Don Lee

Senior Art Director / Maker / Collaborator


+1 (628) 213 - 9141
don.does.that@gmail.com

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Does:

Brand storytelling, game design, film, social, content, creative strategy, activation, experiential, OOH, print, editorial, PR stunt, photography, UI/UX, prototyping, growth & performance marketing, CRM.


A strategist in Seoul dabbled in Photoshop. 9 years later, he became a senior art director/creative lead at YouTube in New York.

Instead of creating ads, he tries to build a fan culture, product and trends people genuinely love. This approach helped Roblox create a game that generated millions of fan creations, YouTube brand get a quirky personality, Coachella achieve record-breaking viewership, and artists like Billie Eilish and Taylor Swift lead music industry trends. Coming full circle, his interactive campaigns with BTS, Blackpink, and NewJeans helped bring K-pop from Seoul into the global mainstream.

His journey down the rabbit hole continues because he keeps on dabbling in so many things. Unfortunately, it includes kayaking on America's most polluted river - the East River.



🚀 Experience


YouTube, New York
Social Creative Lead / Senior Art Director
2022 ~ 2025

MullenLowe, New York
Art Director

2021

DDB, San Francisco
Art Director

2020 ~ 2021

Droga5 & R/GA, New York
Art Director Intern
2019

TBWA, Seoul
Junior Creative Strategist
2017

Samsung, Seoul
Learning Experience Designer/Teacher  
2015 ~ 2016

🎤 Guest Lecture


@UC Berkeley
Startup & Advertising club 'Idea Factory'
2018

@TBWA KOREA
Speech project 'Hammering'
2017



📚Education


New York University ITP Camp, New York
Creative Technology
2024

Miami Ad School, San Francisco
Art Direction
2018 ~ 2019

D&AD New Blood Academy, London Creative/Client Pitch (Google) winner
2018

Hanyang University, Seoul
Major: Educational Technology
Minor: Business Administration
-Graduated with distinction and President Award
2012 ~ 2017

🔎  Featured





🏵️ Jury Duty


New York Festivals

Advertising Award
2022



🏓 Brand & Partners 


YouTube, Google, Coachella, Roblox, Warner Music, Universal Music, Sony Music, BitHit, YG Entertainment, The Guardian, State of California, Unilever, E*Trade, Verizon, iShares by BlackRock.


Billie Eilish, Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa, BTS, Blackpink, Lisa, Calvin Harris, Burna Boy, Karol G, NewJeans.