Suzette Odell • Burlingame • California
suzette.odell@gmail.com
Suzette Odell is a Creative Director, Painter and Art Teacher. Originally studying art in San Francisco, Suzette blended her art background with her love of design. She went on to win multiple awards as a creative director and was widely recognized for her unique designs. Always passionate about art she currently teaches to children and adults. Suzette lives and paints her signature large-scale paintings from her home in Burlingame.
professional experience
Award winning creative director executive with 15+ years of experience in ideation, art direction, creative design, photography direction, photography styling, creative brand management and marketing concepts. Widely recognized for creating interesting and fresh new creative ideas within established brand strategy and maintaining design direction for the Macy’s and macys.com brand, winning the RAC award for best retail catalog. Best known for developing unique creative brand personality for mass marketing consumer collateral within an organization, resulting in strong customer loyalty and leading market share premiums. Known also for solid management of design teams and developing a deep matrix of talent in both San Francisco and New York City.
Creative Director specializing in all disciplines of creative including art direction, graphic design, photography art direction and styling. Able to ideate, concept and create a direction for all design jobs whether they be big or small. Solid understand of copy voice and how it important it is. Good collaborator and listener with principles and creative departments. Understands the moving parts of finish design projects for print, digital and web. Continuously maintains partnerships with talented designers, stylist and photographers. Expert in color and press proofing. Able to assess and maintain project budget.
clients
San Francisco 49ers San Jose Sharks San Francisco Giants
Kerns Fine Jewelry Bay Meadows Racetrack Sharper Image
University of California, Berkeley City of Burlingame
Gucci I. Magnin Joseph Magnin Macys