OVERVIEW
Suzanne McGhee is a Creative Director with 20+ years of international design experience in London, New York, and Sydney. She’s worked in a broad range of industries from fashion to pharma to retail luxury goods across multichannel print and digital platforms.
Suzanne is a true southerner—Australian born and bred. She’s lived stateside for the last 18 years and is a proud US citizen, fluent in American English, but still sporting a distinguished accent. And she still eats vegemite on toast pretty much every day for breakfast.
02.2016 – Present
CultHealth Advertising, NY—VP, Creative Director
Pharmaceutical advertising agency (consumer and healthcare professionals)
Suzanne directed the HCP launch of a women’s health brand, indicated for moderate to severe painful sex due to menopause and the consumer launch of an Oncology combo drug indicated for Metastatic Melanoma. She is currently leading a HCP team for the Oncology drug for the treatment of adult patients who have a susceptible IDH1 mutation for newly diagnosed Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) and Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS). She previously led 3 teams for the consumer pan tumor Oncology drug, indicated for Maintenance and Treatment of Recurrent Ovarian Cancer and BRCA+ Metastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer, the respiratory HCP brand for severe eosinophilic asthma for US and global as well as the HCP brand for the acute treatment of migraine with or without aura in adults. In addition, Suzanne has also participated in new business pitches, and worked in rare disease, diabetes and dermatology categories.
06.2011 – 02.2016
Juice Pharma Worldwide Advertising, NY—VP, Group Art Supervisor
Pharmaceutical advertising agency (consumer and healthcare professionals)
Suzanne launched and lead teams for several HCP and consumer brands for both Asthma and COPD, Bipolar I and Schizophrenia and insomnia. In addition, Suzanne has also participated in new business pitches, and worked in multiple sclerosis and cystic fibrosis categories.
08.2009 – 11.2010
VIETRI, Inc., Hillsborough NC—Creative Director
Largest importer of luxury market Italian ceramics and home wares
Suzanne lead the in-house marketing and design department for both the wholesale and retail businesses. She redesigned and maintained both the wholesale and retail e-commerce web sites, printed catalogues and advertising, overhauling the budgeting and efficiency of photoshoots and print vendors. She was also responsible for sourcing best practices in effective SEO and increasing the social media presence for the company.
04.2003 – 2013
Tomsuey, Inc., NY—Owner/Creative Director/Producer
Design studio catering to not-for-profits, advertising agencies, startups & event companies
Suzanne managed both the art studio and day-to-day business with her photographer partner for six years. She gained a loyal client base via word-of-mouth and professional referrals in and out of the NYC Australian expat community. She worked on contract or freelance as an art director for various USA and International clients including: Publicis Advertising Agency, Langton Cherubino Group, Alcoa Foundation, the Australian Consulate and the Australian United Nations.
02.2000 – 01.2003
Shillington, Sydney Australia—Head Graphic Designer/Head Lecturer
Design Studio and Computer Graphics College
Shillington is a design studio specializing in marketing commercial real estate and a private computer design college with campuses in Australia, UK and the USA. Suzanne managed the day-to-day running of the Sydney, Australia, design studio and teaching department which included teaching, art directing the advertising and recruitment campaigns as well as liaising with design clients. She was also responsible for creating and updating design lectures and briefs, some of which are still being used today in the Australian, UK and NYC colleges.
11.1998 – 09.1999
FEREF Associates Ltd, London UK—Creative Artworker
Suzanne worked in the art department designing promotional materials and advertising for major movies, premières and television shows for the British and European markets.
01.1997 – 11.1998
Victoria Telecom Limited, London UK – Graphic Designer/Studio Manager
Telecommunications company specializing in chat lines and calling cards
Suzanne managed the in-house design department and was responsible for all the marketing and branding of VT companies and products, maintaining all of the VT websites and multichannel advertising—print, radio and online.