Jessica Taylor
Languages Spoken: English
Location: London, UK
Jessica Taylor is a highly experienced executive with twenty years’ experience of leadership at the intersection of creativity and technical innovation. From 2011 to 2016, she was VP, Experience Design at Antenna International, leading an international team of 40, delivering innovative visitor experiences for some of the most celebrated global cultural institutions, such as the Met, MoMA, Vatican, Tate, Royal Collection, Sagrada Familia and from 2016 to 2021, she was Managing Director at PRELOADED, a games studio creating award-winning innovative immersive experiences to drive engagement for clients such as McDonald’s, Google, Magic Leap, R/GA, HTC and BBC. Earlier in her career, Jessica spent ten years as a Documentary Producer / Director, working for international broadcasters, such as BBC, Channel 4, PBS, Discovery, History Channel.
In her career, Jessica has been an astute commercial leader, driving year on year double-digit growth and operational efficiencies alongside partnering with clients to create globally-recognised innovation. She’s been a collaborative and fearless colleague in the boardroom, offering transparency, hitting targets and repaying trust. And as a leader of people, she’s been a committed developer of talent and leadership. Now an accredited and experienced coach, mentor and start up advisor, Jessica uses her extensive experience to support others to excel and to supercharge their value to their employers.
Jessica is passionate about skiing and mountaineering, travelling to far flung places, swimming year round in cold water and enjoying all the arts and culture London has to offer.
Education
- MA (HONS) LITERAE HUMANIORES, Oxford University, UK
Certifications
- AoEC Certified Executive Coach
Sector Expertise
- Advertising
- Technology
- MarComms
- Media
- Creative
- Content
- public sector
- not-for-profit
- start ups
Executive Levels Coached
- CEO
- C-suite
- Founder
- High Potential
Representative Experience
- BBC
- Magic Leap
- HTC
- R/GA
- McDonald’s
- Red Bull
- Save the Children
- Tate
- V&A Museum
- Royal Collection