Hi, I’m Megan Lees — an award-winning graphic designer, artist, and bibliophile with a passion for typography, art, book design and illustration. I thrive on creating thoughtful layouts that blend typography, photography, and illustration to tell a story across print and digital media. I am detail-oriented, collaborative and comfortable working with a range of clients to deliver high-quality design solutions. I also create work under Art By Meggs, specializing in highly detailed colored pencil pet portraits and wildlife drawings. My love of beautiful book designs and storytelling fuels my book design project Lost & Bound, and I continually seek new challenges—from logo and branding to animation and video production.…

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Hi, I’m Megan Lees — an award-winning graphic designer, artist, and bibliophile with a passion for typography, art, book design and illustration. I thrive on creating thoughtful layouts that blend typography, photography, and illustration to tell a story across print and digital media. I am detail-oriented, collaborative and comfortable working with a range of clients to deliver high-quality design solutions. I also create work under Art By Meggs, specializing in highly detailed colored pencil pet portraits and wildlife drawings. My love of beautiful book designs and storytelling fuels my book design project Lost & Bound, and I continually seek new challenges—from logo and branding to animation and video production.…

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Hi, I’m Megan Lees — an award-winning graphic designer, artist, and bibliophile with a passion for typography, art, book design and illustration. I thrive on creating thoughtful layouts that blend typography, photography, and illustration to tell a story across print and digital media. I am detail-oriented, collaborative and comfortable working with a range of clients to deliver high-quality design solutions.

I also create work under Art By Meggs, specializing in highly detailed colored pencil pet portraits and wildlife drawings. My love of beautiful book designs and storytelling fuels my book design project Lost & Bound, and I continually seek new challenges—from logo and branding to animation and video production.

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Skills

Experience Level

Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Junior Graphic Designer at Payara
June 1, 2023 - Present
Created swag and event designs, animations and video edits, recruitment assets, social media assets, and document designs. Collaborated with the Senior Designer to support Marketing, Finance, Engineering, Sales, Product and Service teams; managed idea generation and prioritised tasks to meet deadlines while maintaining brand integrity. Also designed for the People Team, including employer branding, event swag, internal comms hub assets, video production and recruitment documentation to project a professional and sleek image.
Founder / Designer at Lost & Bound Book Designs & Rebinds
August 1, 2024 - Present
Launched and currently operates a passion project focused on book design and rebinding, celebrating the beauty of books and storytelling.
Pet Portrait and Wildlife Artist at Art By Meggs
June 1, 2020 - Present
Creates highly detailed coloured pencil drawings of pets and wildlife under the brand Art By Meggs.
Design Placement at Dinosaur Design
July 1, 2014 - Present
Design placement role contributing to projects and learning studio workflows.
Freelance Graphic Designer at Megan Lees Graphic Designs
March 1, 2014 - Present
Freelance graphic design work across branding, print and digital media.
Manager at Holland & Barrett
August 1, 2017 - June 1, 2023
Manager; Finalist Manager of the Year 2018.
Assistant Manager at Holland & Barrett
March 1, 2016 - August 1, 2017
Assistant Manager; 3rd Place Supervisor of the Year 2017.
Product Advisor at Holland & Barrett
October 1, 2009 - March 1, 2016
Product Advisor; Finalist Associate of the Year 2018, chosen as the face of Recruitment.
Pet Portrait and Wildlife Artist at Art By Meggs
July 1, 2014 - December 31, 2021
Creating highly detailed colored pencil drawings for pet portraits and wildlife subjects.
Design Placement at Dinosaur Design
August 1, 2017 - June 30, 2023
Design placement work contributing to various projects and client briefs.
Manager at Holland & Barrett
March 1, 2016 - August 31, 2017
Manager with responsibilities in team leadership and store operations; finalist Manager of the Year 2018.
Assistant Manager at Holland & Barrett
October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2016
Assistant Manager with supervisory responsibilities and staff development.

Education

BA (Hons) Graphic Design at University of Salford
January 11, 2030 - April 7, 2026
Foundation Diploma Art & Design at University of Bolton
January 11, 2030 - April 7, 2026
A Level Art & Design (A) at Urmston Grammar Sixth Form
January 11, 2030 - April 7, 2026
AS Psychology at Urmston Grammar School
January 11, 2030 - April 7, 2026
GCSEs including Art & Design and Graphic Products at Urmston Grammar School
January 11, 2030 - April 7, 2026
BA (Hons) Graphic Design at University of Salford
January 11, 2030 - April 7, 2026
Foundation Diploma Art & Design at University of Bolton
January 11, 2030 - April 7, 2026
A Level Art & Design (A) at Urmston Grammar Sixth Form
January 11, 2030 - April 7, 2026
AS Psychology at Urmston Grammar Sixth Form
January 11, 2030 - April 7, 2026
GCSEs (including Art & Design and Graphic Products) at Urmston Grammar School
January 11, 2030 - April 7, 2026

Qualifications

Manager of the Year 2018 – Finalist
January 11, 2030 - April 7, 2026
3rd Place Supervisor of the Year 2017
January 11, 2030 - April 7, 2026
Associate of the Year 2018 – Holland & Barrett
January 11, 2030 - April 7, 2026
Foundation Diploma Art & Design
January 11, 2030 - April 7, 2026
BA (Hons) Graphic Design
January 11, 2030 - April 7, 2026
A Level Art & Design
January 11, 2030 - April 7, 2026
AS Psychology
January 11, 2030 - April 7, 2026
GCSEs (including Art & Design and Graphic Products)
January 11, 2030 - April 7, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Software & Internet, Education, Retail
    paper Payara x Azul
    After Azul purchased Payara in December 2025, we have been working on migrating Payara over, including assets and design. As part of this process I completed a SWOT Analysis for the existing Azul Branding, so that as we're migrating over we can strengthen and align the brand fully. graphicdesigner brandidentity brandanalysis brandmigration…
    uniE621 Payara
    Working at Payara, I've worked on a wide variety of outputs including Swag, Branding, Print Design, Content Design, Social Media assets, ATS assets, video editing, animation, and Employer Branding. Here's a selection of some of the work from the past few years; you can see the evolution and progression of our Brand throughout. graphicdesigner swagdesign eventdesign merchandisedesign printdesign corporateddesign…
    uniE608 Payara Qube Video
    During my time at Payara I've expanded my skills in video editing and animation. In 2025 I created this video as part of our Product Launch Campaign. video animator videoeditor graphicdesign adobeaftereffects…
    paper Payara: Employer Branding
    A large part of my role at Payara has been working closely with the People Team on Employer Branding and assets. At the start of 2025 we had a rebrand and overhaul to update our Branding to clarify and modernise it. As part of this I overhauled the Employer Branding across many things, including all documentation to make it much more aligned, cohesive and clean. graphicdesigner branding rebrand employerbranding documentation content design…
    paper Art By Meggs
    Pet Portrait & Wildlife Artist. 2021 - Present In 2021 I picked up pencils for the first time in about 8 years, and began drawing Pet Portraits. This expanded to Wildlife portraits, digital and watercolour designs. I'm currently in the process of rebranding to elevate and clarify my brand position - the logo I whipped together at the start I've definitely outgrown. graphicdesigner artist petportrait colouredpencils greetingscarddesign…
    uniE621 Lord Of The Rings
    Lost & Bound: Book Design. 2025. I created a set of book cover designs for rebinding my LOTR & The Hobbit books into a luxury set. Through a process of sketching, layering, vector illustration and cricut testing I developed a design that was reminiscent of elvish design, but still overlayed leaves to embed the fellowship within the design. graphicdesigner illustrator bookdesign coverdesign bookbinding…
    paper A Court Of Thorns and Roses
    Lost & Bound: Book Design. 2025. I'm currently in the process of designing the remaining two covers. Using Illustrator I created a seamless pattern representing the themes within each book, for example A Court Of Silver Flames has a combination of flames and stairs. graphicdesigner bookdesign bookbinding coverdesign patterndesign…
    paper The Night Circus
    Lost & Bound: Book Design. 2025. I developed this design in to rebind as a gift. Whilst the design had to be simple enough for cutting on the cricut, it includes references to the Circus of Dreams, Tara’s dream-like state, magical birds, Herr Thiessen’s Clock, the magic systems at work and finally the bonfire. The colour palette is kept simple and mostly monochromatic as fitting the story, except for references to the Grey Man, the Rêveurs, and the absence of dark grey sun bursts behind the clock hints towards the depths and mystery that lay within the Circus after midnight. graphicdesigner bookdesign bookbinding coverdesign…
    paper Broken Tides
    Freelance Design Client: R.J Kenny I was commissioned by my client to create a book cover design for Broken Tides: A Tale of Two Brothers. To represent both the Saxon and Norse themes within, along with a combination of runes, and a shield, I developed some hand drawn Drop Caps typography for the titles, which I then digitised in the Creative Suite. graphicdesigner illustrator bookdesign coverdesign…
    paper Trans Lancs
    Freelance Design Work Client: Heaton Park Tramway I completed this set of work for Heaton Park Tramway; utilising digital illustrations of Trams and print design to promote an event with an eye catching poster and retro designs of trams. graphicdesigner illustrator posterdesign…