Megan Mardiney grew up in "Charm City" Baltimore, Maryland. She studied Communication Design and Fine Art at the Parsons School of Design in New York City, where she earned her BFA in 1987. She worked for ENK International, Vanity Fair Magazine, and Element before establishing The Mardiney Group, NYC in 1998.

Megan has developed identity and branding systems, promotional materials, packaging, and publication designs for a wide range of clients.

At the beginning of her career, Megan established the art department at ENK International, a renowned fashion trade producer. While there, she used her own photographs and illustrations throughout her work. Design concepts created for ENK appeared in shows representing fashion and accessory houses such as Hugo Boss, Lisa Jenks, Jill Stewart, and Nicole Miller, among others. These exclusive, juried shows are still the most coveted fashion trade shows in the industry.

As Art Director in the promotions department at Vanity Fair, she conceived and executed campaign designs for promotional/media events, special advertorial sections, sales and marketing presentations, added-value programs, videos and other branding tools. During her time as Art Director at Vanity Fair, the magazine sold 4,625 advertising pages—the largest number in it's 85-year history and an increase of 19.5% over a 3-year period.

In addition, Megan has served as an Honorary Judge for Billboard Magazine's "Billie Awards," and received numerous design awards, including Folio Magazine’s “Folio Award” for a Vanity Fair April Issue promotional sell piece.

She is a member of the American Institute of Graphic Arts.