Lee Seidenberg is a freelance, award-winning Creative Director/Writer, Personal and commercial photographer, and founder of VC-5, a full-service marketing, branding, and design agency.

His 20+ years of advertising experience includes creative leadership positions at Cliff Freeman & Partners, BBDO NY, WestWayne (22Squared), & DeVito/Verdi, NY. Freelance and consulting jobs consist of Apple, Ogilvy, McCann, BBDO Atlanta, Havas Worldwide, Saatchi & Saatchi, Arnold, BBH, Crispin Porter & Bogusky, TBWA/Chiat Day, Publicis, Kaplan Thaler, Marcel, MMC, McGarry Bowen, JWT, Baskin & Robbins, Woodchuck Cider, The Robin Hood Foundation, Svedka Vodka, as well as many other advertising agencies, production companies, and clients.

His work spans a wide variety of categories and brands, including Apple, Google, Pepsi, GE, Snapple, Quiznos, Toyota, IKEA, Seagrams, Florida’s Natural, Microsoft, Mt Sinai Hospital, Sports Authority, Verizon, Dove, and numerous brands from P&G, General Mills, and Unilever, as well as healthcare.

His work has earned top honors in Cannes, One Show, Clios, Radio Mercury Awards, Art Directors Club, Andy, Addy Awards, and many others. In 2017, his work was inducted into the Clios Hall of Fame.

As a photographer, Lee has enjoyed photographing Fortune 500 CEOs, TV Personalities, and Professional Athletes, including a NYC-wide campaign with Michael Phelps for the talk therapy app Talkspace. He recently worked with Joan Creative, creating powerful portraits of its employees for a worldwide campaign for S&P Global.

Lee is also a BrandStory Certified Guide, and his agency, VC-5, helps bring compelling story narratives and strategic marketing to entrepreneurs and companies.

He loves The Beatles, Leica cameras, his blue Mini Countryman with white racing stripes, and sometimes The NJ Jets. He lives in New Jersey with his wife and two boys.