Brand strategist & systems operator

A creative strategist working across brand, web, AI, and growth.

I’m a creative well versed in strategy. I use my experience to produce high-performing work and build creative workflows and design systems that deliver measurable impact. I combine brand strategy, audience insight and AI-powered processes to create ideas that connect, convert and scale; without losing the human instinct that makes creative work matter.

Megan McGrath
8+ yrsacross brand, growth, design & operations40+brands launched and counting~2.3×avg lift in engagement & sign-ups2→34clients scaled across 3 continents−40%onboarding time, −30% delivery timelines

I work across the whole problem.

My background spans brand strategy, creative direction, design, paid media, websites, AI, and operations.

I understand the business objective, build the creative, improve the systems behind it, and focus on whether it actually delivers results.

Strategy

Positioning, narrative and category thinking that gives the work somewhere to stand, and a reason to win.

StrategyWireframing

Creative

Identity, art direction and campaign ideas that translate the strategy into something people actually feel.

Brand identityWeb designAd creative

Systems

The operating model underneath it all, process, tooling and rituals so the engine keeps shipping without me.

Web buildLanding pagesCampaign setup

How I work with brands

A decade of work across brand, web, AI and growth.

See all work

I don’t outsource thinking or creative to AI.

I use it to challenge assumptions, generate alternatives, speed up production, and uncover opportunities I’d otherwise miss. The outputs are only as good as the strategy behind them, and that’s where I add value.

Intent
brief, brand, the bar
Generate
50+ directions, fast
Direct
I cut and decide
Ship
tested, measured, live

The work isn’t the generating. It’s the gate.

10×
more concepts tested vs. a typical round
2 wks → 2 days
research and synthesis turnaround
50 → 4
generated, then directed to what ships
AI-fluent across the whole stack
VideoDesignResearchImageryCopyStrategyOperations

Let’s build something worth talking about.

Whether you need clearer positioning, stronger creative, better systems, or someone to help connect the dots, I’d love to hear what you’re working on.

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