I’m Chay Lee (pronounced Ch-ayyyy), a Los Angeles–based creative director, writer, and director.
I started as a one-man-band TV news reporter, writing, shooting, and editing my own stories, which shaped how I approach storytelling today: finding the human angle and making it resonate.
Over the past 15+ years, I’ve worked across networks like Fuse, VH1, and Complex, and inside agencies like Maximum Effort, Hartbeat, and TBWA\Chiat\Day — where I was the creative lead at Backslash, the “always on” team helping turn cultural trends into ideas and content used across a global network.
My work spans commercials, brand storytelling, episodic series, and thought leadership.
I partner with brands, talent, and leadership teams to shape stories that actually connect.
I’m also a content creator myself, with close to 50K views on YouTube and 435K likes on TikTok, and I perform stand up comedy, which keeps my storytelling sharp… and a little unexpected.
Brands
Coca Cola
New Amsterdam Vodka
Burlington Coat Factory
Toyota
STōK Cold Brew
Mike and Ike
Olive Garden
Applebee’s
L’Oreal
Accenture
Maxim
Wrexham AFC
Oshkosh B’Gosh
TD Bank
AT&T
Apple TV Plus
Proctor and Gamble