ALISON TAYLOR

Head of Sales & Acquisitions, Aardman

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After studying French with European Studies at the University of the West of England in Bristol and joining Aardman as the Personal Assistant to the Head of Broadcast and Development in 2004, Alison joined Aardman’s international distribution arm, Aardman Rights and Brand Development in 2006 as Sales Executive.

Since 2016, Alison has lead the international sales team as Head of Sales & Acquisitions and is responsible for the global distribution of Aardman’s own award-winning portfolio along with third party representation for a number of hit children’s properties such as Digby Dragon (Blue Zoo Animation) and Munki and Trunk (Sunrise Productions).

With more than 12 years at Aardman under her belt, Taylor specialises in distributing kids and family content across multi-territories and platforms and has been instrumental in the division’s global expansion over the years.

Prior to joining Aardman, Alison worked with AOL Time Warner but has spent most of her time growing her career at Aardman.