LP Riel
Creative Director
Los Angeles, CA

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LP Riel
Creative Director
Los Angeles, CA

I'm an award-winning creative director with a background in art direction and design.


I have over 20 years of experience at advertising and design agencies in New York, San Francisco, London and my hometown of Montréal. While working for companies including The FADER, AKQA, R/GA, Critical Mass and Sid Lee, I had the chance to create work for major brands like Jordan, Nike, Adidas Originals, Red Bull, YouTube, Audi and Gucci.

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Freelance

Creative Director / Los Angeles
2018-Now
Helping out brands and agencies throughout the US: 72andSunny, R/GA, Firstborn, Kettle, Mojo Supermarket, Swift, dotdotdash, WRTHY & The FADER.




Airbnb

Creative Director (Contract)
2026



Apple

Creative Director / Los Angeles (Contract)
2023-2024
Worked on creator campaigns for One and Pay, and a Snapchat AR filter for Arcade's Hello Kitty Island Adventure.




Meta

Creative Director (Contract)
2020-2022
Joined Creative X to work on Messenger's first brand campaign and a few smaller campaigns for Instagram.




Spotify

Creative Director / New York (Contract)
2018-2019
Filled in for the Global Creative Director on paternity leave to lead creative for Artist and Label Marketing. Led 30+ album launch campaigns and activations, from billboards to launch events.



The FADER

Creative Director / New York
2017-2018
Led the design department and worked on major campaigns for Sprite, Major League Soccer, Budweiser and Martell. I also oversaw work for the magazine, music label and FADER FORT.




Freelance

ACD / New York
2016-2017
Obtained my green card and decided to go freelance. Had the pleasure of working for Droga5, Kettle, Y&R, KBS, Chapter SF & Big Spaceship.




AKQA

Senior Art Director / ACD / New York
2014-2016
Led the launch of Bank of Montréal's new website and got the opportunity to work on the naming, branding and launch of Verizon's go90 (RIP).




Havas

ACD / New York
2013-2014
Hired to push digital ideas for Schwab Trading Services. But also created spots for Reckitt Benckiser brands like Lysol and Finish.




AKQA

Art Director / San Francisco
2011-2013
Got hired to work on Nike but ended up working on Audi. Also worked on digital campaigns for brands like YouTube and Jordan.




R/GA

Senior Designer / London
2010-2011
Designed the iPad app that helped Qatar win the 2022 FIFA World Cup bid. Also worked on multiple Nokia campaigns, a BNP Paribas tennis website, and a NikeiD campaign.




Critical Mass

Senior Designer / London
2009-2010
Launched Gucci's digital flagship store and helped the agency on multiple pitches.




Freelance

Senior Designer / Montréal
2008-2009
Tested the world of freelance in Montréal before moving to London.




Sid Lee

Designer / Montréal
2005-2008
For my first real job, I designed microsites and websites for local brands but also global brands like Cirque du Soleil, Red Bull & Adidas.