A&Co · Independent creative studio Est. 2026
Bristol · UK v.26.04

Social, content & art direction for brands going somewhere.

A small independent studio of one — building quietly confident social presence for brands that'd rather be saved than scrolled past.

Now Live
+168%
Avg. engagement uplift across current retainer clients · Q2 ’26.
Social direction content systems brand voice community craft campaign work art direction
— 01
About the studio
/ a brief

I'm Alyssia
a creative director for brands
building real audiences,
not just followers.

My background is in art direction and content strategy. My obsession is the language of brand — the photo crop, the caption rhythm, the rate at which a feed reveals itself to someone scrolling at midnight.

I work with founders one-to-one, embedded in the brand like an in-house creative would be, but with the eye of someone who spends their week studying how the best independents online actually behave. Four clients at a time, max — so every brand gets real thinking, not templates.

/ Now ↗

In motion
Working
A launch campaign for an independent candle house
Ember & Oak · No. 4 'Hearth'
Reading
The Gentlewoman · Cereal · It's Nice That
In rotation, daily
Listening
Aspirational · How Long Gone
Studio soundtrack
Studying
Letterform Archive · Spring 2026 issue
Type & rhythm
Updated 04 / Jun / 26
— 02
What I do — a small menu
/ 04 disciplines
01 / featured
StrategyPillarsCadence
Social
direction

An always-on creative lead for your social channels. Monthly strategy, weekly creative direction, hands-on with captions and creative. The brain in your DMs — not a deck on a shelf.

02
ReelsUGC
Content
creation

From shoot day to post-day. Mood boards, shot lists, on-set direction, edits.

03
VoiceCopy
Brand
voice

A voice document people can actually write from — plus the launch copy to prove it works.

04 / sprint
6 weeksFrom £4.5k
Launch campaigns

A six-week sprint built around a product drop, a season, or a moment. Concept through to rollout.

05 / consult
1 hour£180
A studio session

A focused one-hour consult — bring your current presence, leave with a written direction.

/ measured
Every retainer ships with a monthly read-out.

Saves, sends, profile visits, growth — and what those numbers actually mean for the brand. Written, not slideshowed.

Aug ’25 +168% engagement Jun ’26
— 03
Selected work
/ 7 projects shown
  • 01 →
    Ember & Oak — candle house Social direction · Launch campaign
    2026 / ongoing
  • 02 →
    Luna Coffee Co. Content system · Grid rebuild
    Q1 / 2026
  • 03 →
    Studio Vela Season campaign · F/W 26
    F/W 2026
  • 04 →
    Wildflower Bakery Voice · Local community
    Spring 2026
  • 05 →
    Atelier Maris Brand voice · Launch
    2025 — 26
  • 06 →
    Kindred Skincare Content + community sprint
    Q2 / 2026
  • 07 →
    Notes from the studio Editorial · weekly · 2.4k readers
    Ongoing
— 04
Small studio, real results
/ in numbers
+168%
Avg. engagement uplift
Across active retainers within the first 90 days.
1.4M
Impressions / 2025
Organic reach for clients without paid amplification.
9mo
Avg. retention
Work good enough that founders stay.
04/5
Clients at a time, max
A hard cap, so every brand gets real thinking.
— 05
Words from founders
/ on working together
"

Alyssia got our brand faster than we did. Within a month, our feed looked like the brand we'd been describing in meetings for two years.

Hannah Voss Founder, Ember & Oak
"

She's genuinely in the brand. She'll text you about a font on a coffee bag at 9pm because it changes our packaging idea.

Theo Marlow Co-founder, Luna Coffee Co.
"

A 3× lift in saves in the first eight weeks. Our DMs finally sound like a community, not a queue.

Iman Soraya Founder, Kindred Skincare
— 06
How it works
/ 04 steps
Week 01
A first conversation

A 45-minute call to talk about the brand, the audience, and the bit that's quietly bothering you. No pitch decks, no fluff.

45 min
Week 01–02
A diagnosis

A short written read of your current presence — what's working, what's missing, where the brand voice goes thin.

5–7 days
Week 02–03
A direction document

A small, beautiful PDF: pillars, tone, sample posts, calendar shape, success measures. The work begins from here.

2 weeks
Week 03 →
In practice

Monthly retainer or sprint. Weekly check-ins, fortnightly content drops, monthly written read-outs. Cancel anytime.

Rolling

One retainer
spot open for
Sept ’26.

/ Booking window — 2026
JunFull4 clients
JulFull4 clients
AugSprint only1 slot
SeptOpen1 retainer
OctOpen2 slots
NovOpen2 slots
— 07
Say hello
/ start a project

Let's make
something people save.

/ Email — primary

Tell me a little about the brand, where you're at, and what you're hoping for. I reply to every email myself — usually within 48 hours.

/ Start a project — quick brief
your name
brand / company
where can I see your current work?
tell me what you're hoping to make
Send brief
/ Studio details
BasedBristol · UK
TzGMT
Hours9 — 6 · Mon–Fri
Reply≤ 48 hrs
Working withUK · EU · US
Alyssia & Co