About Me

 
(Photo Cred: Bird House Salon)

(Photo Cred: Bird House Salon)

Hi! I’m Heather.

I’m a Philly & Brooklyn-based designer/creative director who specializes in B2B/B2C marketing design. Whether you’re a growing company looking to build out your brand style or already have a brand set and want to ramp up materials, I can help! I’ve been fortunate enough to have had a wide range of experience over the course of my career, with abilities ranging from web/digital design, to print design, to event experience & design, to photo/video creative direction.

Prior to founding H.McGinnis Designs, I was in both the NYC tech world and the pharmaceutical advertising agency world. With the agencies, I had the privilege of working with amazing clients and earned the opportunity early in my career to pitch design concepts and ideas to executives in San Francisco, Chicago, and more. Having a photo/video studio in-house, one of my favorite parts of the job was working with the team in the studio to art direct styles for new business ops.

In 2015, I had the opportunity to enter the tech scene and joined Namely–a growing HR tech company based out of NYC. It was here I gained tons of in-house marketing design experience, and had the chance to redesign Namely’s brand and begin to ramp up marketing efforts. I art directed 3 commercials, 1 product video, 2 photoshoots, redesigned the website, and designed tons of new collateral pieces for Sales, Marketing, and Internal efforts. One of the best parts of this job was designing taxi ads & billboard ads–my work has been seen in cities like New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Austin, Atlanta, and more.

 
My reaction any time I see a cute dog. (Pictured here, Biscuit. This was the first time we met, and it was a magical day.)

My reaction any time I see a cute dog. (Pictured here, Biscuit. This was the first time we met, and it was a magical day.)

I love to hike, go to the beach, and ski/snowboard. I play rec soccer with a great group of friends, and I’ll take any outdoor activity during any season!

I love to hike, go to the beach, and ski/snowboard. I play rec soccer with a great group of friends, and I’ll take any outdoor activity during any season!

 

Places I Love & Consider Home

Philadelphia, PA

Philadelphia, PA

Brooklyn, NY

Brooklyn, NY

Stone Harbor, NJ

Stone Harbor, NJ

 

My Background

Class of 2011I graduated with a BFA, majoring in Communications Design at Syracuse University, Go Orange!

Class of 2011

I graduated with a BFA, majoring in Communications Design at Syracuse University, Go Orange!

Junior Art Director from 2011–2012Entered the advertising industry at Saatchi & Saatchi Health after graduating from Syracuse.

Junior Art Director from 2011–2012

Entered the advertising industry at Saatchi & Saatchi Health after graduating from Syracuse.

Art Director, Senior Art Director, and Art Supervisor  from 2012–2015Ready to take on more responsibility and expand my network, I made the move to a second pharmaceutical ad agency, Harrison & Star.

Art Director, Senior Art Director, and Art Supervisor
from 2012–2015

Ready to take on more responsibility and expand my network, I made the move to a second pharmaceutical ad agency, Harrison & Star.

 
Sr. Designer, Manager of Marketing Design, and Sr. Manager of Marketing Design from 2015 – 2019.Entered the technology industry in 2015, working for Namely, a growing HR tech company, in the Marketing/Design organization.

Sr. Designer, Manager of Marketing Design,
and Sr. Manager of Marketing Design from 2015 – 2019.

Entered the technology industry in 2015, working for Namely, a growing HR tech company, in the Marketing/Design organization.

Founder & Designer, Est 2020Having been interested in starting my own company for awhile, I decided to take the leap in the second half of 2019 to start my business, H.McGinnis Designs!

Founder & Designer, Est 2020

Having been interested in starting my own company for awhile, I decided to take the leap in the second half of 2019 to start my business, H.McGinnis Designs!