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Lauren Austin
Executive Creative Director
MKG

NEW YORK, USA // Lauren is the Executive Creative Director at MKG, a creative agency specializing in brand experiences. She heads up a team of multi-disciplinary creatives including creative strategists, writers, and art directors who develop experiences for some of the world’s biggest brands.

Always challenging brands to be original, interesting, and human, Lauren has created experiential programs for global brands like Fila, Google, Netflix, and Delta Air Lines. She loves weird ideas and the brands that embrace them.

Having worked as a creative producer prior to joining MKG in 2007, Lauren’s background in production gives her a unique perspective as ECD. She approaches creative problem solving with a practicality that helps turn big ideas into impressive realities.