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She most recently led marketing at Paradigm Trends, where she connected design-led brand work to measurable pipeline and revenue, generating $600K in qualified opportunities in six months and building channel-level attribution. Alannah’s strengths span visual language, positioning, art direction, integrated campaigns, short-form social, executive communications, and performance marketing. She has built marketing and communications functions from the ground up five times, working in-house and agency-side across hospitality, design, philanthropy, global social-impact campaigns, music, media, travel, and education. Her work includes a Webby People’s Voice-winning nine-language UNEP campaign that generated more than 1.2 billion social engagements in its first month, as well as campaigns with UNICEF, UNESCO, Save the Children, and UNFPA. She has led lean in-house teams, managed up to five agencies simultaneously, and worked across the UK, Europe, and New York City. Alannah holds a First-Class BA in Art & Visual Culture with Business Studies and a certification in Social Media Marketing & PR. She is pursuing NYC-based, hybrid, or remote leadership roles with consumer, lifestyle, hospitality, culture, or mission-driven organizations. ## Services - Marketing Leadership - Demand Generation - Integrated Marketing - Team Leadership - Brand Strategy - Brand Marketing - Marketing Strategy - Positioning \(Marketing\) - Pages - Attention to Detail - Financial Services - Production Schedules - Key Performance Indicators - Campaigns - Market Planning - E-Commerce - Product Marketing - Marketing Management - B2B Marketing - Google Analytics - Measurements - Lead Generation - Messaging - Digital Campaigns - Strategic Partnerships - Content Strategy - Brand Awareness - Crisis Management - Digital Marketing Media - Affiliate Marketing ## Highlights - Generated $600K in qualified opportunities in six months as Head of Marketing at Paradigm Trends. - Built channel-level attribution at Paradigm Trends, tying organic social to $79,550 in closed-won revenue and four open opportunities within three months email nurture showed $51,464 in open pipeline in its first month. - Rebuilt Paradigm Trends’ Salesforce Account Engagement/Pardot lead lifecycle with MQL stages, scoring, lead paths, rep-specific UTMs, and a marketing-to-sales handoff. - Concepted, directed, and edited a Paradigm Trends Instagram Reel that reached 3.1M views, with 97.6% from non-followers and 50K+ shares a follow-up earned 163K views and 5.6K shares. - Drove Paradigm Trends LinkedIn engagement above 30% in consecutive summer 2026 periods, peaking at 37.3%, and grew YouTube Shorts to 36K+ monthly views, up 423% month over month. - Raised Paradigm Trends website engagement to 66.1% in June 2026, up 6.0 percentage points year over year launched eight SEO resources that increased Resources Hub views 68.8% month over month. - Led Paradigm Trends’ positioning, tone-of-voice, collateral, merchandise, product storytelling, regional landing-page system, and $35K SEO agency partnership. - Promoted from Marketing Coordinator to Marketing Manager and then Head of Marketing at Paradigm Trends. - Launched Paradigm Trends’ redesigned website and creative-directed its 40th anniversary, BDNY 2024, HD Expo 2024, and an 8-foot reflective soap-dispenser selfie station. - Grew Paradigm Trends non-follower social reach 482% in one month and content engagement 60% built segmented email funnels with results up to 19.1% open rate and 11.3% click-through rate. - Reduced bounced contacts at Paradigm Trends from 15% to 6% and supported entry into Astria, Forbes Travel Guide’s preferred vendor platform for 2,000+ Star-Rated properties. - Led EcoVadis, B Corp, Great Place to Work, CSR, and culture initiatives at Paradigm Trends the company was Great Place to Work certified in 2024. - Built the communications function from the ground up across the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation, Amazin’ Mets Foundation, and Point72 initiatives. - Led the Amazin’ Mets Foundation rebrand and six-month website launch, produced the Cohen Foundation’s 2021 Annual Report, and created identity systems for Point72 ESG and DEI initiatives. - Increased Cohen Foundation social engagement by an average of 148.6% per month and total following by 300.8% expanded its quality vendor network by 300%. - Led PCI Media’s rebrand and one-person digital marketing function, including web, microsites, social, SEO, PPC, email, fundraising communications, and interactive content. - Delivered a 21-country UNESCO, Save the Children, UNFPA, and SAfAIDS initiative that grew an existing audience 500% in eight months. - Developed a nine-language UNEP Wild for Life campaign with 40 A-list celebrities that generated 400,000 quiz engagements and 1.2B+ social engagements in its first month. - Secured a Webby People’s Voice Award, an Accolade Award of Excellence Special Mention, and a Hermes Creative Award through PCI Media award submissions. - Delivered UNICEF advocacy and social-behavior-change campaigns across 24 West and Central African countries. - Established scalable global digital-marketing, PR, content, SEO, PPC, and analytics frameworks at The Liverpool School of English within four months. - Delivered Mersey Ferries results at Kaleidoscope: 2,683% follower growth, 150% more mentions, 287% more impressions, 36.89% conversion rate, and £0.003 CPR despite a 40% ticket-price increase. - Created campaigns for Metquarter, NHS public health initiatives, Liverpool FC, and Tate Liverpool through Kinetoscope assistant-edited Carving A Tradition, which screened at Cannes Film Festival. - Built Christine Spengler’s cross-platform social strategy, branded templates, and tone of voice to support her digital presence and Dior-related creative work. - Founded Sofar Sounds Bristol and managed its early event production, creative direction, webisodes, and production teams while working with co-founder Rafe Offer. - Co-founded K2AV and produced Bands In A Box, a phone-box performance series recognized by BBC West Introducing and Daytrotter K2AV won the Awesome Entrepreneurial Liverpool Award. - Founded Three Cheers for Victor, serving clients across the UK, Europe, and the U.S. with brand strategy, digital marketing, PR, and creative work. - Led a full rebrand, custom-CSS WordPress build, global digital marketing, operations, and staffing at International Translations Limited. - Managed a £5,000-per-month paid-social budget and an influencer program at Smaller Earth Group, including creator travel to China. - Created Bookshop.org social, web, and paid-banner assets managed Bido Lito!’s digital presence and was promoted to Membership Manager. ## Experience - **Head of Marketing at Paradigm Trends** (2025-07-01–2026-10-01) — Led the marketing function, reporting directly to ownership, for a 40+ year hospitality OS&E and FF&E design and manufacturing company. I owned brand, creative, content, digital, demand generation, CRM, PR, experiential, product marketing, and sales enablement. Revenue and pipeline Generated $600K in qualified opportunities in six months. Built channel-level revenue attribution: within three months, organic social was tied to $79,550 in closed-won revenue plus four open opportunities, and the first month of email nurture attribution showed $51,464 in open pipeline. Rebuilt the Salesforce Account Engagement/Pardot lead lifecycle: MQL stages, scoring, lead paths, rep-specific UTMs, and the marketing-to-sales handoff. Social and short-form A viral Instagram Reel I concepted, directed, and edited reached 3.1M views, 97.6% from non-followers, with 50K+ shares. A follow-up Reel earned 163K views and 5.6K shares. LinkedIn engagement topped 30% in consecutive summer 2026 reporting periods, p - **Marketing Manager at Paradigm Trends** (2024-05-01–2025-07-01) — Promoted to lead the marketing function, reporting to ownership. Launched the new company website, redesigning the homepage, product pages, and company pages around how hospitality teams actually shop. Creative-directed the 40th-anniversary year: anniversary communications, a debut at BDNY 2024, HD Expo 2024, and an 8-foot reflective soap-dispenser selfie station. Trade-show runs covered booth concepts, direct mail, and branded merchandise, with print runs of up to 2,000 pieces. Grew non-follower social reach 482% in one month and content engagement 60%. Built the first segmented email funnels and automated nurture journeys, with an MQL and SQL strategy. Campaigns reached up to a 19.1% open rate and 11.3% click-through rate. Cut bounced contacts from 15% to 6% through database cleanup. Supported the brand’s entry into Astria, Forbes Travel Guide’s preferred vendor platform for 2,000+ Star-Rated properties. Built sales tools for Guest Supply, HOTEC, GMAC, Latin Hotels and Avendra. - **Marketing Coordinator at Paradigm Trends** (2023-05-01–2024-05-01) — Joined to support marketing and quickly took the lead on brand and digital, starting a company-wide brand and website overhaul within the first quarter. Produced the BDNY 2023 booth and campaign creative. Art-directed product and lifestyle photography, from mood board to final selects. Built a multi-platform social strategy, including the #RepRecs sales-rep video series and 40th-anniversary content. Created lookbooks for designers and Marriott, sales one-pagers, whitepapers, and the new-lead email drip campaign. Trained new marketing hires in content planning and audience-specific messaging. - **Head of Digital Strategy & Creative Direction: Point72, GIVE Foundation, Amazin’ Mets Foundation at Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation** (2020-08-01–2023-01-01) — As the first dedicated communications lead across three affiliated organizations, I built the communications function from the ground up, creating a unified brand and digital strategy across the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation, the Amazin’ Mets Foundation and Point72 initiatives. I worked directly with high-profile principals, including founders Steve and Alexandra Cohen and the New York Mets. I wrote speeches, quotes, and remarks for leadership, pitched journalists, and presented strategy and results to the President and Managing Director. I developed annual and quarterly communications roadmaps tied to KPIs and forecasting, spanning brand strategy, digital content, video, social, email, PR, executive communications, events and experiential initiatives. I led major creative projects, including the full rebrand and six-month website launch of the Amazin’ Mets Foundation, the design and production of the Cohen Foundation’s 2021 Annual Report, and a new branded merchandise program - **Freelance Graphic Designer at Bookshop.org** (2020-06-01–2020-07-01) — During a two-month contract with Bookshop.org - one of the fastest-growing startups of 2020 - I created digital assets for their social platforms, website, and paid banner ads. Using Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, and Figma, I designed engaging visual content for Instagram, Twitter, Stories, and web placements that aligned with the brand’s clean, literary aesthetic and mission-driven voice. While brought on as a graphic designer, I also contributed strategic social marketing concepts based on audience behavior and trend research. Drawing on my background in social media marketing, I proposed campaign ideas such as an ASMR-style unboxing series for book deliveries and zodiac-based “Book of the Month” recommendations, tapping into cultural trends that resonated strongly with their book-loving audience. These ideas demonstrated my ability to go beyond the brief, infusing content with both aesthetic appeal and data-informed storytelling to engage audiences in fresh, platform-native ways. - **Digital Communications & Design Executive at PCI Media** (2019-04-01–2020-08-01) — At PCI Media, a global nonprofit specializing in social and behavioral change communications aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, I operated as a one-person digital marketing department, leading the organization’s rebrand, digital strategy, campaigns, and creative execution. I rebuilt and managed the organization’s website, developed campaign microsites and landing pages, and created content across social, SEO, PPC, email, and multimedia. I also developed interactive digital experiences, including a “Choose Your Own Adventure” Instagram mechanic, while supporting global programming spanning TV, radio, and community outreach. Reporting directly to leadership, I hired, onboarded, and managed three interns across copywriting, social media, and program support. I produced institutional reports, donor appeals, executive presentations, fundraising communications, and managed donor processing through Raiser’s Edge/Blackbaud. My campaigns included a 21-country multimedia initi - **Social Media Marketing Manager at Bido Lito! Ideas** (2018-06-01–2019-03-01) — At Bido Lito! - a nationally distributed music magazine and creative agency - I managed the magazine’s digital presence while also supporting client campaigns through the agency arm. My responsibilities included creating digital assets for social, print, video, and email, managing Mailchimp campaigns, maintaining the website, and overseeing performance metrics across platforms. I developed and executed online content strategies across Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, using a mix of static and motion design to grow engagement and build community. In recognition of my work, I was promoted to Membership Manager, where I led the rollout of a new subscription-based community model, managing both digital marketing and member engagement. As part of Bido Lito!’s agency projects, I worked on high-profile collaborations including an immersive audiovisual experience with producer Evian Christ, designed to promote the launch of YEEZY Boost 700 Wave Runners for luxury retailer SevenStore. This e - **Business Development Manager at International Translations Limited** (2017-09-01–2018-08-01) — As the Business Development Manager, I supported nearly every part of the business, from branding and marketing to finance and project management. I led a full company rebrand, designing and building a new WordPress website with custom CSS and a full suite of online and offline marketing materials. I managed digital marketing across global markets, including SEO-optimized content, PPC campaigns, conversion funnels, and performance reporting, and built and ran the company’s Facebook group as an online community space. I worked closely with clients and a network of international translators to assign jobs, maintain relationships, and ensure timely delivery, and I initiated new client relationships. I also managed daily operations, project timelines, invoicing, purchase orders, and light bookkeeping, supported the Executive Director, and interviewed, onboarded, and trained interns and a full-time employee. - **Global PR & Creative Communications Manager at THE LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF ENGLISH LTD** (2016-12-01–2017-03-01) — In this global-facing role, I led the school’s PR, brand communications, and digital marketing strategy intending to expand international awareness, increase direct bookings, and strengthen relationships with global education agents \(ETOs\). I designed and executed an integrated marketing approach spanning PR, digital advertising, content creation, and community engagement. I developed and implemented a full-scale social media strategy to position the school across local, national, and international markets. This included both paid and organic content across platforms, tailored character profiles and segmentation strategies, and data-informed content calendars aligned to business objectives. I created SEO and PPC strategies to boost web visibility, alongside digital marketing plans to support quarterly enrollment goals. I produced all promotional and internal materials, including campaign assets, student testimonials, brochures, and video content. I also managed and maintained a libra - **Founder at Three Cheers For Victor** (2016-12-01–2019-03-01) — I founded and ran Three Cheers for Victor, an independent marketing and creative consultancy that delivered full-service brand strategy, digital marketing, and creative content for a diverse portfolio of clients across the UK, Europe, and the U.S. I developed brand and marketing strategies tailored to audiences across generations - from Gen Z to Boomers - grounded in trend forecasting, behavioral insights, and platform-native storytelling. My hands-on approach allowed me to deliver high-impact creative that drove measurable engagement and brand growth. Services included digital marketing \(email marketing, content strategy, PPC, and Google Ads\), public relations, startup and small business advisory, brand consultancy, and both digital and print design. I created everything from campaign rollouts and branded merchandise to - **Digital Marketing & Design Executive at Smaller Earth Group** (2016-06-01–2016-12-01) — As Digital Marketing & Design Executive for this global youth travel organization, I managed end-to-end marketing across international accounts, contributing to brand development, visual storytelling, and lead generation in multiple regions. I managed a £5,000/month paid social budget, A/B testing ads across platforms, including Snapchat, to reach young adults for the Camp Leaders program, and ran contests and giveaways to drive engagement. I ran an influencer program sending young travel creators to China to live within local communities. I selected and vetted creators, agreed on deliverables and usage, and briefed and managed content delivery. I also delivered digital ad design, content, email, and WordPress web management, oversaw analytics and campaign reporting, and built online training for global staff on content strategy and marketing best practices, helping unify the brand’s digital voice across global markets. - **Social Media & Design Coordinator at Kaleidoscope** (2015-11-01–2016-04-01) — At Kaleidoscope, a creative agency known for blending traditional and digital media, I developed and executed integrated marketing strategies across social, PR, email, web, television, and radio for both agency clients and in-house projects. My role focused on aligning creative storytelling with measurable results, bringing bold concepts to life through innovative campaigns and brand partnerships. I created organic and paid media campaigns that connected offline experiences with digital visibility, often incorporating experiential marketing activations to build brand momentum. One of my most successful campaigns was for Mersey Ferries, where my strategy delivered a 2,683% increase in followers, a 150% increase in mentions, and a 36.89% conversion rate - despite a 40% increase in ticket price. The campaign also generated a 287% increase in impressions and a CPR of just £0.003. In addition to producing ad creatives, writing content, and managing social performance, I contributed to cro - **Creative Copywriter Temp at A&P know how** (2015-11-01–2015-11-01) — Wrote content for clients, e.g native blogs and promotional email blasts. - **Social Media Assistant at Christine Spengler - War Photographer** (2015-04-01–2015-07-01) — While working with renowned war photographer Christine Spengler, I supported the development of her digital presence by creating a cohesive and authentic social media strategy that reflected both her legacy and evolving creative pursuits, including recent collaborations with Dior. I built cross-platform organic strategies tailored to her voice and values, and developed a replicable system of branded content templates for ongoing use. I also crafted a distinctive social media tone of voice that balanced her bold visual storytelling with accessible, contemporary communication styles. In addition to supporting her with branding and content planning, I ensured that her digital channels aligned with her global reputation and artistic identity. This project involved close collaboration, creative trust, and a deep understanding of how to translate legacy into digital relevance. - **Creative Content Coordinator at Eivissa Classics** (2015-03-01–2015-07-01) — As Creative Content Coordinator for Eivissa Classics, I supported the launch of a new experiential yacht offering from renowned Mediterranean boatbuilders Juan Ribas & Co. I led the brand identity development for their new line of traditional Ibicencan fishing boats, crafting a visual and digital presence that reflected the intimate, high-end nature of their sunset cruise experiences across Ibiza, Formentera, and Sardinia. My responsibilities included branding, website design and build, and the creation of visual content through photography and videography. I captured and produced immersive media that was used across digital platforms to position the new offering in the luxury travel and leisure space. This project required a high degree of autonomy and a strong sense of visual storytelling, with an emphasis on blending tradition, craftsmanship, and aspirational lifestyle in both digital and print assets. - **Co-Founder, Producer at K2AV** (2013-08-01–2018-12-01) — I co-founded K2AV, an independent media and content collective focused on elevating emerging musicians through original programming, creative storytelling and community-driven services. Our flagship series, Bands In A Box, became a cult favorite across the UK indie scene: live acoustic performances and interviews filmed inside classic red British phone boxes. The series earned recognition from BBC West Introducing and was picked up by Daytrotter. Other productions included Rigging Rundown, a backstage video series exploring musicians’ gear and setlists, streamed live on Facebook. I produced, filmed, and edited sessions, and built and ran K2AV’s Facebook group as the collective’s online community space. On the business side, I managed equipment rentals, screen-printed custom merchandise for musicians, launched membership programs, offered training in content production and storytelling, and ran a micro-publishing arm with reviews and editorial support for local artists. I wore many - **Founder of the Sofar Sounds Bristol Branch, Event Coordinator, Content Creator at Sofar Sounds** (2012-01-01–2013-01-01) — While completing my First-Class Honours degree in Art & Visual Culture, I launched and led the Bristol branch of Sofar Sounds during the organization’s early expansion. Working directly with co-founder Rafe Offer, I helped establish the brand’s presence in the city as part of a global mission to bring intimate, secret live music performances to audiences worldwide. As a one-person launch team, I managed every aspect of event production and brand development, including venue scouting, public liability coordination with Bristol Town Hall, artist outreach, scheduling, and permit acquisition. I also led the set design, equipment transport, and creative direction for each performance. In addition to producing and directing content for webisodes, I oversaw a team of videographers, sound engineers, and editors - laying the foundation for Sofar Sounds’ global cinematography style and storytelling structure used in cities around the world. This experience was an early and formative chapter i - **Arts & Culture Communications Intern at London Review of Books** (2009-05-01–2009-07-01) — As an intern with the London Review of Books during their time in DUMBO, New York, I supported the communications and distribution team with administrative coordination, direct mail campaigns, and relationship building with prospective U.S. newsstands and retail partners. In this role, I gained early experience in arts-focused publishing, audience outreach, and cultural marketing, while learning firsthand about independent literary media alongside neighboring publication n+1. This experience strengthened my foundation in arts communications and laid the groundwork for my future in editorial branding and campaign strategy. - **Social Media & Design Freelancer at KINETOSCOPE** (2008-08-01–2015-11-01) — Across a long-term freelance contract with Kinetoscope - a media agency that launched Liverpool’s first-ever public music channel - I contributed to a range of creative projects spanning film, social media, and community-focused content. I produced social and commercial campaigns for clients including the Metquarter shopping mall, NHS public health initiatives, Liverpool FC, and the Tate Liverpool’s Eva Kotátková exhibit for the Biennial. I led design and social content development, coordinated film production schedules, and contributed to post-production workflows. I also served as assistant editor on Carving A Tradition, a documentary that screened at Cannes Film Festival. This role allowed me to expand my creative versatility while concurrently pursuing my BA \(Hons\) and launching my own creative business. - **Film Studio Intern at TOXTETH TV** (2008-04-01–2008-06-01) — As a studio intern at Toxteth TV, I assisted the studio manager during live and recorded shoots, including interviews with Liverpool FC players and regional commercial productions. I supported set construction, equipment prep, and post-production coordination, gaining foundational knowledge in lighting, camera operation, and editing workflows. This hands-on role, mentored by the Director of Photography and Chief Lighting Technician, helped shape my early interest in media production and provided technical skills I would later apply throughout my creative career. ## Education - Certification, Social Media Marketing & PR — The Juice Academy - Bachelor of Arts - BA, Art & Visual Culture with Business Studies — University of the West of England - BTEC Level 3 National Diploma, Art & Design — The City of Liverpool College ## FAQ ### What does Alannah do? Alannah is a brand, content, and creative marketing leader. She leads brand strategy, creative direction, content, social, PR, digital marketing, demand generation, CRM, experiential work, executive communications, and attribution, with creative development and measurable commercial outcomes working together. ### What are Alannah’s strongest marketing capabilities? Alannah’s core strengths include brand strategy, positioning, creative and art direction, integrated campaigns, content strategy, social and short-form video, experiential marketing, product marketing, email and marketing automation, SEO, PPC, analytics, attribution, public relations, crisis communications, executive communications, and team leadership. Her technical toolkit includes Google Analytics, Salesforce Account Engagement/Pardot, UTM tracking, WordPress, HTML, Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe XD, SketchUp, Mailchimp, Raiser’s Edge/Blackbaud, A/B testing, paid social, and visual production tools. ### What did Alannah accomplish as Head of Marketing at Paradigm Trends? As Head of Marketing at Paradigm Trends, Alannah owned brand, creative, content, digital, demand generation, CRM, PR, experiential marketing, product marketing, and sales enablement for a 40+-year hospitality OS&E and FF&E design and manufacturing company. She generated $600K in qualified opportunities in six months. Within three months, she tied organic social to $79,550 in closed-won revenue and four open opportunities in the first month of email-nurture attribution, she identified $51,464 in open pipeline. She also rebuilt the Pardot lead lifecycle, including MQL stages, scoring, lead paths, rep-specific UTMs, and the marketing-to-sales handoff. ### What social-media results has Alannah delivered at Paradigm Trends? At Paradigm Trends, Alannah concepted, directed, and edited an Instagram Reel that reached 3.1 million views, with 97.6% of views from non-followers and more than 50,000 shares. A follow-up Reel reached 163,000 views and 5,600 shares. LinkedIn engagement exceeded 30% in consecutive summer 2026 reporting periods and peaked at 37.3%, while YouTube Shorts exceeded 36,000 monthly views, up 423% month over month. She also reported exceptional social results including a reel with 2.6 million impressions and LinkedIn engagement ranging from 13% to 38%. ### What web and SEO work did Alannah lead at Paradigm Trends? Alannah raised website engagement to 66.1% in June 2026, an increase of 6.0 percentage points year over year. After launching eight SEO-focused resources, Resources Hub views increased 68.8% month over month, and registrations by mid-2026 exceeded the full-year 2025 total. She created a regional landing-page system and led a $35,000 SEO agency partnership. ### What did Alannah do as Marketing Manager and Marketing Coordinator at Paradigm Trends? Before becoming Head of Marketing, Alannah was promoted from Marketing Coordinator to Marketing Manager to lead Paradigm Trends’ marketing function. As Marketing Manager, she launched and redesigned the company website around how hospitality teams shop creative-directed the 40th anniversary, BDNY 2024, HD Expo 2024, and an 8-foot reflective soap-dispenser selfie station and delivered trade-show booth concepts, direct mail, and branded merchandise, including print runs of up to 2,000 pieces. She grew non-follower social reach by 482% in one month and engagement by 60%, built the first segmented email funnels and automated nurture journeys, achieved campaign results of up to 19.1% open rate and 11.3% click-through rate, and reduced bounced contacts from 15% to 6%. ### What brand, product, PR, and leadership work did Alannah lead at Paradigm Trends? Alannah led Paradigm Trends’ tone-of-voice, positioning, collateral, and merchandise refresh. She partnered with product and India manufacturing teams on launches and storytelling, including a six-part series on materials, craftsmanship, and custom capabilities. She used Adobe Firefly, Canva AI, and Gemini to extend a single shoot into on-brand assets across channels. She also pitched journalists, secured coverage, wrote ownership quotes and remarks, presented to leadership, built sales tools for Guest Supply, HOTEC, GMAC, Latin Hotels, and Avendra, and supported entry into Astria, Forbes Travel Guide’s preferred vendor platform for more than 2,000 Star-Rated properties. ### What leadership and sustainability work has Alannah done? At Paradigm Trends, Alannah managed Marketing Coordinators and sustainability consultants, trained new marketing hires in content planning and audience-specific messaging, and led EcoVadis, B Corp, Great Place to Work, CSR, and culture initiatives. The company was Great Place to Work certified in 2024. She has also managed lean in-house teams of two to three direct reports while coordinating as many as five agencies. ### What did Alannah do for the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation, Point72, and the Amazin’ Mets Foundation? At the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation, Alannah was the first dedicated communications lead across the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation, the Amazin’ Mets Foundation, and Point72 initiatives. She built a unified communications function and brand and digital strategy from the ground up. Working with Steve and Alexandra Cohen and the New York Mets, she created annual and quarterly communications roadmaps linked to KPIs and forecasting across brand, video, social, email, PR, executive communications, events, and experiential work. ### What results did Alannah deliver for the Cohen and Mets Foundation organizations? Alannah led the full rebrand and six-month website launch of the Amazin’ Mets Foundation, designed and produced the Cohen Foundation’s 2021 Annual Report, created a branded-merchandise program, and established visual-identity and tone-of-voice systems for the Cohen Foundation, Amazin’ Mets Foundation, and Point72 ESG and DEI initiatives. Her paid and organic campaigns, contests, and giveaways increased Cohen Foundation social engagement by an average of 148.6% per month and total following by 300.8%. Every post underwent Point72 legal and compliance review. She also led press strategy and agency relationships, expanded the quality vendor network by 300%, wrote speeches and remarks, recruited and mentored New York team members, and supported philanthropy spanning education, arts, food security, disaster relief, health, research, and advocacy. ### What did Alannah do at PCI Media? At PCI Media, Alannah operated as a one-person digital marketing department for a global nonprofit focused on social and behavioral change communications aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. She led a rebrand, rebuilt and managed the website, created campaign microsites and landing pages, and delivered social, SEO, PPC, email, multimedia, institutional reports, donor appeals, executive presentations, fundraising communications, and donor processing through Raiser’s Edge/Blackbaud. She also created interactive work such as a “Choose Your Own Adventure” Instagram mechanic, hired and managed three interns, and supported programming across television, radio, and community outreach. ### What global UN-related campaigns and awards has Alannah worked on? Alannah’s PCI Media work included a 21-country multimedia campaign with UNESCO, Save the Children, UNFPA, and SAfAIDS that grew the existing audience by 500% in eight months, plus UNICEF advocacy and social-behavior-change campaigns across 24 West and Central African countries. For UNEP’s nine-language Wild for Life campaign, featuring 40 A-list celebrities, she developed an interactive quiz and social promotion that produced 400,000 quiz engagements and more than 1.2 billion social-media engagements in its first month. Her award submissions secured a Webby People’s Voice Award, an Accolade Award of Excellence Special Mention, and a Hermes Creative Award. ### What did Alannah accomplish at The Liverpool School of English? At The Liverpool School of English, Alannah led global PR, brand communications, and digital marketing to expand international awareness, increase direct bookings, and strengthen relationships with education agents. She built an integrated approach across PR, advertising, content, and community engagement developed paid and organic social strategies, audience segmentation, content calendars, SEO, PPC, and quarterly enrollment marketing produced promotional and internal materials and created social-media and tone-of-voice guides. She also secured local and international media coverage and created reporting dashboards using Google Analytics, Facebook Business Manager, and Hootsuite. Within four months, she established scalable digital frameworks and new initiatives that improved the school’s brand presence and international engagement. ### What did Alannah achieve at Kaleidoscope? At Kaleidoscope, Alannah developed integrated marketing across social, PR, email, web, television, and radio for agency clients and internal projects. For Mersey Ferries, her campaign produced a 2,683% increase in followers, a 150% increase in mentions, a 287% increase in impressions, a 36.89% conversion rate, and a £0.003 CPR, despite a 40% ticket-price increase. She also created paid and organic campaigns, connected experiential activity to digital visibility, contributed to media planning and brand partnerships, and completed her Digital Marketing and PR certification during the contract. ### What did Alannah do for Kinetoscope and Christine Spengler? Across a long-term Kinetoscope freelance contract, Alannah created film, social, and community-focused work for Metquarter, NHS public-health initiatives, Liverpool FC, and Tate Liverpool’s Eva Kotátková exhibit for the Biennial. She led design and social-content development, coordinated film schedules, contributed to post-production, and served as assistant editor on Carving A Tradition, a documentary that screened at Cannes Film Festival. She also built a social strategy, reusable branded templates, and a tone of voice for war photographer Christine Spengler that reflected Spengler’s legacy, global reputation, and Dior collaborations. ### What early creative, media, and arts-communications experience does Alannah have? For Eivissa Classics, Alannah developed the identity, website, photography, videography, and digital presence for a new experiential yacht offering from Juan Ribas & Co., centered on traditional Ibicencan fishing boats and sunset cruises in Ibiza, Formentera, and Sardinia. Earlier, as a Toxteth TV studio intern, she supported live and recorded shoots, including Liverpool FC player interviews and regional commercials, assisting with set construction, equipment preparation, and post-production coordination under the Director of Photography and Chief Lighting Technician. At the London Review of Books in DUMBO, New York, she supported communications, distribution, direct mail, and outreach to prospective U.S. newsstands and retail partners. ### What did Alannah do at Bido Lito! Ideas? At Bido Lito! Ideas, Alannah managed digital marketing for the nationally distributed music magazine and supported agency clients through social, print, video, email, Mailchimp, website management, and analytics. She was promoted to Membership Manager and led a new subscription-community model. Her agency work included an immersive audiovisual campaign with producer Evian Christ for SevenStore’s YEEZY Boost 700 Wave Runner launch, built in a customized shipping container with music, strobe lighting, and product storytelling. She also supported Merseyrail Sound Station and contributed to culture events, including DJing monthly music-residency nights. ### What did Alannah do at Smaller Earth Group? At Smaller Earth Group, Alannah managed end-to-end marketing across international youth-travel accounts. She managed a £5,000-per-month paid-social budget, including A/B-tested ads across platforms such as Snapchat for the Camp Leaders program, and ran contests and giveaways. She also ran an influencer program that sent creators to China to live in local communities, selecting and vetting creators, agreeing deliverables and usage, and managing delivery. Her work also covered design, content, email, WordPress, analytics, reporting, and global staff training on content strategy and marketing practices. ### What was Alannah’s role at Sofar Sounds Bristol? While completing her First-Class Honours degree, Alannah founded Sofar Sounds’ Bristol branch during the organization’s early expansion and worked directly with co-founder Rafe Offer. As a one-person launch team, she handled venue scouting, public-liability coordination with Bristol Town Hall, artist outreach, scheduling, permits, set design, equipment transport, and creative direction. She produced and directed webisodes and led videographers, sound engineers, and editors, helping lay foundations for the cinematography style and storytelling structure used across Sofar Sounds cities. ### What entrepreneurial, consulting, business-development, copywriting, and Bookshop.org work has Alannah done? Alannah founded Three Cheers for Victor, an independent full-service marketing and creative consultancy active for more than two years before she relocated to the United States and continued with clients as a freelance consultant. The consultancy delivered brand strategy, digital marketing, PR, startup and small-business advisory, and digital and print design across the UK, Europe, and the U.S. Its clients included Ramos International, B&M Retail, Manchester Hall, the Museum of Liverpool, Kinetoscope Productions, Tri-Tone Records, Masons Restaurant Bar, Garage Bar MCR, Santa Cruz Gardens, and Fusion Hub. At International Translations Limited, she led a rebrand, built a custom-CSS WordPress website, managed global SEO, PPC, funnels, and reporting, supported client and translator relationships and operations, and hired and trained staff. She also wrote native blogs and promotional email blasts as a creative-copywriter temp at A&P know how, and completed a two-month Bookshop.org design contract creating social, web, and paid-banner assets while proposing social concepts including ASMR unboxings and zodiac-based book recommendations. ## Links - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alannah-may-r-595345187