David Lee

Editor in Chief

David leads UA Ledger's coverage of creative systems and playable advertising. He has worked across mobile growth, production, and product strategy, with a focus on turning campaign evidence into durable operating knowledge.

More articles from david-lee

Automation and the UA manager's new job

market intelligence

media buying

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4 min read

Automation and the UA manager's new job

How to choose a UA creative agency for your game

creative strategy

market intelligence

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6 min read

How to choose a UA creative agency for your game

Agentic buying and the end of the ad manager

market intelligence

media buying

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6 min read

Agentic buying and the end of the ad manager

When the model buys and makes the creative

creative strategy

market intelligence

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6 min read

When the model buys and makes the creative

Creative team structure: in-house or agency?

creative strategy

market intelligence

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5 min read

Creative team structure: in-house or agency?

Strategy game creative in 2026: the Last War template and its limits

creative strategy

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3 min read

Strategy game creative in 2026: the Last War template and its limits

Stop calling it user acquisition

market intelligence

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7 min read

Stop calling it user acquisition

Characters and IP in acquisition creative

creative strategy

market intelligence

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4 min read

Characters and IP in acquisition creative

Most UA best practice is survivorship

creative strategy

market intelligence

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6 min read

Most UA best practice is survivorship

The UA lead as translator, not buyer

market intelligence

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6 min read

The UA lead as translator, not buyer

Automation did not remove judgement, it moved it

market intelligence

media buying

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6 min read

Automation did not remove judgement, it moved it

The iteration ladder: twelve variants, one insight

creative strategy

measurement

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3 min read

The iteration ladder: twelve variants, one insight