My Resume

Megan McNeill

Marketing + Brand Strategy Executive

New Orleans, LA

585.733.4215 | megankmcneill@gmail.com

linkedin.com/in/meganmcneill

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Strategic marketing and brand executive with 15+ years of experience transforming how complex organizations connect with their markets. Proven record of building marketing functions, aligning C-suite and cross-functional teams around brand vision, and leading successful campaigns across diverse industries.

CORE SKILLS

Brand, Marketing + Communications Leadership: Brand positioning and messaging • Content strategy • Digital marketing and integrated campaign development • Go-to-market strategy • Product marketing • Market research • Creative direction • PR and media relations • Crisis communications • Copywriting

Strategy + Operations Management: Cross-functional team leadership • Budget management ($1M+) • Reporting and analytics • Vendor and agency management • Strategic planning and execution • Stakeholder alignment • Presentation development

Technical: Google Analytics • SEO/SEM/SMM • CRM (HubSpot, Salesforce) • Marketing automation • Email marketing (Mailchimp) • CMS (WordPress, Webflow, Squarespace) • Project management (Asana, Trello, Monday.com) • Generative AI (ChatGPT, Claude) • Design tools (Canva, Adobe, Figma)

EXPERIENCE

Brand Strategy Director - The Vault Collective | New Orleans, LA

MARCH 2022 - AUGUST 2025

Served as strategic marketing advisor to more than a dozen organizations. Directed branding initiatives, go-to-market strategies, and integrated campaigns for clients ranging from venture-backed startups to R1 research universities. Oversaw creative, digital, and product teams to drive company-wide impact.

Key Achievements

  • Led end-to-end brand and product marketing overhaul for WRSTBND (event technology), unifying product structure, messaging, and identity to strengthen market positioning and equip sales teams.

  • Advised executive and product team at AXS (global ticketing platform) on simplifying product narrative; created comprehensive B2B product marketing playbook now used enterprise-wide.

  • Developed communications framework for Tulane University’s School of Liberal Arts, aligning 35+ departments under focused strategy and generating increases in program engagement and enrollment.

  • Partnered on integrated campaign for New Orleans Entrepreneur Week, achieving 75M+ media impressions and record new audience growth (57% first-time attendees).

  • Guided rebranding, positioning, and GTM strategy for tech firms including SuperAwesome, Ingest, IDScan.net, and Applicaster, elevating awareness and pipeline quality.

  • Managed multiple, concurrent client relationships, consistently delivering initiatives within scope and building efficient processes that improved project timelines and outcomes.

Owner + Consultant - Megan McNeill Marketing | New Orleans, LA

DECEMBER 2020 - MARCH 2022

Founded marketing consultancy providing brand strategy, messaging, and content development for clients across wealth management, healthcare, technology, and real estate.

Key Achievements

  • Spearheaded brand repositioning for JECohen (wealth management), leading discovery, messaging, and visual identity work that the client credits with transforming their business.

  • Implemented SEO-driven content strategy and wrote new service-line web copy for LCMC Health, improving search visibility and patient engagement for key medical specialties.

  • Crafted brand frameworks and marketing content for real estate firms including Dimes Capital Group, Banyan Residential, and Thirty60 Lofts.

Marketing Director - The Domain Companies | New Orleans, LA

JANUARY 2015 - DECEMBER 2020

Established and led national marketing efforts for one of the country’s leading real estate development and investment firms, overseeing brand strategy, market rollouts, and corporate communications across a multibillion-dollar portfolio.

Key Achievements

  • Launched and marketed dozens of residential, retail, and mixed-use developments nationwide, including New Orleans’ fastest-selling condo project and multiple high-profile NYC lease-ups.

  • Hired and mentored growing marketing team while coordinating external agencies and vendors.

  • Managed multimillion-dollar annual budgets, optimizing spend across digital, media, and experiential channels through robust reporting and performance analysis.

  • Served as company spokesperson and directed all PR, crisis communications, and media relations, strengthening corporate reputation and press visibility.

  • Defined corporate narrative around community impact and sustainable development, fueling differentiation in a highly competitive market.

EARLY CAREER

Account Manager - Velocity Agency | New Orleans, LA

FEB 2014 - JAN 2015

Administered portfolio of accounts, developing integrated marketing strategies and campaigns.

Marketing Coordinator - OpenView Venture Partners | Boston, MA

APR 2012 - SEP 2013

Drove 70% social media network growth and advanced content marketing for firm and portfolio companies.

Marketing Coordinator - Partners HealthCare International | Boston, MA

MAY 2009 - APR 2012

Coordinated marketing efforts for global nonprofit health programs serving 40+ countries.

VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP

Advocates Chair - Innocence & Justice Louisiana | New Orleans, LA

2019 - 2024

Led 12+ professionals in fundraising and advocacy, supporting strategies that raised thousands of dollars to free innocent people and those serving unjust sentences.

Board Member - New Orleans Chamber of Commerce | New Orleans, LA

2019 - 2021

Served as business community ambassador and contributed to local economic development discussions.

EDUCATION

B.A. in Writing, Literature + Publishing - Emerson College | Boston, MA | Magna Cum Laude