Meghan Lever
RESUME
Hello! A bit about me
A brand and creative leader with expertise in steering creative teams, and delivering high-impact design solutions that resonate with both clients and customers. Proven ability to manage multi-disciplinary teams, solve complex design challenges, and maintain brand consistency across global initiatives. Passionate about hands-on involvement in the creative process and committed to delivering exceptional quality and efficiency to ensure the success of the organization.
EXPERIENCE
Alludo
Remote
February 2022 - Present
Senior Manager of Brand Strategy and Creative
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Lead and inspire a global creative team of 4 graphic designers and 1 video production specialist ensuring alignments with client briefs while upholding brand standards and delivering creative solutions across design and video.
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Serve as the Creative Director, manage the creative review process, collaborate cross functionally to align brand requirements and client expectations for over 1,000 projects annually.
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Oversee global brand strategy across the Alludo parent brand and 4 core product brands including Corel, Parallels, MindManager and WinZip.
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Collaborate with stakeholders to understand design needs and ensure smooth execution and timely delivery of projects.
Accomplishments
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Directed and executed local photoshoots to produce unique, on-brand images for marketing and communications.
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Co-led the internal and external brand rollout of Alludo, managing over 100 visual components for a global launch.
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Championed a new cloud-based, user-friendly digital asset manager (DAM), improving accessibility of over 800 creative assets to over 600 employees.
Iron Mountain
Boston, MA
July 2015 - February 2022
Brand and Creative Manager
Nov. 2020 - February 2022
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Led and mentored a graphic design team, delivering high-quality design solutions aligned with global brand standards.
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Collaborated with cross-functional marketing teams to provide creative direction and graphic assets for campaigns and projects.
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Ensured brand consistency by overseeing the creative review process and maintaining adherence to brand guidelines across departments
Accomplishments
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Designed and tested a refreshed logo, color palette and graphics, resulting in a cohesive and modern brand identity.
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Managed the cross-functional brand rollout including execution of all key visuals for a global launch.
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Directed 10 local and international photoshoots, capturing bespoke imagery to support marketing initiatives.
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Facilitated brand training once a quarter for employees and agencies.
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Developed and implemented 10 self-service templates for global teams ensuring consistent brand expression across flyers, social media cards and one page documents.
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Introduced a digital asset management tool and comprehensive training materials to streamline asset access.
Brand and Marketing Graphic Designer
Jul 2015 - Nov. 2020
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Designed creative assets for global marketing campaigns, working with cross-functional teams including Product Marketing, Web, and Social Media.
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Provided art direction for photoshoots, videos, and other creative projects, ensuring brand alignment and quality.
The Exhibit Source
Westwood, MA
May 2009 - June 2015
Senior Graphic Designer
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Led a team of 2 designers in conceptualizing and executing creative design solutions for large-scale trade show booths and displays.
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Developed and designed marketing materials that enhanced brand presence on social media and increased client engagement.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
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Adobe Creative Cloud
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Canva
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Asana
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Microsoft Office Suite
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Google Workspace
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PlayPlay Video Maker
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ION Interactive platform
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
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Creative Direction
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Team Leadership & Mentorship
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Branding & Rebranding
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Art Direction
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Creative Concepting
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Cross-Functional Communication
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Design Operations
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Project Management
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Marketing Strategy
AWARDS
2023 Gold Globee Winner
Communications or PR Campaign of the Year, Brand / Reputation Management for Alludo
2023 NYX Awards
Silver Winner for Social Media Recruitment for Alludo
Shorty Awards
Gold Honor in Rebrand Campaign for #HelloAlludo
2022 Muse Creative Awards
Gold Winner for Corporate Identity and Integrated Marketing Campaign
2022 NYX Awards
Gold Winner for Brand Strategy Campaign
EDUCATION
Framingham State University
Framingham, MA
September 2005 - May 2009
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communication Arts
with a concentration in Visual Communications
Graduated with honors: Cum Laude