique course with a global perspective on market needs, highly adaptive to technological changes and advances, adopting a more sustainable outlook for the future of the fashion industry. 

The course is structured in modules, the content of which focuses on the following groups of skills: 

·        Basic skills

·        Interdisciplinary skills

·        Specific skills

·        Skills applied to real business projects

You’ll study marketing, communication, branding, creative direction and innovation, taking a strategic, critical and systemic approach. 

The course includes theoretical content in the form of presentations and explanations, practical cases and participation in workshops, with the emphasis on collaborative learning.   

This course gives professionals the critical capacity to construct ideas and develop unique projects using multidisciplinary skills, teamwork, creativity management and strategy. 

At the end of the courses you’ll apply all the know-how acquired in a final project collaborating with a real company.

This course is for inquiring people with a deep passion for the world of fashion, marketing and communication, a healthy interest in trends, consumer behaviour, strategy, creative direction, management and strategic development, both in terms of the brand and the fashion product. 

Curious minds, digital natives who want to make their mark in the future of fashion, who understand how technological advances must be considered when defining brand strategies, communication and marketing in the fashion industry, to have a positive impact on society

You’ll be studying the Diploma in Fashion Marketing and Communication Management at IED Barcelona, an internationally recognized design school with a team of lecturers made up of professionals who’ve made their name working in the field. What’s more, collaborating with prominent names in the business community helps you build your network and gives you a realistic vision of the sector.

You’ll acquire the skill-set you need: specialized training in trend and consumer behaviour analysis, brand and product management, digital marketing and innovation.

Another fundamental feature of the course is that it gives you a global outlook, essential to work with different markets, and actively encourages adapting to change and technological progress in the fashion industry.

At the end of the course you’ll have acquired a profile that combines creativity and management, with a focus on an ethical and sustainable approach, to provide solutions for the challenges the fashion sector faces both today and in the future. 

When you finish your studies the portfolio you’ve created is exactly what you need to open the doors of the professional market with a wide range of professional opportunities; opportunities that arise both traditionally in the sector, and those that arise as a result of its evolution:  

·        Marketing management  

·        Communication management 

·        Brand management  

·        Product management  

·        Retail management 

·        Circular process management  

·        Press office and PR management  

·        Event management  

·        Professional sales showroom management (B2B): commercial management  

·        Digital content management 

·        Fashion editing

Syllabus

What will you learn?

In the first term you’ll acquire fundamental skills, essential tools for the professional sector, how to apply basic, theoretical and practical concepts when managing fashion companies, how to create and implement marketing and communication plans, and also develop communication and teamwork skills.



FASHION CULTURE I

The History of fashion

Fashion trends

The History of art

 

BASIC FASHION MARKETING TOOLS

Markets and research techniques

Research data reporting and design

 

AN INTRODUCTION TO MARKETING

An introduction to fashion marketing

The Fashion System

An introduction to financial management

The marketing plan

 

AN INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION

An introduction to communication and branding

Online media

Communication and media plan

 

THE FASHION PRODUCT I

Materials, technology and sustainability

Fashion product management

 

TOOLS AND CREATIVITY I

Computer tools: Excel

Computer graphics tools I

Project presentation tools


WORKSHOP

What will you learn?

During the second term you’ll learn advanced skills, highly sought after in the fashion industry. This includes the application of more complex concepts in fashion business management, the use of critical thinking models such as Strategic Thinking, the integration of omnichannel models and enhancing creativity in content strategies with innovative tools. 

In addition, during the first semester of the second year, students may take part in an exchange at ESMOD – Paris, ranked by CEOWorld as the 5th best fashion school in the world.



FASHION CULTURE II

Visual semiotics

Macrotrends and fashion sociology

 

FASHION MARKETING

Fashion distribution

Retail marketing

Visual merchandising

The luxury market

 

FASHION COMMUNICATION

Management and the press office

Brand management: branding, advertising and PR

Art direction

 

THE FASHION PRODUCT II

The merchandising plan

Product strategy

Buying

 

TOOLS AND CREATIVITY II

Video editing I

 

PROJECT I

Multidisciplinary project

 

WORKSHOP I

Workshop

What will you learn?

In the last year you’ll refine your advanced skills, define disruptive models for new ethical-sustainable policies, and take a look at the new professional profiles that have emerged in the sector. You’ll also showcase everything you’ve learned by presenting a final project. 



BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

Financial strategy and budget management

Commercial management and sales

Business model canvas

 

STRATEGIC MARKETING

Strategy and innovation

Intellectual property fields

Ethics in fashion marketing (CSR)

 

STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION

Narratives in digital environments

User Experience

 

THE FASHION PRODUCT III

Technology and innovation in fashion products

Sustainable processes and circularity

 

TOOLS AND CREATIVITY III

Video editing II

 

PROJECT II

Final Project 

 

THE FUTURE OF FASHION

Career guidance

Faculty

Director

João Alves

Creative director

Director

Carme Pérez

Project manager

Course Coordinator

José A. Guerrero

Fashion Brand Consultant

Teacher

Ari Rovira Lorente

Fashion designer and sustainability specialist

Teacher

Fabricio Pérez

Fashion Designer and Co-Founder of Llamazares y de Delgado

Teacher

Willy Villacorta

Fashion photographer and lecturer specialised in visual identity and art direction

Teacher

Elena Castaudi

Designer and entrepreneur, co-founder of the independent design store On Land

Teacher

Maria Carvajal

Brand consultant, entrepreneur and lecturer focused on brands

Teacher

Valentina Franco

Marketing strategist focused on brand experience and consumer insight

Teacher

Abel Díaz

Expert in Selective Perfumery Distribution and Fashion & Beauty Consultancy

Projects

Fashion Communication and Management

Barcelona

Final projects / thesis projects
A community of followers for Brava Fabrics

Fashion Communication and Management

Barcelona

Final projects / thesis projects
Communication Plan for Brava Fabrics

Creative and Art Direction

Barcelona

% Left in Me

Marketing and Communication

Barcelona

Made in Slow

Fashion Communication and Management

Barcelona

The Role of ASMR in Future Advertising

Fashion Communication and Management

Barcelona

Desigual: Marketing Plan

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