Our powerhouse marketing team

Before founding Teylu, Sam worked at agencies like Ogilvy, BBDO, Grey, and Wild Card. He’s delivered projects in every international market and understands how to develop marketing programs that win. 150%

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Over the years he grew frustrated watching agencies prioritise their own growth over client outcomes from time in-house at companies, and within agencies. His 15+ years working with brands including the likes of Levi's, Red Bull, GoPro, and Audi taught him that breakthrough results rarely come from bigger budgets, but almost always from sharper thinking. At Teylu, he's built a remote first agency that pairs enterprise grade strategy with technology forward execution.

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At the time of writing, Teylu has helped clients generate over £31M in revenue growth across 48 countries.

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Conversion Rate Optimisation, Marketing Director Strategy and Placement, Training

Hollie is our Content Marketing Manager, bringing nearly seven years of brand side experience from Seasalt, the Cornwall based fashion retailer. 


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At Seasalt, Hollie rose from Customer Marketing Insight Analyst to Strategic Partnerships & Wholesale Marketing Manager, delivering marketing strategy for third party marketplaces, wholesale, and franchise partners across the UK and internationally.

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Her background combines customer insight with commercial execution, having used data to drive acquisition, retention, and the creation of Seasalt's store loyalty programme.


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Before Seasalt, Hollie spent a decade at BUNAC and STA Travel, progressing from Regional Marketing Executive to Global Head of Internship Programmes. 


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Capabilities:

Content Marketing, Email Marketing, Customer Insight, Strategic Partnerships, Retail & Ecommerce Marketing

Dorothy is our Paid Media Lead, bringing over 10 years of experience running results driven campaigns across Google Ads, Paid Social, and performance marketing channels.

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Her career spans both agency and client side roles, partnering with brands including Novo Nordisk, Johnson & Johnson, GSK, Autodesk, UPS, BT, and National Express. She has managed complex multi market accounts across 50 countries and 37 languages, with budgets ranging from £1k to over £1 million per month.

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Before joining Teylu, Dorothy held senior positions at Four Agency, MediaCom, and Banner within the WPP Group. She combines analytical rigour with creative strategy, whether scaling global campaigns or optimising local activity.

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Capabilities:‍

Google Ads, Performance Max, Paid Social (Meta, LinkedIn, TikTok), Programmatic, Multi-Market Campaigns

Imran is our Development and Technology Lead, a Prince2 certified Project Manager with over seven years' experience in web project management.

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He has worked for several reputable US based web agencies and managed over 30 long term clients across 140+ successful design and web development projects. Imran is comfortable bringing structured delivery to complex technical implementations.

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For Teylu clients, Imran leads all marketing technology and development work, from website builds and platform migrations through to custom integrations and automation systems.

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His project management expertise ensures technical work delivers on time, on budget, and aligned with commercial objectives.

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Capabilities:

Web Development, Marketing Technology, Project Management, Platform Integration, Technical Architecture

Muhammad is our Digital Creative Designer, responsible for paid media and digital creative output across Teylu's performance campaigns.

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With vast experience working in international markets, Muhammad creates brand story and conversion driving creative for clients worldwide. He understands how to balance brand building with direct response objectives, delivering assets optimised for platform and audience.

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Muhammad works across the full spectrum of digital creative, from static display advertising through to motion graphics and video content for social platforms. His work drives measurable results across Meta, Google, LinkedIn, TikTok, and programmatic channels.

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For clients needing high volume creative production or bespoke campaign assets, Muhammad delivers work that performs.

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Capabilities:

Paid Media Creative, Display Advertising, Social Creative, Motion Graphics, Performance Design

Orestes is our SEO and GEO Specialist, optimising client visibility across both traditional search engines and emerging AI powered platforms like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Claude.

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Orestes brings a technical foundation that sets him apart from typical SEO practitioners. His background spans 14 years in IT technical support, cybersecurity, and frontend web development, giving him deep understanding of the technical architecture that underpins search performance.

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His technical fluency means he can diagnose crawlability issues, implement structured data, and optimise site performance alongside content and keyword strategy.

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As search evolves toward AI generated answers, Orestes focuses on ensuring our clients appear in both traditional results and generative engine responses.

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Capability Focus:‍

Technical SEO, Generative Engine Optimisation (GEO), On-Page SEO, Site Audits, Frontend Development

Joe is our Brand and Editorial Designer, responsible for elevating brand presentation across new markets and audiences.

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He creates editorial and journalist style assets that help brands secure media coverage and deliver show stopping sales experiences across email, events, print, and digital channels. His approach combines strategic brand thinking with meticulous execution.

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Joe's experience includes The Telegraph, Hedra Nu Design Agency, Lace Magazine, and Zoological Society of East Anglia, bringing editorial sensibility to commercial brand work.

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For Teylu clients needing polished brand collateral, press ready assets, or campaign materials that command attention, Joe delivers design that elevates perception and drives results.

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Capabilities:

Brand Design, Editorial Design, Sales Collateral, Press Assets, Campaign Materials

Jessica is our Brand Illustration and Product Specialist, helping Teylu clients connect with cultural zeitgeist through distinctive visual assets and product development.

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When brands need to stand out in market with illustrated identity work, packaging design, or product presentation that captures attention, Jessica works collaboratively to develop assets that resonate with target audiences.

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Her brand experience includes Frugi, Whistlefish, and a host of Teylu clients over the years. Jessica specialises in translating brand strategy into visual execution that works across touchpoints, from digital assets to physical product.

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For clients launching new products, entering new markets, or refreshing brand presentation, Jessica brings creative expertise that connects commercial objectives with cultural relevance.

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Capabilities:

Brand Illustration, Product Design, Packaging, Visual Identity, Creative Asset Development

Harry is our Multi-Media Lead, an award winning photographer and filmmaker who delivers campaign content across stills, motion, and drone footage for Teylu clients.

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With seven years as in house media for Land Rover BAR's America's Cup campaigns, Harry brings experience shooting in hostile environments from cave depths to mountain peaks. He won the 2017 Yachts and Yachting Photo of the Year and holds a commercial drone licence with extensive experience coordinating aerial shoots from moving boats across multiple territories.

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Harry's work has featured in prime time adverts, documentaries, news publications, and magazines. He manages multi camera productions with up to 15 units capturing simultaneous footage for both creative output and technical analysis.

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Harry helps us deliver engaging product photography, adventure and lifestyle imagery, and video content that stops the scroll.

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Capabilities:

Campaign Photography, Drone Cinematography, Documentary Filmmaking, Adventure & Lifestyle Content

Anthony leads website design and development for Teylu, bringing two decades of experience creating conversion focused Shopify and ecommerce experiences.

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Based in Cornwall, Anthony previously served as Creative Director at a leading digital agency for five years, where he elevated project output through user centric design processes. His approach spans UX prototyping, persona workshops, mobile first UI design, and full design systems in Figma.

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Anthony has helped UK brands including Drink Finder, Wide Fit Shoes, Brewdog and Willow & Stone transform their Shopify websites through strategic, conversion driven design. His technical fluency means designs translate seamlessly into development, reducing costs and eliminating guesswork.

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For Teylu clients requiring ecommerce builds, migrations, or CRO improvements, Anthony delivers world class design that performs.

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Capabilities:

Shopify Design, UX/UI Design, Conversion Rate Optimisation, Design Systems, Motion Graphics

Erin is our Analytics, API and Data Specialist, bringing 25+ years of experience turning technical complexity into actionable insight for Teylu clients.

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Her background includes senior technical roles at Microsoft, Amazon, and T-Mobile, where she served as UI Architect and Software Development Manager respectively. She has delivered projects for Microsoft, Intel, VMWare, Starbucks, Volkswagen, Best Buy, Bank of America, and Rolling Stone Magazine.

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Erin specialises in analytics implementation, custom tracking, data visualisation, and complex quantitative analysis. She builds GA4 configurations, Looker Studio dashboards, and tag management systems that help our clients understand their audience and improve conversion rates.

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Erin runs Queen Bee Digital and works remotely with the Teylu team on everything from tracking audits to full analytics architecture.

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Capabilities:

Google Analytics, Tag Management, Data Visualisation, Tracking Implementation, E-Commerce Analytics

Sam is our Director of Photography and Filmmaker, delivering everything from social media content to TV advertising and branded documentaries for Teylu clients.

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With over a decade of collaboration with Teylu's founder, Sam brings proven experience creating commercially effective video content across multiple formats and channels. His client work includes HelloFresh, Mitchell & Webber Oils, Hawkins Motor Group, and The Scarlet Hotel.

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Sam approaches every project with a clear understanding of commercial objectives, ensuring video content drives measurable results whether building brand awareness or supporting direct response campaigns. His versatility spans quick turnaround social content through to long form documentary storytelling.

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For clients needing video production that moves audiences and delivers ROI, Sam leads the creative direction and execution.

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Commercial Direction, TV Advertising, Branded Documentary, Social Video Content, Campaign Production

Shane is our Art Director, bringing 20+ years of experience at the cutting edge of creative advertising production.

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His brand experience spans Lidl, Bristol Street Motors, Vax, Vertu Motors, Peroni, and Meantime Brewery, delivering creative direction across campaigns that balance commercial effectiveness with distinctive visual execution.

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For Teylu clients, Shane leads art direction on integrated campaigns, ensuring creative concepts translate powerfully across digital, social, print, and OOH channels. His experience with major retail and FMCG brands means he understands how to create work that performs in market while building long term brand equity.

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Shane brings strategic creative thinking to every brief, working collaboratively with our wider studio team to deliver campaigns that move markets.

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Art Direction, Campaign Creative, Brand Identity, Advertising Production, Visual Strategy

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Caitlin is one of our lead photographers and videographers, an internationally published creative with credits spanning music, events, and commercial brand work.

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Winner of the Rokpool Music Photography Prize 2011, Caitlin has been published in NME, Q, Rolling Stone, The Guardian, The Observer, The Independent, The Times, and The New York Metro.

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Her commercial clients include Sony Music, EMI, Channel 4, Mama Group, Academy Music Group, Communion Music, Red Bull, Rekorderlig, Innocent, Benefit, Converse, and Beats by Dre.

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As a photographer for NME Magazine, Redferns Music Picture Library, and Getty Images, Caitlin brings editorial rigour and creative flair to brand campaigns, event coverage, and lifestyle content for Teylu clients.

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Capabilities:

Event Photography, Portrait Photography, Brand Campaigns, Editorial Content, Music & Festival Coverage

Jonny is a multi-award-winning filmmaker with over a decade of experience creating films for major international broadcasters and streaming platforms, including the BBC, Netflix, Discovery, CH4, and Amazon Prime, amongst others.

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His work has received multiple accolades, including the Platinum Remi Award at the 51st Houston International Film Festival—past winners include George Lucas and the Coen Brothers—as well as Best Documentary awards at Unrestricted View and Carmarthen Bay (BAFTA-qualifying) Film Festivals.

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Bringing this specialist documentary skill set into the commercial space, Jonny now directs and shoots emotive brand films for companies seeking an authentic, documentary-led voice. From electric-powered motorbikes to international adventure brands, he creates cinematic films that connect emotionally and leave a lasting impression.

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Capabilities:

Documentary Filmmaking, Brand Films

Ian Lees is Co-Founder at Vega Comms, the Manchester based media agency we partner with for integrated media delivery and planning. When clients need placements that combine offline and online channels into a cohesive strategy, Ian and his team at Vega deliver it.

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Ian brings 40 years in the media industry, having lived through the complete transition from analogue to digital. He was formerly Group Executive Director at Dentsu North and a founder Director of Mediavest Manchester, which he helped build into the most successful independent agency in the UK before its acquisition by Dentsu in 2011.

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His earlier career includes senior roles at Carat, McCann, and JWT. Vega was recently named an IPA Beacon of Excellence for shaping growth, innovation, and competition in the modern agency world.

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Capabilities:‍

Media Strategy, Media Planning, Offline & Online Integration, Campaign Management