Yolk Publishing
Alison was commissioned to proofread various novels including The Organist by Barbara Stevenson and Into the Sun by Jon Kenward.
AB
In her role as Layout Sub-Editor at AB, Alison wrote headlines, edited copy and created page layouts. Her clients were across sectors like fashion, retail, property and food and drink.
Artists & Illustrators magazine
As part of her role at Artists & Illustrators magazine, Alison interviewed Andie Airfix, a legendary graphic designer in the music industry. She also interviewed Vito Schnabel and Tyrone Wood, on their curation work for the Scream gallery, which was owned by Tyrone’s father, Ronnie Wood.
iCircle
When Alison was first starting out and interning at iCircle magazine, she had the opportunity to write some small pieces on celebrity beauty at the Oscars. She also went to a beauty press launch and interviewed celebrity hairdresser, Nicky Clarke. He gave her some tips on recreating Jennifer Aniston’s ‘messy up-do’ which she was able to use for one of the articles.
While at the AA and Marie Curie, Alison worked on various concepts and campaigns. Apart from automotive and charity, these have crossed over into sectors like beauty, finance and music. She often worked in a creative team with an art director or designer.
Client: Marie Curie
In a pitch to renew partnership with Superdrug and Savers, we needed to show why Marie Curie was the perfect fit.
And with the help of this campaign idea, we won.
Focusing on the small things that make a difference, it highlights the importance of self-care and moments of joy when people are going through tough times.
Integrated campaign | Concepts | Naming | Tone of voice
Web banner – Superdrug
Point of sale – Superdrug
Web banner – Savers
Superdrug loyalty card
‘Love Small Change’ online upsell – Mother’s Day
DARE magazine ad – Superdrug
Influencer campaign idea with beauty subscription box
Savers intranet – support for staff
Pride events materials
Client: AA Credit Cards.
A campaign idea was needed to launch four new AA Credit Cards, but at the time there was a crowded market and a lot of negative feelings about banks.
The AA is known for its reliability and was named in a survey as the UK’s most trusted brand (Rainey Kelley Campbell Roalfe/Y&R). Based on these insights, we came up with this simple but striking campaign. Apart from concept development, the project included creating a visual identity and naming.
Integrated campaign | Product naming
Zero Credit Card – press ad
Zero Credit Card – web banner
Refuel Credit Card – press ad
Refuel Credit Card – web banner
Low Rate Credit Card – press ad
Low Rate Credit Card – web banner
Dual Credit Card – press ad
Dual Credit Card – web banner
Client: The AA.
This storytelling campaign helped raise awareness of the AA brand. Covering the weird to the wonderful, challenging to the amusing, each real-life encounter gives an insight into just how good the AA’s service is.
Social campaign | Storytelling | Website copy | Editorial
Frog story – social media image
Frog story – theAA.com
Can story – social media image
Can story – theAA.com
Nail varnish story – social media image
Nail varnish story – theAA.com
Monkey story – social media image
Monkey story – theAA.com
Locked car story – social media image
Locked car story – theAA.com
Client: Marie Curie in partnership with Superdrug.
This campaign, which ran in conjunction with Superdrug, is all about the beauty in giving back. Inspired by the benefits of beauty therapy at Marie Curie Hospices, it encourages customers to support the charity through their own acts of pampering and self-care.
A total of 55K was raised through a mixture of pamper parties held by individuals along with in-store events. The sign-up target was met within the first week, a month earlier than planned. Also, as 84% of registrations were from people new to the charity, it helped Marie Curie reach a wider audience.
Fundraising packs | Website | Social | Blog articles
Facebook ad
Superdrug.com
Blog articles on mariecurie.org.uk
Fundraising pack outer
Fundraising pack selfie props
Fundraising booklet for Superdrug staff
mariecurie.org.uk – after party page
Client: Marie Curie.
When the brief came in to edit and design a booklet for Marie Curie’s new internal fundraising strategy, we decided to propose something a bit different, which our client loved.
The main principles of the strategy (loyalty, offers, value and effectiveness) were being represented through the acronym L.O.V.E. As this was also in the format of famous song titles, we came up with a music-based concept to really showcase the idea.
It included a 12” LP record sleeve to hold the main strategy document and a CD format for the summary. Instead of a conference for the launch, we came up with the idea of a fundraising festival complete with branded wristbands, festival passes and selfie props.
Integrated campaign | Naming | Internal comms | LP and CD sleeves | Booklets | Posters | Events materials
Strategy summary in CD format
CD format and fundraising festival programme
CD and back liner
12” LP record sleeve – holds full strategy doc
Launch poster
Lanyard and festival pass
Wristband
Festival T-shirt
Personalised festival pass (front and reverse)
Festival room design mock-up
Festival table plan
Pages from booklet
Selfie props
Strategy overview