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I’ve had the pleasure of working closely with Ella at Bopper and can confidently say she is an exceptional Design Director and creative leader.
Ella led all her projects with real strategic clarity, translating insight into a visual identity for BSVA that was not only distinctive but deeply aligned to the brand’s ambition and audience. She has a rare ability to bridge strategy and craft developing clear creative frameworks that guided campaign execution and content delivery with consistency and impact.
Beyond the work itself, Ella is an outstanding team member. She is generous with her time, actively supports and mentors junior designers, bringing positivity, dedication and calm to everything she does. Her presence lifts the team creatively and culturally and her commitment to quality is matched by her care for the people around her.
Ella brings insight, energy and leadership to every project. Any team would be fortunate to have her. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend her.
Victoria Stout
Creative Director @ Bopper Media
Ella is an outstanding designer with bags of experience and spot-on instincts.
I worked with her for years in BBC Creative across everything from big branding projects all the way to nimble reactive briefs. She went above and beyond on each and every brief, bringing incredible insight, creative and practical solutions; all with a big smile, warmth and care.
Ella has an in-depth understanding of branding and brand identity guidelines, campaigns and campaign visual language, from concepting, presenting to senior stakeholders and leading creative design projects.
I highly recommend Ella, she’d be an asset to anyone looking for a strong senior designer, design director or design lead.
Lisa Pettit
Head of News cluster, BBC Creative
I had the pleasure of working with Ella in her role as a freelance Design Director, and I can confidently say she brings a rare combination of strategic thinking and creative excellence.
She has a strong ability to interpret complex strategic inputs and translate them into clear, compelling creative frameworks and ideas that drive real impact.
Her work consistently balanced originality with purpose, ensuring that creativity was always aligned to achieving meaningful outcomes.
Beyond her creative strengths, Ella is a true collaborator—thoughtful, engaged, and always elevating the work and the people around her. She presents with clarity and confidence, building trust with clients and articulating ideas in a way that resonates.
Any team would benefit from her strategic mindset, creative vision, and collaborative approach.
Danny Frangella
Chief Strategy Officer @ Bopper Media
Ella has been a huge asset to FKC. Not just because of her constant dedication and commitment to detail and design, Ella has gone beyond the day-to-day with a drive and passion to push herself to deliver more.
Becoming brand guardian on two of the agencies biggest pieces of business and working as part of a creative team on over-arching creative campaigns, including TV, she has achieved much in her time with us.
Not afraid to take responsibility and be accountable, Ella also introduced our management system and has been a voice in department structure and process.
All done with a smile and can-do attitude.
We will miss her very much and I would have no reservations in recommending Ella for future roles.
Kim Harris
Managing Director @ FKC London
I have the privilege of knowing Ella both personally and professionally and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend her for a creative role.
Ella has a unique range of key skills across artworking, retouching, crafting creative concepts and art direction.
We worked together on several of the Agency’s lead accounts and I was always hugely appreciative of Ella’s commitment, fantastic work ethic, willingness to take ownership, attention to detail and genuine passion for creating great work.
Barbs Darling
Client Director @ FKC London
Ella and I worked together at BBC Creative, and it was such a pleasure working with her.
She is good and quick to pick up and interpret a brief, very creative and thorough in her work. And indeed very organised in all projects (there were so many!) with a good work ethic and hard work.
She has many great qualities, and always ensures the work is done to the highest of standards. Ella is friendly, approachable, helpful and is a great asset to any company, that she chooses to work with.
I really hope to work with Ella again, and wish her all the best in the future.
— Emma Louise Hansen
Project Manager/Producer @ BBC Creative