Megan Sullivan Beenblossom
Creative Director
Owner of my own business for let’s just say, “a lot of years”. Received most of my early art direction and direct marketing training on the job. Began as a production artist and project manager – promoted to art director, senior art director and associate creative director. Launched my own freelance business with a passion for new projects, the opportunity to learn from a plethora of talent in multiple mediums and environments. Excellent interpersonal and sales skills with a proven track record of ensuring teams make deadlines and win clients. As a creative director and marketing professional my background includes work in: Consumer and B2B segments across financial services, airlines, retail, pharma, telecom, non-profit and educational institutions as a member of creative teams and as owner of my own creative services business..
Creative Direction • Concepting • Ideation • Project Management • Art Direction • Copywriting • Brand Identity • Event Planning • Decks/Presentations • Editing • Social Media • Production • Web & Mobile • Scriptwriting • Production • POP / OOH / Packaging • Strategic planning • Video directing • Experiential • Infographics
Client work has included: Visa, MasterCard, Discover, Capital One, Bank of America, Southwest Airlines, Sears, Sprint, numerous small businesses and non-profit organizations.
Archdiocese of Chicago – Office of Catholic Schools (on staff consultant 2014-2016)
Shred415 Fitness Studios – (on staff marketing consultant 2019-July 2020
CORE COMPETENCIES
• Highly effective design and copy solutions across multiple mediums.
• Improves processes, procedures and team collaboration.
• Designs creative briefs and workshops for ideation sessions
• Partners to deliver innovative strategies and solutions
• Collaborative team leader/member and mentor young creatives, managed creative teams including giving evaluations and setting goals for individuals.
• Grows revenue and develop/maintain client relationships and consistently builds business.
• Defines and summarizes clients concerns/goals into actionable and manageable items.
[Career Highlights]
• Successfully set up and managed new departments and start-up agencies.
• Wrote and produced “Fund a Need” videos.
• Developed marketing to raise $8M for new school addition.
• Launched multiple financial products including several co-branded credit cards.
• Event planning, promotion and day-of-production management including live auction events with consistent increase in funds raised.
• Directed multiple campaigns producing record results including Sears credit “control” DM package (Champion from 1995 – 2001).
• Launched Annual Fund for elementary school generating 90% participation and 135% of goal in the first year.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Owner, Creative Director 1998 - present
Creative Director – Creative Solutions, Chicago, IL 1998 - present
Provide comprehensive client services from concept to final product. Utilize additional creative resources as needed. Proven track record of smooth and consistent project management.
Archdiocese of Chicago, Office of Catholic Schools: Enrollment manager / Workshop and Webinar Developer and Presenter in addition to above. 2014-2016
Shred415 Fitness Studios: Marketing consultant providing strategic and creative direction to growing fitness franchise business. 2019-2020
Associate Creative Director, Senior Art Director, Art Director 1996 – 1998
Brann Worldwide, (currently Havas Worldwide), Chicago, IL
• Preferred agency account team creative person for being the “most-account (sales) like”.
• Creative representative chosen to make presentations. Worked closely with financial services client to review and rectify the “production process”.
Art Director, Production Artist
TargetCom, Inc., Chicago
1994 – 1996
Digital Studio Manager, Production Artist
Abe Izquierdo Marketing Design, Chicago, IL
1992 – 1994
Production Artist
Apple Vacations, Chicago, IL
1989 – 1992
B.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 1989
[affiliations]
Concern Worldwide, U.S.
Lincoln Park Community Shelter, Chicago
Pi Beta Phi Fraternity
[skills]
Expert in Adobe Creative Suite