megan penmann

creative director

About

I’m an award-winning Art Director + Creative Director, currently freelancing in NYC, SF and LA. My sweet spot is concepting and content direction. I'm moonlighting as a Content Manager for a Brooklyn neighborhood blog, where I ideate/write/photograph/edit/manage/schedule content and social media. For the past ten years I've art directed all kinds of brands (from beer to haircare to startups to global tech conglomerates) at all kinds of advertising agencies (large/small/traditional/digital), on every kind of media (concept development and execution on tv campaigns, print campaigns, outdoor, radio, digital, apps). I've led creative teams on multiple accounts and helped win new business pitches. I believe that there's no point in having great ideas unless you actually go make them. I'm available for creative projects big and small—I’ll style your photoshoot, work interior design magic on your living room, design the logo and branding for your dream non-profit or apprentice you at your blacksmith shop. I'll also DJ your next party. Let's make something together.

Country

united states

City

brooklyn

Industry

marketing and advertising

Skill

interactive advertising, art direction, creative strategy, concept development, creative direction, typography, interaction design, digital strategy, logo design, layout, advertising, adobe creative suite, graphic design, posters, branding and identity, indesign, visual communication, outdoor advertising

Experience

creative director

pepsico

creative director

greenpoint open studios

2017-3 - Present · 9 yrs 7 mos

art director

strawberryfrog

2005-6 - 2006-1 · 8 mos

Heineken, Megabloks, Animal Magazine, MINI pitch

art direction intern

saatchi & saatchi

2005-1 - 2005-4 · 4 mos

Babybel, Toyota Verso, Bacardi

art direction intern

young & rubicam group

2004-9 - 2004-12 · 4 mos

Pepperidge Farm, V-8, US Army pitch

art director

goodby silverstein & partners

2010-9 - 2013-3 · 2 yrs 7 mos

Produced campaigns for TV, print, digital, radio and an assorted grab bag of media for Chevrolet, Corona Light, Google, Netflix, Comcast, Yahoo, Modelo, Expedia, Tostitos, PopSugar (pitched and won)

senior visual designer

r/ga

2009-6 - 2010-9 · 1 yr 4 mos

Built long-term digital platforms and created content and digital advertising for Walmart & Verizon

art director

j. walter thompson worldwide

2006-1 - 2009-5 · 3 yrs 5 mos

Produced more than 30 TV spots, built brand websites, print ads, banner ads, radio spots, named new products and everything under the sun for Sunsilk, JetBlue, Halls, Cadbury-Adams, Viva, Kleenex, Boostup.org, Welch's, Huggies, Pull-Ups, Schick, Wilkinson-Sword

creative director

eleven, inc.

2013-4 - 2015-2 · 1 yr 11 mos

Spent more than a year traveling around the world producing content and recruitment films for Apple. Also created digital, print and TV work and led and pitched business for: Virgin America, Aria Hotel Las Vegas (pitched and won), Oakley (pitched and won), Dignity Health, Union Bank, AAA, Next Issue

content manager

greenpointers.com

2016-3 - 2018-9 · 2 yrs 7 mos

As a side gig while freelancing, I spent time creating original content, writing, photographing, editing and scheduling content and social media for a hyperlocal website in my neighborhood of Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Bolstered the site's following and increased the social media following by more than 13k followers. I also managed a team of editors, freelance contributing writers and local photographers and illustrators.