Darío Busto

Creative Director + Art Director

Madrid, Spain
When I was a kid, my mom used ads to spoon-feed me lunch. As a grownup, I decided to make ads to get food.

Through this time-span, I realized a few things that took me here. That it’s always better when you start with real insights and solid ideas. That besides a ninja hand and a laser eye, it’s the killer taste that makes you a good art director. That digital blurs the frontier between ads and products, and I live happier in this fog.

The kid within me is happy with the choices I made, and the food that came with them.

Work Experience

CHINA - Part Of LLYC

Creative Director

Seagram’s Gin, Adolfo Domínguez, La Quiniela, Festival Internacional de Cine Fantástico de Cataluña, Pescanova, Asics, Disney+, Orange Bank, St Petroni, Solán de Cabras, AECC.
September 2019 - Madrid, Spain

Busto Y Miguelez

Freelance Digital Creative Team

Teamed up with -Miguelez- Miguel González Domínguez since 2009 to become a world's first SFW Boobs Team.

As a senior digital team, we've shared morning coffees, international pitches, freelance thrillings and personal projects.

We're familiar with: Concept development, art direction and copywriting, online campaigns, mobile apps, website designs, product creation, brand content creation and production.
January 2009 - September 2021 Spain

FCB&Fire

Digital Creative Director

After winning the MINI account pitch as a freelance team for FCB&CHINA, Miguel and me accepted the challenge to assemble the creative team on the FCB side, and run the creative direction and head of art for all things digital.

Smoothly coordinated with a CHINA creative team lead by Rafa Antón, we manage a team of up to 10 creatives to develop campaigns, proactive projects and the usual stuff for 7 different client departments. S
January 2018 - January 2019 Madrid, Spain

Miami Ad School

Instructor

Teaching as a threesome along with Miguelez (digital copywriter) and Ana Martín (interaction designer).

Courses given:

Product Creation - 4Q '14:
Nurturing digital products that go beyond ad budgets and timings, from insight thinking to prototyping.

Digital Campaigns - 2Q '15:
Curating digital campaigns for taste improvement, and surfing a shitload of digital briefs for skills honing.
October 2014 - April 2015 Spain

Digitas Wysiwyg

Digital Art Director

Movistar, Openbank, Mercedes Benz, Tourism of Mexico, Santander Bank Foundation, Coca-Cola, Affinity Petcare, Buckler 0'0, Iberia Airlines.
December 2011 - April 2015 Madrid, Spain

DraftFCB Spain

Art Director

NIVEA, SC Johnson, Kraft Foods, Giovanni Rana, JTI, BMW, Superbrands, SM, BeaMalevich, Unicef, Ron Barceló, Hendrick's Gin, Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum.
January 2009 - December 2011 Madrid, Spain

Education

Mr Marcel School

DeMa Tool, Advanced Photoshop & Illustrator

March 2014 - Present Madrid, Spain

BFC Ideas

Creative Workshop

We were one of the selected employees from the Spanish Publicis network to participate in this workshop. The purpose was to strengthen the idea generation process and our selling skills.

The workshop was coordinated by Vivek Kuchibhotla, founder of BFC ideas, a Consultancy that helps its clients to get to better ideas, and to do so faster and cheaper.
March 2014 - 2014 Madrid, Spain

Club De Creativos

Versus '08

The spanish creative club selected us to attend the Versus 08.
A tour around some of the best agencies in Madrid, such as Shackleton, Contrapunto BBDO, Leo Burnett Iberia, Euro RSCG, Dommo Creative Center and DRAFTFCB.
September 2008 - December 2008 Spain

Languages

English (Fluent),
Spanish (Native),

Awards

CdeC. Spanish Creative Club

🥉 Craft - Ropa Vieja - Adolfo Domínguez

2020

Inspirational

🥉 Mobile Campaigns - Movistar Piloto 360

2014

Inspirational

🔖 Shortlist - Best Use of Technology - Movistar Piloto 360

2014

The FWA - Favorite Website Awards

🏆 Mobile of the day - 27.06.14

2014

CdeC. Spanish Creative Club

📘 In book - Best Idea- Movistar I Off You

2014

Inspirational

🥈 Mobile Campaigns - Movistar I Off You

2013

Inspirational

🥉 Bronze- Integrated Campaigns-Movistar I Off You

2013

El Sol

🥈 Mobile Campaigns - Movistar I Off You

2013

El Sol

🥉 Bronze - Low- Cost Integrated Campaigns -Movistar I Off You

2013

Inspirational

🥈 Best viral video - Mercedes Benz - The SL Sting

2012

El Sol

🥉Digital comms and viral videos -Mercedes Benz - The SL Sting

2012

El Sol

🔖 Shortlist- Outdoor - Mercedes Benz- The SL Sting

2012

El Sol

🔖 Shortlist- Brand Content -Santander’s Art Foundation: Videotalents.

2012

Cannes Lions

🔖 Shortlist- Best use of other digital media in a promotional campaign - Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum: Tattoo admission

2012

Cannes Lions

🔖 Shortlist- Alcoholic drinks promo -Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum: Tattoo admission

2012

Eventoplus

🥈 Product introduction -Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum: Tattoo admission

2012

El Sol

🔖 Shortlist- websites -Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum: Tattoo admission

2012

El Sol

🔖 Shortlist- Promo activation -Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum: Tattoo admission

2012

Eventoplus

🥇 Best decoration -Hendrick’s Gin : A most unusual Gin.

2012

Eventoplus

🥇 Low- cost event - Hendrick’s Gin : A most unusual Gin.

2012

BEST PACK

🥈 Print - Hendrick’s Gin: Circus.

2012

El Sol

🥉 Promotional Marketing - Hendrick’s Gin : A most unusual Gin.

2012

El Sol

🔖 Shortlist- Brand content for alcoholic drinks - Ron Barceló : Notebreakers Party.

2011

Eventoplus

🥇 Promotional Event - Ron Barceló : 200’s Day

2011

El Sol

🔖 Shortlist- Digital campaign for alcoholic drinks - Ron Barceló : Erase-o-matic.

2010

El Ojo Iberoamericano

🥉Promotional Event - Ron Barceló : 200’s Day

2010

Skills

Advertising, Amateur Photographer, Art Direction, Copywriting, Creative Writer, Digital Marketing, Digital Strategy, Interaction Design, Social Media Marketing,