Marie McGinley is a senior art director with extensive experience in corporate, marketing, education, and nonprofit environments. She has expertise in print design, branding, project management, and working with both internal teams and external vendors. McGinley currently works as an independent contractor providing design services to businesses in banking, finance, and higher education. She has a track record of successfully conceptualizing and implementing creative strategies to achieve branding and marketing goals.

1. marie mcginley creative + innovative + intuitive + flexible + dedicated
Marie McGinley, a Senior Art Director, with experience in the corporate environments, marketing/design firms, education, and
non-profits. She designs and art directs print collateral, overall branding for business environments, conferences, and exhibits.
In addition, she can manage projects using internal and external designers, photographers, printing resources and exhibit
vendors. Presently, she has been contracting for businesses in banking, finance and academic institutions.
Before and while contracting, Marie has a consulting business (dba, Designaccess), and found that working many roles has
enriched her knowledge of management and the design field. She can work directly with clients and knows the ins and outs
of how businesses work.
Marie is a team player that will reach high to a business’s brand and its success. Overseeing the conception and
implementation of the creative strategy by supporting their marketing and communication priorities. Achieving a goal of
excellent branding, collateral materials, and enhanced environments.
See resume below.
CONTACT
978.505.2885 cell
978.369.3944 tel / fax
mcginley.designaccess@gmail.com
www.creativehotlist.com /m-mcginley
www.linkedin.com/in/mariemcginley

2. marie mcginley creative + innovative + intuitive + flexible + dedicated
Designaccess CONCORD, MA
Owner/Creative Director of my own consulting business. Served many businesses: Bank of Easton, Bentley
University, Boston College, Brookstone, Inc., BU’s Photographic Resource Center, Cahners Business Information,
CBIZ Tofias, Central Bank of Houston, Comcast, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Hancock Bank, Home Matters Inc,
Homeportfolio.com, Huntington Bank, Informa Life Science Group, Matrix Partners, Inc., MIT, New England Home
for Little Wanderers, Northfield Savings Bank, Polaroid Corporation, PTC / Parametric Technology Partners Corp,
RBS / Citizens Bank, Rufus Porter Museum, Simmons College, Sterling Diagnostic Imaging, Suffolk University,
TAC / Technical Aid Corporation, The Jericho Road Project, Wellington Management, Brand Equity Partners.
2013 / 2014 work:
• Home Matters Inc: developed their identity and a capability brochure
• The Jericoh Road Project: Brochure for The Leadership Connection program.
• Rufus Porter Museum: collateral design
• Bank of Easton: continued branding
• CBIZ Tofias: direct mail
• Thought Leadership Journal: web site design
• RSB / Citizens Bank: Contract helping spin out their new brand.
• Comcast University: Created collateral materials for their workshops.
• Completed design projects / contract’s with Bentley University & Suffolk University.
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston BOSTON, MA 2012 (6 month contract) and in 2009 - 2010 (1+ year contract)
Senior Art Director. Reported to the Design Director of the Corporate Affairs and Communications Group of
the Federal Reserve. Involved in all aspects of projects including; client meetings, working with writers/editors,
conceptualizing, art direction, design, branding and logo development for economic conferences, presentations,
exhibits, collateral materials and web banners. Involved in acquiring estimates for photography, stock or
illustration, providing estimates for the printing of publications, taking photographs, reviewing press proofs, and
overseeing the design intern.
• Hired to design 8 Regional brochures about the New England Labor Market
• Design & branding for several Federal Reserve Economic Conferences that involved: posters, programs,
agendas, save-the-date post cards, invites, and web banners. Note: One of the conferences in 2009
featured Ben Bernanke, Chairman of the Board of Governors of The Federal Reserve System. The topic
was “After the Fall: Re-evaluating, Supervisory, Regulatory and Monetary Policy.”
• Art direction & redesign: the Fed’s popular 1960s brochure (64 pages) titled “Historical Beginnings of the
Federal Reserve.” The 2010 piece will be featured at the Fed’s 100th Anniversary Celebration in 2014.
• Created the brand/look for the Federal Reserve’s “2012 Corporate Vision.” This included the design of their
corporate vision brochure, and presentation graphics.
• Art direction & design: collateral materials, e-mail invites, web banners for the Fed’s annual exhibit,
“Black Entrepreneurs of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century.”
• Art direction & design: quarterly issues of the Fed’s 32-page magazine, “Communities & Banking.”
• Art direction & design: quarterly issues of the Fed’s “Community Development” newsletter for the banking
industry in various communities.
MFS Investment Management, Inc. BOSTON, MA 2007 - 2008 (1+ year contract)
Senior Art Director. Reported to the Design Director of a large mutual fund family in their marketing/communications
group. Involved in all aspects of projects, including client kick-off meetings, working with AEs, coordination with
writers in concept development, branding, art direction and design of collateral materials, and economic conference
presentations. Involved in the selection and art direction of photography, stock or illustration, review press proofs
and press checks, and oversee junior designers when needed.
• Art direction & design: collateral & overall conference look for the “Annual MFS Institutional Investment Forum.”
• Design & branding: MFS’ Institutional Division. Challenged to create a theme line treatment of “Global
Capabilities Local Solutions,” and to develop a new global icon respecting the MFS’ main brand.
• Art direction & design: “MFS Annual Report to the Employees” & “MFS Annual Meeting” brand look.
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston BOSTON, MA 2006 - 2007 (1+ year contract)
Senior Art Director. Reported to the Design Director of the corporate affairs and communications group of the Federal
Reserve. Involved in all aspects of my projects including; client meetings, working with writers/editors, concepting,
art direction, design, taking photographs, presentations, select and acquire estimates for photography, stock or
illustration, providing estimates for the printing of publications, and reviewing press proofs.
• Created the brand/look for the Federal Reserve’s “2010 Corporate Vision.” This included the design of corporate
vision brochures, presentation graphics, and desktop mouse pads.
• Design & branding: several Federal Reserve’s economic conferences that included: posters, save-the-date post
cards, programs, agendas, invites, and web banners.
• Art direction & design: quarterly issues of the Fed’s 32-page magazine, “Communities & three Banking.”
• Art direction & design: monthly issues of the Fed’s “Community Development” newsletter for banking institutions.
CONTACT
978.505.2885 cell
978.369.3944 tel / fax
mcginley.designaccess@gmail.com
www.creativehotlist.com /m-mcginley
www.linkedin.com/in/mariemcginley
AWARDS
Ad Club of Boston (Silver Hatch)
Bank Marketing Association
Boston Art Director’s Show
Communication Arts Award
New York Desi Award
National BPAA Show
New England BPAA (Best of Show)
New York Art Director’s Show
Portland Ad Club
DIGITAL
Mac OS 10.8.5
Adobe CS6 / Cloud:
-Adobe InDesign
-Adobe Illustrator
-Adobe Photoshop
-Adobe Acrobat
QuarkXPress 8
Dreamweaver (familiar)
Flash (familiar)
Fireworks (familiar)
Microsoft Word
EDUCATION
BFA in Graphic Design
University of Kansas