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Anna Jay

Anna Jay

Photography DirectorLondon, United Kingdom
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Anna Jay

Anna Jay

Photography DirectorLondon, United Kingdom
Professions
  • Art Director
  • Photographer
  • Director of Photography
LevelSenior
About me
I’m an art director and sometimes-photographer in London. Currently photography director at Courier, I concept and commission stories about people around the world with good ideas. Before this, I was art director at Refinery29, collaborating with an array of visual artists creating award-winning projects and campaigns. I’ve also worked at, or created work for brands including GANNI, The Times, Financial Times, Net-A-Porter, ELLE, Kheil’s, MACK, Nike, & Converse. Sometimes I work with brands and publications to establish and refresh visual language, or on campaigns. If you’d like to talk about any collaborations please get in touch. I take photos too (mostly in sunny places) and run a side project called Tourist Tees.
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Projects
  • "What My Immigrant Parents’ London Restaurant Means To Me"
    "What My Immigrant Parents’ London Restaurant Means To Me"https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/second-generation-immigrant-photo-story
  • What It’s Like To Be 29 Years Old In 29 Different Countries
    What It’s Like To Be 29 Years Old In 29 Different Countrieshttps://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/being-29-in-29-countries https://www.instagram.com/reel/CYE6GMoF-s0/
  • Why We Turn To Flowers In Times Of Crisis
    Why We Turn To Flowers In Times Of CrisisFeature on why we turn to flowers in a time of crisis, pegged to the COVID-19 pandemic and purchasing trends. Anna curated a selection of work by artists around the concept, as well as some self-shot work to create large scale layouts for the editorial. - Curating and Design by Anna Jay Written by by Sadhbh O’Sullivan
  • Refinery29: Pretty Risky
    Refinery29: Pretty RiskyCreation of custom hub & branding for Pretty Risky, a campaign led by Refinery29 Beauty Editor Jacqueline Kilikita to challenge the unregulated and dangerous industry of DIY beauty procedures. Artwork created with hand-cut and digital methods. Custom hub built in Wordpress.
  • British Red Cross #PowerOfKindness Artwork
    British Red Cross #PowerOfKindness ArtworkBRC asked Refinery29 to create a piece of artwork for the #PowerOfKindness campaign around the COVID-19 Pandemic.
  • Tourist Tees
    Tourist TeesTourist Tees is a personal project by Anna Jay, with collaborations from Montse Tanùs, Sian O’Flaherty and Luke & Nik. The concept is to play with the idea of the tourist t-shirt, a souvenir of a place and Anna’s love for travel and merchandise design. The editions celebrate different cities through an evocative shade of colour, custom type designed by Montse Tanùs, and they serve as a momento of the unity of the EU. The t-shirts are all long sleeve, made from certified 100% organic cotton, GOT
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Projects credited in
  • The New Moods: Fashion Trends
    The New Moods: Fashion TrendsRole: Art Director, Autumn Winter 2013 issue of ELLE Collections • The unstoppable force of great fashion minds inexplicably pulling in one direction creates a magnetic drift, otherwise know as 'trends' // PICTURE TEAM // Kim Turney and Anna Jay
  • Top 10: career advice tips for 2023
    Top 10: career advice tips for 2023Job hunting? Thinking of pivoting your career? Struggling with motivation? Working with a tricky client? We’ve got you! We’ve put together our top 10 career-related questions for 2023 to help you navigate through the year ahead, no matter if you’re just starting out, or already have experience in the industry. Click through to see insights, advice and top tips from industry mentors and our brilliant Dots community. Got some thoughts of your own? Please add your own wisdom if you have anything
  • Top 10: career advice tips for 2022
    Top 10: career advice tips for 2022Job hunting? Thinking of pivoting your career? Struggling with motivation? Wanting to grow your network? We’ve got you! We’ve put together our top 10 career-related questions for 2022 to help you navigate through the year ahead, no matter if you’re just starting out, or already have experience in the industry. Click through to see insights, advice and top tips from industry mentors and our brilliant Dots community. Got some thoughts of your own? Please add your own wisdom if you have anything
  • Refinery29 IWD 2019
    Refinery29 IWD 2019For International Women’s Day 2019 I scoped the streets of London photographing and interviewing 29 of the coolest young girls in London for Refinery29
  • Bat for Lashes for Refinery 29
    Bat for Lashes for Refinery 29https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/bat-for-lashes-lost-girls Photography - Nicole Ngai Styling - Georgia Murray Make Up - Billie Mckenzie Art Direction - Meg O'Donnell-Bath
  • Jamie for Refinery29
    Jamie for Refinery29Crumb human, Jamie Windust, was photographed as part of a non-binary editorial featuring in Refinery29. Shot by Poppy Marriott and words by Tom Rasmussen.
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Work history
    Refinery29 logo
    Refinery29 logo
    Art DirectorRefinery29
    London, United KingdomFull Time
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    Creative EditorThe Debrief
     - London, United KingdomFull Time
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Skills
  • Photography
  • Art Direction
  • Graphic Design
  • Branding
  • Identity Design
  • Creative Direction
  • Adobe Create Suite
  • Illustration
  • Creative Consultancy
Education
    University of Plymouth logo
    University of Plymouth logo
    BA(Hons) PhotographyUniversity of Plymouth
     - Plymouth, United Kingdom
Awards
    Creative Review logo
    Creative Review logo
    Photography AnnualCreative Review
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    New Talent: Art Director Of The YearPPA Awards