I’m a design leader blending strategy, design, and storytelling to build brands people love. I drive campaigns that perform and mentor teams to unlock their creative potential. With 15 years of experience partnering with global brands and challengers across Retail, Fashion, FMCG, Tech, and Finance, I shape creative directions that win business, scale brands, and deliver measurable growth.

Lee Mason

I’m a design leader blending strategy, design, and storytelling to build brands people love. I drive campaigns that perform and mentor teams to unlock their creative potential. With 15 years of experience partnering with global brands and challengers across Retail, Fashion, FMCG, Tech, and Finance, I shape creative directions that win business, scale brands, and deliver measurable growth.

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I’m a design leader blending strategy, design, and storytelling to build brands people love. I drive campaigns that perform and mentor teams to unlock their creative potential.

With 15 years of experience partnering with global brands and challengers across Retail, Fashion, FMCG, Tech, and Finance, I shape creative directions that win business, scale brands, and deliver measurable growth.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Head of Creative at REO Digital
January 1, 2022 - October 31, 2025
Built and led an in-house creative department from scratch, mentoring designers and strengthening creative operations. Expanded the agency’s offering into performance marketing, branding, and accessibility, opening new revenue streams. Guided data-driven design improvements across digital products, contributing to +7.4% annual revenue for Molton Brown, +9% transactions, and +36% HomeCare applications for British Gas. Shaped compelling pitch concepts that directly contributed to multiple new business wins. Eliminated outsourced creative costs.
Design Director at KAU MEDIA GROUP
December 1, 2022 - September 14, 2025
Led creative strategy, art direction and execution for brand identities, websites, and performance-driven paid media campaigns. Strengthened conversion and engagement, including +27% new active users, +35% CTR, and +232% new leads for MiS mile during a hyper-local campaign. Managed and directed a team of designers and web developers, ensuring creative consistency across multichannel campaigns.
Lead Designer / Art Director at Mindshare (WPP)
June 1, 2020 - September 14, 2025
Created pitch-winning visual concepts that secured clients including KFC, Three, Dreams and Legal & General. Art-directed multichannel campaigns for household brands such as Marks & Spencer and Dyson. Translated creative strategies into distinctive visual executions, ensuring ideas resonated across digital, social, print, and experiential channels.
Senior Designer at Forever Audio
October 1, 2020 - September 14, 2025
Crafted interactive digital experiences for global brands including Calvin Klein, Estée Lauder, Starbucks, IKEA, P&G and Miller Lite. Leveraged personalisation to elevate digital advertising beyond static campaigns. CK One fragrance campaign delivering over 25M impressions to global consumers. Produced campaign assets and ad units across Spotify, directing users to branded playlists and interactive experiences.
Senior Designer at Lee Mason Design
June 1, 2018 - September 14, 2025
Delivered end-to-end creative strategy, brand identity, and marketing design for startups, retail products, challengers, helping businesses grow, win buyer contracts, and build their brands. Provided creative direction and design for brands including MasterChef (Endemol Shine Group), Tesco, Cafédirect, and Royal British Legion. Developed retail-ready brand identities, with one baby food landing a contract with Asda, and another snack brand securing an order from Holland & Barrett. Created multichannel marketing assets including websites, brochures, social campaigns, and print materials. Built and led a small in-house team, hiring a designer and developer, managing all clients, and driving all new business independently.
Designer at Carter Wong
July 1, 2012 - September 14, 2025
Designed new packaging for Bio Green lassi drinks - winning a DBA Silver award. In the first 12 months, the rebrand exceeded sales value targets by +137%, achieving a sales volume growth of 266% and sales value growth of 335%, outperforming market benchmarks against Indian food and yogurt drinks. Led brand identity development for multiple clients, creating logos, guidelines, and visual systems. Rebranded a global energy distribution company, including brand architecture and guidelines across subsidiaries.

Education

BA Graphic Design at Norwich University of the Arts
October 1, 2007 - June 1, 2010

Qualifications

Creative Direction
October 7, 2025 - November 18, 2025
Certificate in Creative Direction (McCann / ELVTR)
Adobe Certified Illustrator
October 13, 2025 - October 13, 2025
Adobe Certified AfterEffects
October 14, 2025 - October 13, 2025

Industry Experience

Retail, Consumer Goods, Software & Internet, Non-Profit Organization, Financial Services, Education, Healthcare, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Travel & Hospitality
    paper Cafédirect Brochure Design / Marketing

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    Premium coffee brand Cafédirect, engaged me to work on multiple marketing campaigns – encompassing brochure designs, poster ads, and online marketing assets. The primary goal was to enhance brand visibility and emphasise Cafédirect’s commitment to sustainability and ethical sourcing.

    The work effectively communicated the brand’s values and quality, helping to increase sales and brand recognition.

    paper Neat's Rice Crackers

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    Startup snack brand ‘Neat’s’ aimed to be perceived as a lifestyle choice rather than just a snack option, connecting with consumers seeking a balance between taste and wellness. Neat’s also wanted the product to appeal to a wide consumer base. We positioned it as a guilt-free and tasty alternative to traditional snacks, leveraging the health benefits of gluten-free rice, and focused on finding the right balance between ‘alternative’ and ‘mainstream’ within the product’s visual storytelling.

    The hand-drawn logotype featured an elegantly designed rice plant integrated into the brand name, symbolising the product’s core ingredient. The choice of texture effects and clean lines conveyed a sense of natural simplicity, aligning with the brand’s healthy image. It is own-able, recognisable and tells the story that Neat’s.

    The packaging design played a crucial role in making the product accessible to a wider consumer base. The illustrated scenes on the packaging were carefully chosen to resonate with various demographics, creating a visual language that could be universally appreciated. The clean and vibrant packaging design also contributed to the product’s shelf visibility, making it stand out in mainstream retail spaces. Each flavour – Thai Chilli, Wasabi, Barbecue, and Sea Salt – featured a unique illustrated scene on the packaging, creating a visual story for the consumer, emphasising the diverse flavour range.

    The holistic branding approach for Neat’s Rice Crackers successfully established a cohesive and compelling brand identity, ensuring a strong presence across various touchpoints from packaging to digital platforms. The combination of a thoughtful brand strategy, visually appealing design elements, and strategic advertising contributed to Neat’s becoming a recognised and preferred choice in the healthy snack market.

    paper Tend Lawncare Brand Identity

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    Lawn care brand Tend aims to become the #1 grass seed brand in the UK. To set it apart from all the noise, my team came up with a compelling brand strategy and a clear and bold brand identity.

    The project included user research, brand positioning and creative design. We delivered everything from it’s iconic logo design and packaging design, to an e-commerce website experience that offers customised lawn care bundles, based on a homeowner’s needs.

    paper Dark Horse Wine X Sky Store Partnership

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    Wine drinkers like a glass of wine with their movie. This partnership concept allowed both brands to benefit. The customer purchases a bottle of Darkhorse and enters their purchase information to receive 1x free movie download. A partnership that would drive brand awareness for both brands – via the perfect setting.