Megan O'Brien Email & Phone Number

St. Louis, Mo

Megan O'Brien is the illustrator behind Megan Mouse Studios, bringing her whimsical, heartfelt, style to her illustrations. She uses two styles to tell her stories and complement each other. Her traditional illustrations are painted with gouache and finished with colored pencil. Her digital illustrations are created in Illustrator and make for elaborate and delightful designs that can be used alone or paired with characters or other patterns.

Branding, Graphic Design and IllustrationMegan is an award-winning brand strategist and creative director/designer with proven leadership skills and more than 24 years of experience. Megan has conceptualized and designed brand strategies and creative campaigns for regional, national and international organizations.After spending 9+ years at a public relations agency where she started and built the graphic design division, Megan founded Visual Ingenuity, LLC in 2008. She prides herself on using her talents, skills and experience to guide clients through complex branding challenges and help them gain clarity and focus. Megan is an enthusiastic and energetic professional dedicated to creative problem-solving, an undaunted specialist committed to developing the best branding and design solutions for her clients. She is a brand strategist with proven leadership and facilitation skills to develop memorable brands and was part of a team that received top five national recognition for a Fortune 500 company’s product launch. Megan holds a Bachelor of Arts with dual degrees in Visual Communication Design with a concentration in Illustration and English from the University of Dayton. Megan was a US delegate to the G20 Young Entrepreneurs Summit in 2010 in Toronto, Canada and 2011 in Nice, France, served on the Board of Trustees of St. Patrick Center and the 2011-2012 Chair of the Young Friends of St. Patrick Center. She currently serves as Vice President of the Patriot Training Foundation, a Flight Leader for Greater St. Louis Honor Flight and was part of the planning committee for Flags of Valor STL 2016 and 2021.

Check out www.christianchristmascards.com for original Christmas card designs by yours truly. A portion of the proceeds benefits St. Patrick Center in their mission to provide opportunities for self-sufficiency and dignity to persons who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. Individuals achieve permanent, positive changes in their lives through affordable housing, sound mental health, employment and financial stability.Merry Christmas!

St. Louis, Mo

Associate Producer for the short film, "Solitaire.""Solitaire" was accepted to the Short Film Corner at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival

• Originated the creative department at the firm and grew it into a major revenue source and in-house service offering.• Strong communicator with a degree in Visual Communication Design and a degree in English.• Part of a nationally recognized team for a Fortune 500 company’s product launch.• Accomplished Project Manager responsible for job trafficking, budgets, timelines, client relations and new business development.• Proven leadership skills and extensive experience in color theory, typography, photo shoot direction, and design for various media including trade shows, e-mail promotions, print, and web.

VIP tour guide at the Anheuser-Busch Tour Center

Ba, Visual Communication Design, English

Activities and Societies: Staff artist supervisor for the Office of Student Activities, theatre, choirs, intramural sports, Christmas.

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