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ⓒ 2026 May Lee(Art)
I started as a graphic designer at a newspaper and I loved it.
Every day, I had to make something new.
Every day, I watched stories reach people and then
make room for the next one.

Working at that pace made me curious.

What makes something stay with people after they've moved on?
What makes an idea last?

As I kept asking those questions,
I found myself drawn beyond the page,
toward films, brands, images, and stories that
people carry with them for years.

The answer was always the same.

Truth.
Find what's real about something, and it stays.

That's why I'm an art director.

*I’m based in New York and a green card holder.






Recognition🏆 2026 AAF Gold (NY)
          Google Gemini - Climb Pro   
🏆 2025 AAF Best of the Show (NY)         Starbucks - Unseen Stars

🥈 2025 AAF Silver        Billie - Shave the Stereotypes

🥈 2025 AAF Silver (x2)        Starbucks - Unseen Stars


🥈 2025 AAF Silver        Duolingo - GTA x Griselda

🥈 2025 AAF Silver (x2)        Duolingo - Clarify AI

🥈 2025 Young Ones Winner (x2)        Heinz - Morning Leftover Recipe Challenge

🥉 2025 Clio Awards Shortlist (x2)        Google Cloud - Cloud Lookbook




🥉 2025 Clio Awards Shortlist (x2)        Billie - Shave the Stereotypes

🥉 2026 ADC Merit        Uber Eats - Food Travels
Education / Experience✏️ Miami AD School NY
        Art Direction Track, 2025 - Present

✏️ D5 in 10(of Droga 5)        Apr 2025 - Jun 2025

✏️ Openlearn Academy        Apr 2024 - Apr 2025

✏️ Sungshin Women’s University        BFA., 2015 - 2021



🖥️ 1000heads / NY
        06/2026 - Present
        Art Director Intern 

🖥️ Korea Economic Daily / Seoul
        2021 - 2022
        Junior Designer
 
🖥️ The Final Stage / Seoul
        2018 - 2019
        Design Intern (Client: Leo Burnett)
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