José Mollá
José Mollá is an advertising executive who co-founded la comunidad/the community with his brother Joaquin Molla in 2001. Today the agency has offices in Miami, New York, San Francisco, London and Buenos Aires. He is currently la comu's Global Chief Creative Officer. [1][2]
La comunidad/the community was selected as one of the 25 most influential advertising agencies of the last 50 years, by Campaign magazine.
Before moving to Miami, Mollá was Creative Director at Wieden+Kennedy in Portland, Oregon, for five years, working mainly on the Nike account. Mollá’s work for Nike International, Coca-Cola and Powerbar led him to work in Wieden+Kennedy's offices in Amsterdam and London.
José moved to the US after helping Ratto/BBDO, in Buenos Aires, become the Argentinean agency that won the most international awards and also “Agency of the Year”.
He recently survived a shark attack.
He has been invited to judge several awards such as Cannes Lions, Clio Awards, The One Show, D&AD, ANDY awards, Art Directors Club,etc. and his work has been recognized by all of the International Awards.
José has been for 15 years on the Board of Directors of The One Club for Creativity, the biggest non-profit and organizers of The One Show award, and served as its Chairman for 4 years.
www.thecommunityagency.com
References
- Hunter, Sandy (1 February 2001). "The Brothers Molla Launch la comunidad". Boards Magazine. Archived from the original on 3 March 2001. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
- Wentz, Laurel (7 August 2006). "JOSE MOLLA, 39". Advertising Age. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
External links
- Interview with José Mollá & Joaquín Mollá about La Comunidad in Shots Magazine
- Sharkey, Alix. "The Barons of Buzz". Ocean Drive Magazine. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
- José Mollá interviewed at Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival
- Elliott, Stuart (6 November 2006). "When Ads Start to Get Interesting". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
- La Comunidad's Agency Story in Communication Arts
- Interview with José Mollá & Joaquín Mollá in Men's Vogue Magazine