Jessica Burn

I thrive on the opportunity to explore new avenues of creativity and innovation that arise when collaborating with like-minded brands. Whether it's merging different brand identities to create a cohesive narrative or leveraging complementary strengths to address shared objectives, cross-brand collaboration allows me to push the boundaries of what's possible in marketing.

Marketing Manager

Nevill Holt Festival 2024 FTC - 2024

Spearheaded a record-breaking digital marketing campaign that contributed to a sixfold increase in ticket sales, attracting 12,000 attendees and introducing 75% of first-time visitors to the festival’s diverse offering of opera, theatre, and contemporary performances. Developed and executed community outreach initiatives, increasing youth engagement by 20%, including partnerships that offered reduced- price tickets to over 2,000 young people and their families across the East Midlands.

Led cross-channel content strategies for the festival’s rebranding into a multi-arts format, ensuring high visibility for 60 events spanning opera, classical music, art exhibitions, and world-premiere performances, resulting in widespread media attention and sold-out performances.

Account Executive

OTO

2021 - 2024

Drove high-profile retail partnerships, securing placements for OTO’s premium CBD products in Harrods, Selfridges, and Harvey Nichols, a significant achievement as these retailers stock only select CBD brands. Led a successful in-store promotional campaign, including a dedicated window display in Selfridges featuring innovative visual storytelling, which significantly increased brand awareness and sales.

Supported the expandtion of OTO’s presence across 50 luxury spa and hotel groups, including The Mondrian and The Langham, helping to develop OTO’s sensory CBD spa experiences and training over 150 therapists across the UK and USA.

Executive Assistant

Max Dension Pender

2020 - 2021

Hiked up an active volcano to create an NFT.
Orchestrated media-covered Artist in Residence Exhibitions for the 2023 Olympics, resulting in a 20% sales boost and increased exposure through diverse media channels.
Improved internal processes, streamlining communication by 30% and ensuring better stakeholder engagement across creative projects.

Sales Representative

We Are Percent 2019 - 2020

Increased app downloads by 35% through orchestrating local events and community engagement in the Exeter region, driving awareness and customer interaction.

Marketing Intern

Hauser & Wirth Gallery 2017

Contributed to a major summer exhibition that drove significant gallery footfall and resulted in a 25% increase in gift shop sales, highlighting the role of effective event promotion and visitor engagement.

Univerisity of Exeter

2017 - 2020
BA Honours in Art History and Visual Culture

High 2:1 | 69.2%

Dissertation on the repressive representation of the 'Fallen Woman' in late 20th Century film.

Millfield School

2011 - 2016 A-Levels - A*, A*, A.