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Patrick Young

Creative Director
Vancouver, BC
Pat is a positive and thoughtful creative leader, with a focus on brand vision and aesthetic. He puts an emphasis on building and fostering relationships in the workplace, and on empowering the people around him. Originally from Toronto, he started at lululemon 13+ years ago as their first campaign photographer, and is now a part of the Creative Leadership Team. Pat lives in Vancouver, Canada with his wife and two sons, and loves to snowboard, cycle, surf, make music, and create!
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Work Experience

lululemon

Creative Director, Brand
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Oct 2017 - Current

Leadership of the 20+ person Creative Team for North America, directly managing a group of Art Directors. Responsible for helping to set and evolve the brand creative vision and aesthetic, providing direction and guidance for major and minor campaigns from ideation to execution and delivery, and ensuring all work is up to standard and on-brand. Wholistic oversight and direction of photography, film, design, and messaging, ensuring everything works together to deliver powerful, effective and engaging pieces of communication.

Supporting the growth and development of people, and the team as a whole. Mentorship, guidance, coaching of team to develop the creative leaders of tomorrow, with a focus on creating a positive and empowering 'state of flow' within the team to produce World-class results in a fun environment.

Key Responsibilities include:

  • NA Tier 1 + 2 Campaigns (large Brand + Product initiatives)
  • Seasonal Campaigns (product franchise 4x per year)
  • Retail Gifting Campaigns (Holiday, Mother's Day, Father's Day, etc.)
  • Weekly Product Newness marketing
  • Digital workstream
  • NA Social workstream
  • Team org. design and evolution
  • Creative Team management and development
  • Agency and partner relationships and direction

lululemon

Art Director
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Jul 2015 - Oct 2017

Oversight and direction for a variety of campaigns (product, event, brand, etc.). Responsible for aesthetic and messaging direction. On-set direction for photo and film shoots. Managed a team of designers, writers and photographers.

lululemon

Manager, Photography
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Nov 2012 - Jul 2015

Helped to set and evolve overall photographic direction for the brand. Executed photography on a number of projects, both on-location and in-studio. Managed a team of 3+ photographers.

lululemon

Lead Photographer
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Oct 2009 - Nov 2012

Helped to define campaign photography for the brand. Worked with a team of creatives to conceptualize and plan campaign shoots for product, brand initiatives, events, ambassadors (athletes), etc. Travelled to international locations for a variety of productions.

Education

Vancouver Institute of Media Arts

Photography
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2008 - 2009

Graduated with Honors

Saint Lawrence College

Civil Engineering Technology
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2003 - 2006

Graduated with Honors

Skills

  • creative direction
  • art direction
  • team leadership + management
  • brand
  • photography
  • film
  • digital
  • print
  • retail