What kind of Creative Director will you be?

Our 10-Week Online Course Will Help You Become the Creative Director You're Meant to Be.

Next start: July 2025
Industry Experience Required.

Next cohort starts July 2025

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Find out how this program can transform your career.

Space is limited! We only accept 25 students each quarter.

This program completely changed my approach to work.

“When I was first in school, it was all about creative training. But nobody prepared me for the workforce. How to move up. Now, with Miami Ad School, I’m learning from incredible leaders. Not just the teachers, but the other participants. I’m with people who are at that same stage in their career. We come together, talk, collaborate. We’re a tight group. It’s so great to have those regular check-ins with like-minded people.”

Who is this program for?

Senior Art Directors.
Senior Copywriters.
GCDs, ACDs and new CDs.

In other words, any working creative with experience who wants to improve their business and leadership skills.

What you should know about
being a creative director
(but nobody tells you).

1. It’s not just about great creative.

Surely you have a brilliant creative mind. Leading a creative team is about more. As a director, you’ll navigate politics, relationships, business demands, and more. You must inspire, nudge, and lead your team into crafting the brilliant work they’re capable of. And most importantly, you must protect creative people and their ideas.

In this program, you’ll learn to be a well-rounded creative director, in part by learning directly from those who’ve gone before.

2. Collaboration is not compromise.

A creative director works with their team, other departments, and with project stakeholders to maximize outcomes. Here, you’ll learn how industry experts manage their own a-list teams, and how to ensure that every voice in the room is heard. Crucially, you’ll come to understand that collaboration is more than compromise—it’s an art form that demands we listen deeply and encourage those around us. Only then can we produce work that makes the entire team truly proud.

3. It pays to learn from others’ mistakes.

In this program, you’ll hear and learn directly from experienced directors who’ve been there before. They’ve had the huge successes you aim for…and survived the mistakes you’ll aim to avoid. In these 10 weeks, you’ll have the chance to soak up that wisdom and, with luck, use it to advance your own career.

The Creative
Direction
Curriculum

What (and how) you’ll be learning

This 10-week online course gives you the skills and case studies you need to lead creative teams of all sizes.

Classes are every Thursday from 6-9 PM EST.

*Note: final list of classes is subject to change*

Class 1: Expectations & Needs

Program Director will review the program with the group and lead you through exercises to help you set goals and identify your individual core value.
Class 2: CCO or ECD
Here you will get expert guidance on how to go from a creator of work to a director and mentor of creative talent.
Class 3: CCO or ECD
Things you need to know when you go from creator to administrator of a department and Creative Leader.

Class 4: ClientWhat makes for a great Creative/Client relationship to create an atmosphere in which great work gets recognized and bought.
Class 5: Planning Leader
Planners can/should be your best ally and champion for great work. How
to establish a relationship of trust and mutual respect.
Class 6: Account Director
Great Account Directors are a CD’s dream partner. How it works and
how together you can be a creative force with your client.
Class 7: CFO or COOHow does an agency work? The importance of time management,
budgets, billing, and all you need to be aware of to make a profit.
Class 8: HR
How to deal with people. Hiring, firing, negotiating, reviews, and workplace dos and don’ts
Class 9: The Diverse Inclusive Workplace
Expert in the field of Diversity and Inclusion and the Program Director will lead a Q&A about the changing workplace and how it enriches the creative experience.
Class 10: Director End Session
A review of what’s been learned. Feedback from all in class. Short program survey and a final Class Networking opportunity.

Your Teachers Are Industry Insiders

Each and every one of your instructors has experienced the reality of leading—whether at major agencies, global brands, or (often) both.

They’ll give you insights, tools, and the benefit of their experiences to help you become the leader you’re meant to be.

*Final list of instructors is subject to change*

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Fernando Machado
Chief Marketing Officer, Activision Blizzard
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Susan Credle
Global CCO, FCB
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Chip Walker
Brand, Business and Cultural Strategist, Author
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Nancy Hill
Former President, American Association of Advertising Agencies (4A’s)
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Rick Web
COO, Timehop & Nimbus
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Shannon Moorman
Global Head of Talent Acquisition, WPP
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Dr. Tiffany Jana
Founder, TMI Consulting
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Michael J. Fanuele
Author, Stop Making Sense

Our Next Cohort is Starting Soon

Program Starts: July 2025

IMPORTANT PROGRAM INFORMATION

Tuition cost is $2,850 USD.

Classes run each Thursday for 10 weeks.

Students graduate with a Miami Ad School Creative Direction Online Certificate they can add to their LinkedIn profile.

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Our admissions team love to chat with people like you—answering questions, proposing solutions, and making plans for a creative future. An advisor can help you figure out what’s next in your creative adventure. Maybe that means Art Direction at Miami Ad School.