I don’t like talking about myself, but here are some people who will!
Mary Beth Mosley
Development Director, Camps For All
"Innovative. Creative. Client-focused. When you work with Melanie O'Neill, you get all that and more. Her illustrations and designs are brilliant at storytelling, conveying ideas even without the aid of the written word. Whether finding ways to make a tired topic visually compelling, or deftly balancing the interests of multiple stakeholders, I found her to be the best of colleagues, positive and flexible, and always focused on getting it right. As a project manager, she works well with VIP external clients, as well as internal contributors. Her passion for smart and stirring design comes through, but never gets in the way of the ultimate goal, nor does it diminish her professionalism and attention to detail.”
John Mangum
Executive Director/CEO, Houston Symphony
“Melanie O'Neill was a great asset and team member at the Houston Symphony. She really cared deeply about the organization, and that came through in her work and in her positive attitude and approach. She worked well with her colleagues throughout the organization, approaching interactions in a collaborative way. Her work as a designer is outstanding; the reimagined visual look for our 2020-21 season is a strong reflection of that area of her expertise. She also managed the production of our monthly magazine, InTune, realizing significant savings while working with our board members and vendors to increase advertising revenue. All told, her work on the magazine netted over $100,000 for the Symphony. The accomplishments reflect Melanie's strengths as a manager, a designer, and a colleague.”
Calvin Dotsey
Writer, Editor and Speaker
“Melanie is a brilliant designer. She is incredibly organized and able to manage large projects with firm deadlines, collaborating with many contributors to create a stunning final product every time. More than this, she is a pleasure to work with and brings fun and creativity to her team. I cannot recommend her highly enough.”
Allison Conlan
Director of Education, Houston Symphony
“I thoroughly enjoyed working with Melanie at the Houston Symphony. In addition to her proactiveness, organization and diligence, I respected how articulately she was able to communicate her vision in a way that helped other team members think creatively alongside her. Beyond her creative specialty, Melanie is a strong collaborator and builds community internally and externally. I never hesitated to reach out to Melanie when I needed help with projects and appreciated her flexibility and responsiveness every step of the way.”
Matthew Ross
President/Owner, Ventures Marketing
“I worked with Ms. O’Neill for the past two+ years representing the Houston Symphony’s InTUNE magazine for advertising sales, In her role designing the monthly publication - in addition to various other Symphony publications - we closely coordinated to assure that the design and layout accommodated the committed advertisements, that the correct ads were received, and that the final publication fulfilled the advertising contracts.
Throughout our working collaboration I found Ms. O’Neill to be extremely well organized, highly creative, committed to schedules and deadline and possessing an especially engaging personality. I thoroughly. enjoyed working with Ms. O’Neill and wholeheartedly recommend her for any position that requires and values those qualities.”
Victoria Chen
Co-Founder & Executive Director, BridgeYear
“BridgeYear worked with Melanie to design a new logo that captured the symbolism and meaning behind our mission. She did a fantastic job at accomplishing this while also providing a brand new color palette for a complete brand overhaul. Melanie was so easy to work with and was able to get the project done quickly and efficiently. We look forward to working with her in the future and would recommend her to anyone who needs design work.”