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Designer with over 15 years of Art Department management experience, including print buying and photo shoot production. Marathon runner who has completed 42 marathons, including five Boston Marathons.

-	Managed, hired, motivated a team of designers who created and produced promotional materials for three international brands. This includes advertising, brochures, logos, packaging, displays, point of sale signing, presentation materials and in-house product materials.
-	Oversaw creative materials produced by advertising agencies for three brands – Sundance Spas, Jacuzzi Hot Tubs and Jacuzzi Luxury Bath.
-	Developed Visual Merchandising and Point of Purchase programs for Jacuzzi bathtubs and toilets sold at Lowe’s.
-	Directed planning and creation of trade show graphics and booth construction for all brands.
-	Directed lifestyle and product photo shoots for advertising and promotional materials. Coordinated photographers, locations, models and stylists.
-	Copywriting for brochures, signing, and catalogs.
-	Played a critical role in the planning, organizing and implementation in Global Dealer Conferences for two brands.
-	Proofed all work in-house and at press checks at printers’ facilities.
-	Familiar with print industry and all processes used to make print materials, including web and sheet-fed 4-color/2-color printing, photography and silk-screening.

Creative Manager

-	Created and produced all promotional materials including advertising, brochures, logos, packaging, displays, point of sale signing, promotions, events and in-house product materials, plus merchandising and placement of new items and promotional materials in stores, store layouts, and management of website design and development.

Director of Visual Communications / Graphic Arts Manager

-	Planned production schedule for monthly magazine and additional print projects. Paginated monthly magazine and made all editorial corrections.
-	Art directed photo shoots for special advertising sections. Graphic designer utilizing Quark, Illustrator, and Photoshop to produce and coordinate all advertising.

Advertising Art Director and Production Director

- Managed creative team of thirteen, including one production supervisor, three copy editors, and nine graphic production artists, who produced all in-store point-of-purchase signing in 16 full-line Nordstrom stores and four Racks. 
- Promoted to manager after five years as production artist.
- Administered Sign Shop budget, which included paying all bills, analyzing expenses and keeping stores within planned budgets.
- Coordinated projects with display team, in-house advertising department, special events and production teams, as well as outside vendors and free-lance artists.

Graphic Department Manager

Find out detailed information about Sue Branica,  in Corona del Mar, CA

Sue Branica: in Corona del Mar, CA

Sue Branica

Jacuzzi Group Worldwide

Barbeques Galore

Orange Coast Magazine

Nordstrom

California State University-Fullerton