Language

Spanish

Start date

October 2026

Frequency

Evening

Fruition

On campus

Duration

11 Months

This master´s degree gives rise to creative professionals with a strategic outlook who are able to develop innovative communication solutions that resonate with 21st century consumers.

The Master in Strategic and Creative Brand Communication Management covers every aspect linked to digital media and technology, including: social media, interactive digital advertising, content marketing, search engine optimisation, alternative media, viral phenomena, experience design, mobile marketing, personal branding and communication for start-ups.

Today, when the rules of the game have changed for advertisers, agencies, media and users, the market is in need of a new professional profile able to develop ideas that are liquid, responsive, ground-breaking, mobile, non-invasive, expandable and potentially viral.

Information to decide

Objectives

  • To boost the ability to analyse and diagnose communication problems and to assess the measures taken to overcome them.
  • To apply project management methods and techniques to put forward publicity planning strategies.
  • To learn all about brand positioning and repositioning in different territorial areas.
  • To acquire the tools needed to develop innovative, high-impact concepts and ideas.
  • To develop the skills to use different media and formats, including conventional and alternative ones.
  • To become experts in planning campaigns and carrying out all kinds of communication projects.
  • To create a sound publicity portfolio, including both strategies and creative elements, which can then be used as proof of quality in job interviews or freelance projects.
  • To boost creative potential and versatility, both of which can be applied in a broad range of areas and professional profiles within the publicity industry.

The masters is eminently practical and aims to prepare the student for the real advertising world of today.

The methodology consists in learning by doing. This means that teachers set their students real challenges and invite them to apply the theory they have learned using exercises and simulations to be carried out individually or in groups.

Professionals, graduates or undergraduates wishing to develop their strategic and creative side in advertising agencies (accounting, strategic planning or creative planning), communication firms, graphic studios, media agencies, or publicity marketing and communication departments.

Professional Opportunities

Upon completion, students will be qualified to manage the strategic and creative side of any campaign thanks to the know-how and experience they acquire working with the most efficient and original strategic and creative concepts, all of which are key factors in the success of a modern publicity campaign. Career options include:

  • Creative publicity agency departments (both on- and off-line).
  • Strategic planning departments for agencies or advertising brands.
  • Marketing and communication departments working for businesses or institutions.
  • Accounting departments in publicity agencies.
  • Graphic studios and corporate branding firms.
  • Media agencies.
  • As freelancers, entrepreneurs or startuppers.

Companies that have collaborated with the master

Museu del FC Barcelona, CaixaBank, Banc Sabadell, Fira de Barcelona, Fòrum Barcelona, Volkswagen-Audi, Osborne, JTI (Japan Tobacco International), Fundació Institut Català de la Cuina i de la Cultura Gastronòmica, Candidatura Barcelona-Pirineu 2022, Saba Aparcaments, Novasol Spray, Club Natació Barcelona, Heura y Oficina Catalana de Turisme

Faculty

Teacher

Job Vives

Brand Narrative and Creative Direction Specialist

Projects

Still life of postcards and letters on building materials and stone

Graphic Design and Visual Communication

Barcelona

Final projects / thesis projects
UDON: Asia comienza aquí [UDON: Asia begins here]

Graphic Design and Visual Communication

Barcelona

Roads ahead

News

28 October 2026

National Portfolio Day Milan 2026

In its 60th anniversary year, IED hosts the Milan edition of National Portfolio Day, the international event for anyone who wants to study or specialize in art, design, fashion and visual communication.

Art and design exhibition featuring two central rocks sewn with printed fabrics

23 October 2026

“Valor Ancestral: Latam Creative Talent 2026” makes a stop at IED Barcelona

Following its presentation at IED Madrid and ahead of its move to IED Kunsthal Bilbao, the latest edition of the international exhibition, an initiative promoted by IED since 2022, was on display to coincide with the Barcelona campus’s activities as part of Barcelona Design Week.

23 October 2026

Forbes Next Leaders: Alumna Chiara Filiasi creates the September cover

The collaboration between IED and Forbes Next Leaders continues: for the month of September, the cover has been created by Chiara Filiasi, an Alumna of the BA in Illustration and Animation at IED Roma.

21 October 2026

IED Torino at Torino Art Week 2026

IED Torino at Torino Art Week with a series of collaborations and projects involving students from different courses, from Photography to Communication Design.

16 October 2026

From Zero to Future 2026

Opening of the Academic Year in Visual Arts and Communication with a Three-Day Workshop for New Students

16 October 2026

The three IED projects selected for the ADI Design Index 2026

Textile Refugee (IED Milano), EVOluzione and Sei Complice (IED Roma) are in the running for the 2028 Compasso d’Oro in the Targa Giovani category.

14 October 2026

TypoLAB by Gonzalo Muñoz wins a LADAWARD 2026 Award

The project adds another international accolade to its list of achievements, winning in the Student–Digital category.

12 October 2026

Saioa Villa, alumni of IED Kunsthal Bilbao, presents Matterness at Basquerville Festival

The Official Undergraduate Degree in Graphic Design graduate was selected to take part in Harroby, the festival’s platform dedicated to the next generation of design professionals.

06 October 2026

Public Program IED.60, October 2026

This month, IED’s Public Program continues to take design beyond the classroom, creating opportunities for dialogue with audiences, cultural institutions, businesses and professional communities.

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Exhibitions and Festival

29 October 2026 - 15 November 2026

Madrid

IED Madrid takes part in BID26 with a project exploring identity and identification systems

The project combines installations, interfaces and immersive experiences to reflect on depersonalisation, exclusion and the role of digital and social codes in shaping identity.

Exhibitions and Festival

06 November 2026 - 07 November 2026

Barcelona

Mira Digital Arts Festival 2026

IED Barcelona returns as an artistic partner and will take part in the digital arts and contemporary music festival with “Ananke: A Liturgy”, an interactive installation by Motion Graphics and Video alumna Malak Yahia.