Career
His first job in advertising was at the Salt Lake City Tribune in 1909. In 1910, he joined Lord & Thomas, and in 1913, he was hired by Procter & Gamble to manage advertising for Crisco. In 1918, he worked at the Armstrong agency in Chicago, where he shared an office with Raymond Rubicam.
In 1921, he worked at North. West. Ayer & Son, where Rubicam was again his coworker.
In 1923, Rubicam was denied a promotion to partner, and he and Young left Ayer to found their own agency. In 1927, Young left the firm of Young & Rubicam, and in 1934 he retired from advertising.
In 1940, Young worked for Wendell Wilkie"s unsuccessful presidential campaign. Young was the great-grandfather of director and producer Cynthia Wade.
