Sue Murphy

Sue Murphy

Director of 203 at Wieden + Kennedy
Portland, Oregon Area, United States

About me

howsueisnow.com

Things I don’t enjoy are a) changing the duvet cover and b) writing my bio. Liam Neeson and I have one thing in common: we’re both Irish. Then we’re opposites. I’m 5’2.5”, he’s 6’4” and unlike his character in Taken where he has a very particular set of skills—I have a very broad set of creative skills.

At Wieden+Kennedy Portland I use a lot of them. I direct work and teams on lovely brands like Airbnb, Nike, KFC—across strategy and creative (design and advertising). It fills me with happy feelings to provide mentorship and coaching to individuals and teams. I work on developing W+K's internal culture, new ways of working and department structures. Also continually scouting for recruitment and reviewing candidates with internal recruiters. And making damn sure we get that new biz.

Sector Experience

Positions

Director of 203
Portland, United States
October 2017 - Present (6 years 6 months)
Founder of 203, a room on the 2nd floor of Wieden+Kennedy. It's a think tank filled with a flexible collective of brand mavericks, with a focus on brand strategy and brand design.

Also manning a stream of our global brand design work: wiedenkennedy.design
Brand Lead
Portland, United States
October 2016 - September 2017 (11 months)
Directed work on lovely brands like Airbnb, Nike, KFC, Samsung across strategy, creative (brand, design and advertising). Providing mentorship and coaching to individuals and teams.
Developed W+K's internal culture, new ways of working and department structures.
Scouted for recruitment and reviewing candidates with internal recruiters.
Made damn sure we get that new biz.
Art Direction, Design, Technology, Culture for WONY & WOSF
New York, United States
September 2014 - September 2016 (2 years)

Other professional activities

Savannah College of Art and Design

Advertising Mentor
September 2016 - June 2017 (9 months)
Talks, workshops, mentorship and guidance for the Savannah Collge of Art & Design.

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