"[2] At the age of 23, Ormazabal became a teacher at a private school called Salbatore Mitxelena Ikastola in Zarautz.

While working as a teacher, Ormazabal composed the lyrics of songs by Imanol Urbieta, such as Astoa ikusi nuen, Azokan, and Tximeleta mendian.

[citation needed][3] Ormazabal left teaching and became an editor at Elkarlanean Publishing House in 1981, where he worked in the field of children's and young people's literary collections as well as textbooks.

[5] In addition to writing, Ormazabal was responsible for the children and youth departments at Elkar Publishing House until his supposed retirement in 2009.

Also, Ormazabal published works tackling topics such as freedom (Kaiolatik Mendira, 1986), poverty, and discrimination (Kittano, 1995), relations between grandparents and grandchildren (Aitona parapentean, 2004), and ecology (Txoria zezenaren adar gainean, 1999).