In 1946 she obtained a job as a press artist for the Tägliche Rundschau, a hitherto defunct newspaper title that had been revived by the military administration which since May 1945 had been in control of a large central portion of Germany, including the eastern half of Berlin itself.
In the early 1950s Meyer-Rey began working as a freelance illustrator, with connections to various publishing houses, of which probably the most significant was "Kinderbuchverlag Berlin".
[1] In 1957 she created "Bummi" the teddy bear, the main character in the eponymous monthly, later biweekly magazine for pre-school children.
[6] As well as the book and magazine illustrations, Bummi also appeared on a silk stage curtain that she made for the Berlin Puppet Theatre.
[1] Meyer-Rey was a member of the National Association of Visual Artists ("Verband Bildender Künstler der DDR").