Maura McNally Brennan
Graphic Design & Creative Direction
Brooklyn, New York

mauramcnallybrennan@gmail.com
@maura.designs

Maura Brennan is a multidisciplinary Graphic Designer and Creative Director based in Brooklyn, New York.

Alongside being a designer, Maura is a resident DJ and Events Coordinator at Victoria Bar in Manhattan, regularly contributes to ALT CITIZEN as a Music Journalist and Photographer, and has been the Director of Design for the past two physical issues of CYNOSURE Magazine. Email for inquires.

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Skills

Adobe Creative Suite
Brand Identity
Event & Photoshoot Production
Figma
Front-end Development
HTML, CSS, SCSS, Javascript
Microsoft Office
Print Production
Social Media Strategy
Title Card Design
UX & UI Design
Vector Illustration
Wrike

Professional Experience

Freelance / Self-Employed
Graphic Designer & Creative Director
April 2017 - Present

ALT CITIZEN
New York, NY
Contributing Writer + Photographer
April 2025 - Present

CYNOSURE Magazine
New York, NY
Creative Director + Editor of Music
January 2025 - Present
Director of Design
September 2024 - Present

Victoria Bar
New York, NY
Events Coordinator
October 2024 - Present
Resident DJ
April 2023 - Present

L’Oreal Professional Hair Brands
New York, NY
Digital Designer
January 2021 - January 2025

Ralph Lauren, Experience Team
New York, NY
Associate Graphic Designer (Contractor)
September 2020 - December 2020

URBN (Urban Outfitters Inc.)
Philadephia, PA
Graphic Designer
September 2018 - August 2020

Pep Boys
Philadephia, PA
Digital Designer + Developer
June 2017 - September 2018

Altitude Marketing
Allentown, PA
Freelance Graphic Designer
March 2017 - June 2017
Junior Graphic Designer
March 2016 - September 2016

Activities

Boston Calling Music Festival
Harvard University
Assistant Director, Styling
May 2022
Artist Relations Leader
May 2019
General Staff
May 2017

PSPCA
Philadephia, PA
Dog Walker
March 2019 - September 2019

Pep Boys Mentor Program
Philadephia, PA
Participant
April 2018 - Sept. 2018

Screen Printing Lab
Drexel University
Monitor
January 2017 - June 2018

Awards

2013 - 2017: Drexel University College of Arts and Sciences Scholarship

2016: GDUSA Student-to-Watch Nomination

2015: SPD-U Spotlight Juried Online Gallery Show Nomination

2013, 2014: Design Excellence Award Nomination

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Maura McNally

Balu Brigada x Corridor

CYNOSURE Website

Selected Logo & Illustrations

Ralph Lauren Digital Artwork

Terrain Events Website

Bae Beauty Boutique

Pizzeria Vetri x HoneyGrow

Awkward: A Social Survival Kit