Ailsa Yexley
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Ailsa Yexley

Illustrator | Marketing and Communications Officer | Publicist | Visual DesignLondon, United Kingdom
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Ailsa Yexley
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Ailsa Yexley

Illustrator | Marketing and Communications Officer | Publicist | Visual DesignLondon, United Kingdom
About me
Freelance Illustrator & Music Publicist. Artist development | Communications | PR | Working in Music, Media, Fashion, and Events. Visual design graduate. I am seeking a new role within Arts and culture in 2022. Key Experience. Artist Manager. Music Publicity. Online marketing. Digital release campaigns. Writing press releases and creative copywriting. Key Skills. Community management. Adobe CS Suite. Copywriting. Press Release. Talent scouting. Enterprising.
Projects
  • Yexleyyeah! Freelance Illustrator
    Yexleyyeah! Freelance IllustratorPersonal and client work. Open for commissions @yexleyyeah Clients include Crisis UK/ Shelter UK/ Transport For London and Tier Mobility.
  • Rad Mural
    Rad MuralCo founder. Radical and black-led worker-owned painting cooperative. @radmural
  • Personal Assistant
    Personal AssistantArtist assistant working with the singer and artist team and closely working alongside her manager. Support to the artist whilst navigating the industry. Holistic supporting to the artist. Guardian One to Watch : www.theguardian.com/music/2018/nov/17/one-to-watch-farai-london-duo
  • Music Publicist
    Music PublicistOKThisNow. Roster has included Still Parade, Children, Fluxus Head, Jacob Perlmutter. Working primarily with developing artists I drove new business and created tailored release campaigns to improve social outreach and provided A&R advice to artists and services to management.
  • Publicist and Artist Management Assistant
    Publicist and Artist Management AssistantFirst role in PR.
  • Comms
    CommsI Worked on artist acquisition, community management, and a tastemaker blog campaign during the UK launch of Tradiio. (www.tradiio.com) Using contacts from my working past I brought new UK music to the site, and assisted with marketing strategy and social media to raise brand awareness. Managed user voice tickets to engage and help all users of the site. Writing copy.
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Work history
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    Communications and Marketing CoordinatorThe Midi Music Company
     - London, United Kingdom
    https://themidimusiccompany.co.uk/
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    Public Relations ManagerDowntown Artists
     - London, United KingdomPart Time
    Artist development for emerging artists. A good memory was launching Oli Hannaford's‘ Free Things’ debut single, Keypress, and tastemakers supporting his first release. Achieving 25K Spotify plays in the release week and on to100K, leading to being selected for Spotify ‘Fresh Finds’ playlisting as an entirely new artist.
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Skills
  • Marketing PR
  • Administration
  • Creative
  • Social
  • Office
  • Photoshop
  • Word
  • Community Management
  • Copywiting
  • Communcation
  • Admin Support
  • A R Scouting
  • Writing
Education
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    Illustration BA (hons) The University of Brighton
     - Brighton, United Kingdom
    Still drawing in 2022 :-)
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    Central Saint Martins (UAL) logo
    Foundation Diploma art and DesignCentral Saint Martins (UAL)
     - Back Hill, Farringdon, London EC1R, UK