Megan Gray

About Megan Gray

I turn creative chaos into scalable operations. As both a hands-on brand strategist and creative operations leader, I\'ve spent 15 years building high-performing teams and crafting memorable brand identities that drive business growth. I bring deep visual design expertise combined with operational rigor—leading teams, optimizing processes, and partnering with executives to ensure creative work is strategic, efficient, and measurable. I specialize in team leadership, brand development, design operations, and translating business priorities into cohesive visual and operational strategies.

Experience

1. Creative Director

   Literati

   Nov 2024 — Present · Austin, TX, US

   Lead strategic creative direction while remaining hands-on with visual identity systems, campaign development, and high-stakes brand work—operating as player-coach across the team- Partner with exec teams to translate business priorities into cohesive brand strategy and campaign execution across digital, social, and paid media- Established design operations framework that reduced project turnaround time by while scaling creative output to support company growth- Managed stakeholder relationships across product, marketing, sales, and exec team, serving as strategic partner on all brand and creative initiatives- Led vendor and agency relationships, optimizing external creative partnerships and reducing costs by while improving output quality- Implemented project management systems and creative briefs process that improved cross-functional collaboration and reduced revision cycles.

Education

• University of Iowa

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, English Language and Literature, General

• Parsons School of Design - The New School

  Certificate, Design Leadership in Business