Susie Jaramillo is President and Chief Creative Officer of Encantos Media, PBC, a family-friendly entertainment and education company that creates direct-to-consumer brands for the contemporary multicultural world.

An award-winning artist, producer, and creative director, Susie has over two decades of experience building brands through technology, entertainment, advertising, media, and marketing. Motivated to give voice to diverse stories, she co-founded Encantos in 2015 as a public utility company.

The first brand created by Encantos was “Canticos”, an Emmy-nominated bilingual children's series inspired by Latin culture and launched in 2016. Canticos, with its innovative apps, books, and music videos, has been widely praised and awarded by numerous organizations, including Common Sense Media, Kidscreen, and The New York Times. In 2017, Encantos partnered with Nickelodeon to distribute Canticos exclusively on Nick Jr. platforms, and a product line was launched in 2019.

Prior to founding Encantos, Susie was the Creative Director and Co-Founder of The Vox Collective, one of the leading multicultural creative agencies in the U.S. There, she developed impactful campaigns for Fortune 500 brands such as Coca-Cola, General Motors, and Verizon Wireless.

Susie is an ardent advocate for women, diversity, and creative and design education. With a degree in Communication Design from Pratt Institute, Susie, who is proudly Venezuelan-American, resides in Brooklyn with her husband and two children.

Source: https://tv.cuny.edu/bio/susie_jaramillo