Ramon Calibara
@ramon
Executive Creative Director with 25+ years leading creative strategy, campaigns, and teams across APAC.
What I'm looking for
I am an Executive Creative Director with over 25 years' experience leading creative strategy, campaign development, and multidisciplinary teams across agencies and client-side roles in the APAC region. I have led creative direction and hands-on execution for major brands including Pepsi, Unilever, P&G, Mondelez, Honda, Diageo, and regional leaders, delivering integrated traditional and digital campaigns from ideation through production.
My strengths include creative strategic planning, mentoring creative talent, and supervising full creative processes and production across visual, copy, video and sound. I combine broad agency experience with digital software literacy and a persistent belief that creativity must sell, and I bring practical skills in Adobe CC, video and sound editing, graphic design, generative AI, and client presentations.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Executive Creative Director
Tag Worldwide
Jan 2021 - Present (5 years)
Led creative strategy and direction for global brands including Facebook Meta, Grab, Diageo, DairyFarm, and P&G, overseeing campaigns from ideation through multi-channel execution and mentoring creative teams.
Creative Consultant
LeadFlow Digital
Jan 2024 - Jan 2025 (1 year)
Provided creative direction and branding for I am Abi Fine Art Photography, delivering visual assets and digital content strategy.
Creative Director
Markus Creative Digital
Jan 2022 - Jan 2023 (1 year)
Led digital creative projects for clients including Tetrapak, Western Sydney University and Masan Food, overseeing digital imaging, video and campaign execution.
Creative Director
Masan Group
Jan 2018 - Jan 2021 (3 years)
Directed brand creative for Masan products including White Lion Beer, Meat Deli, VinEco and Vinmart, delivering integrated campaigns and supervising production across traditional and digital channels.
Creative Director
Geometry Global
Jan 2016 - Jan 2017 (1 year)
Led creative development for clients such as P&G, Mondelez and Total, driving concepting, execution and cross-channel delivery of brand campaigns.
Creative Director
Chuo Senko
Jan 2008 - Jan 2016 (8 years)
Oversaw creative strategy and execution for clients including Ajinomoto, Rohto and Honda, managing end-to-end campaign development and creative teams over multiple markets.
Creative Lead
StormEye
Jan 2003 - Jan 2008 (5 years)
Led creative development and executions for brands such as Abbott, X-Men and Masan, directing campaigns and supervising digital and traditional outputs.
Senior Art Director
Lowe Vietnam
Jan 1996 - Jan 2003 (7 years)
Delivered creative work for major clients including Unilever, Johnson & Johnson and Dulux, driving concepting, visual execution and client presentations.
Art Director
Impact BBDO
Jan 1995 - Jan 1996 (1 year)
Produced creative campaigns for clients such as Pepsi and Mars, contributing to concept development and execution across traditional channels.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Pearson UK
Diploma, Advertising
2012 - 2012
Completed an Advertising diploma awarded by Pearson in 2012.
Pearson UK
Diploma, Marketing & PR
2012 - 2012
Completed a Marketing & PR diploma awarded by Pearson in 2012.
Marikina Institute of Science and Technology
1981 - 2012
Attended Marikina Institute of Science and Technology with attendance noted from 1981 to 2012.
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Software and tools used professionally
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