KAREN MILLEN REBRAND

OVERVIEW

Role: Head of Brand Marketing

Focus: Brand storytelling, social identity, customer profiles, ambassador & PR strategy and brand paid media

After Karen Millen’s acquisition, the brand needed a modern, premium repositioning that could restore sentiment, strengthen identity and improve performance across channels. My role spanned PR, organic content, social media, print, TV, OOH and digital, guiding the refreshed brand narrative while improving creative consistency and commercial impact.

APPROACH

I directed a £15m+ multi-channel brand plan and refreshed the entire visual identity alongside the brand director, creating a new “source of truth” for teams across the business. I introduced seasonal campaign calendars, stronger approval workflows and a more premium storytelling direction across social, influencer, PR and paid channels.
I produced large-scale campaigns and led high-profile influencer partnerships, including Lydia Millen, ensuring the brand felt more consistent, modern and premium at every touchpoint.

WHAT I DID

  • Directed PR, organic social, paid social, print, TV, OOH and digital

  • Conducted deep audience research and created new customer profiles

  • Refreshed Karen Millen’s brand narrative and visual identity to appeal to a more professional, elevated woman

  • Built seasonal campaign structures and improved approval processes

  • Unified creative, brand and content teams around a single brand source of truth

  • Led hero campaign shoots and influencer partnerships (incl. Lydia Millen)

  • Elevated content quality and premium storytelling across social

  • Strengthened brand moments around key launches and seasons

IMPACT

  • +25% increase in brand awareness / sentiment within six months

  • Triple-digit engagement growth across social

  • +350% uplift in influencer-driven revenue

  • +6% increase in eCommerce sales in key categories

  • +40% YoY growth in tier-1 media coverage

  • Stronger brand consistency and a clearer cross-channel narrative

  • Renewed customer trust and improved premium perception