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Julia Allen

Design/Creative Director - luxury brands, start ups and scale ups
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About

20 years experience of Design & Art Direction, Campaigns, Creative strategy, Conceptual Design, Print, Digital and Social Design, Branding & Identity, Typography, Editorial - Magazine, Book Design, Marketing Design, Shoot Production, Mentoring and Team Leadership. Extensive Global and Luxury Brand experience. With a career that spans almost 20 years across branding, commercial, editorial, marketing and advertising, I have enjoyed working with a roster of internationally recognised luxury clients, and esteemed brands. Passionate about visual storytelling; from initial concept and strategy - I create and deliver considered design and imaginative, engaging content. My experience agency and client-side, with clients from start up to global, has given me a unique perspective from which to form a cohesive and holistic creative response. Selected Clients: 34 MAYFAIR, ANNABEL’S, AQUASCUTUM, BALTHAZAR, BEEFEATER GIN, BREITLING, CBRE, CHIVAS BROTHERS, DEDICA ANTHOLOGY, DIAGEO, DOM PÉRIGNON, DORCHESTER COLLECTION, GIEVES & HAWKES, GOODWOOD, GRAFF DIAMONDS, GROSVENOR ESTATES, HURLINGHAM POLO, J. SHEEKEY, J.P. MORGAN, KILGOUR, KNIGHT FRANK, LALO SPIRIT, LANDSEC, LORO PIANA, MARCUS WATCHES, MSC, NOEMA, NYETIMBER, OMEGA, ORANGE, PAL ZILERI, PAUL SMITH, PERRIER JOUËT, PERNOD RICARD, SCOTT’S, SELFRIDGES, SEXY FISH, SWAROVSKI, THE BIRLEY GROUP, THE CARNEGIE CLUB AT SKIBO CASTLE, THE CORONATION CUP POLO, THE GUARDIAN, THE ROYAL EXCHANGE, THE RUG COMPANY, THE RUNNYMEDE-ON-THAMES HOTEL, THE TELEGRAPH, THE WEEK, TRIUMPH, TURNBULL & ASSER, UBS, VERSACE, VICTORINOX 2:1 B.A. (Hons) Graphic Design, University of the Arts London.

Previous Brands
PORTS
Nyetimber
Construct London
Various
Caprice Holdings Ltd.
Winkreative
The Telegraph
The Rug Company
Work Experience
Graphic Design Manager
Jun ‘23 -
PORTS

Senior Creative Manager
Jan ‘22 - May ‘23
Nyetimber

Senior Designer
Dec ‘21 - Dec ‘21
Construct London

Freelance Identity Design for Maldives Luxury Residential development.

Art Director
Oct ‘21 - Dec ‘21
Various

Freelance Design & Art Direction

Senior Designer - Balthazar, Scott’s, J Sheekey, Sexy Fish
Jul ‘21 - Aug ‘21
Caprice Holdings Ltd.

Senior Designer for Sexy Fish London, Sexy Fish Miami, J Sheekey, Balthazar, Scott’s

Art Director
Mar ‘21 - Jun ‘21
Winkreative

Senior Designer - FTC
Dec ‘19 - Jul ‘20
The Telegraph

Fixed Term Paternity Contract working with the Subscription Marketing department during their busiest time in their 160+year history, helping to generate record-breaking subscriber numbers (up 23% YoY). Campaign designs for acquisition and retention.

Art Director
Oct ‘19 - Dec ‘19
Self employed

Creative Director - FTC Maternity
Apr ‘19 - Sep ‘19
The Rug Company

Maternity cover for Creative Director, managing 2 in-house creative studios - London & New York; my role involved nurturing and mentoring output across brand, digital, print, film, animation, product and VM. Working closely with the in-house marketing, strategy and production teams to conceptualise, strategise and create assets for seamless campaign roll out cross-platform and cross-territory across the business. (27 showrooms globally).

Languages
English - Native
French - Basic
Education & Training
University of the Arts London
‘99 - ‘02
Bachelor of Arts
Graphic Design 2:1
London, UK