About Me

Yo! I'm Paul Jun, a creative director, writer, brand strategist, community builder, and photographer based in Brooklyn.

I love building things, whether it's evolving brands, products, stories, and communities.

I co-created The Observers, a publication on photographers and photobooks. In the past, I led the brand evolution at Mixpanel, launched a new editorial project called IDEAS at COLLINS, served as Head of Content for the global CreativeMornings community, and helped build Seth Godin's The altMBA program from the ground up. I also published a book called Connect the Dots: Strategies and Meditations on Self-education.

Currently, I'm the Director of Brand at Personio.

I've been writing since 2009, connecting the dots between my interests in history, psychology, creativity, strategy, philosophy, leadership, art, design, and storytelling. Outside of work, I snowboard, play basketball, and take photographs. I currently live in Brooklyn.

Reach out at hello [at] pauljun dot me.

Recognitions

AdAge Design Agency of the Year 2019, 2020, 2021
D&AD Design Agency of the Year 2021
D&AD Wood Pencil, Crane
D&AD Wood Pencil, Match
D&AD Yellow Pencil, San Francisco Symphony
D&AD Yellow Pencil, Robinhood
ADC101 Bronze Cube, Clubhouse

Select Essays

Self-education
Writing is thinking
Brands and philosophy
Build your own garden
To be creative, practice
No artist is pleased
Stoicism and creativity
Post-burnout clarity

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