Eloise_Smith_(fencer)

Eloise Smith (fencer)

Eloise Smith (fencer)

British fencer and children's author (born 1978)

Eloise Smith (born 2 January 1978) is a British fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[1][2] She was Commonwealth fencing champion in Individual Women's Foil in 1998 and 2002.[3][4] From 1997 to 2004, she represented Great Britain at every World Fencing Championships and was British Individual Women's Foil No. 1. She was coached by Ziemowit Wojciechowski at Salle Paul.[5]

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She attended Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls, Elstree, before studying English Literature and Language at St Edmund Hall, Oxford,[6] where she graduated in 1999.[7]

Eloise was an Executive Creative Director in advertising before becoming a children's author.

International competitions

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Writing

Eloise's debut middle-grade fiction title, Sister To A Star,[9] was published by Chicken House Books in May 2022.[10] Her second book, Winner Takes Gold[11] was released in Jan 2024. The Times awarded it Children's Book of the Week, describing it as "a gymnastics thriller with a twist . . . a lively whodunnit set in an elite training camp for young gymnasts."[12]

Education

Eloise attended Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls, Elstree, before studying English Literature and Language at St Edmund Hall, Oxford,[6] where she graduated in 1999.[7] In 2001, she studied at West Herts College for a diploma in Copywriting and Art Direction for Advertising.[13]

Advertising career

Eloise began her career in advertising at marketing and communications company RKCR/ Y&R in 2001 as a creative. In 2004, she moved to St Luke's Communications, followed by digital agency AKQA and digital and social marketing agency Work Club as a creative lead.[14] Here she created The Carte Noire Readers featuring Dominic West, Joseph Fiennes and more.[15]

In 2010, she moved to advertising agency Havas London as a creative director. Notable clients included Citroën, Kraft and evian.

In January 2014, she was appointed Executive Creative Director at digital marketing agency MullenLowe Profero, [16] [17] becoming joint Executive Creative Director at MullenLowe London in 2016,[18] before becoming Group Creative Director of Amazon EU until 2023.[19]

References

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    "Eloise Smith Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
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    "Eloise Smith Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
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    http://www.commonwealthfencing.org/events/open_commonwealth_champions.pdf [bare URL PDF]
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    Design, White Gauntlet. "Commonwealth Fencing 2002 - About Commonwealth Fencing 2002". www.ausfencing.org. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
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    "zfw-fencing-club - Ziemek Wojciechowski". zfw-fencing-club. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
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    "Notable Alumni". St Edmund Hall. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
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    "Eloise Smith | LinkedIn". linkedin.com. Retrieved 24 August 2016.[permanent dead link]
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    "Fencer - SMITH Eloise - GREAT BRITAIN - FIE - International Fencing Federation". fie.org. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  9. [9]
    Smith, Eloise (5 May 2022). Sister to a Star. Chicken House. ISBN 978-1912626717.
  10. [10]
    "Chicken House Books website".
  11. [11]
    Smith, Eloise (2024). Winner Takes Gold (1st ed.). Chicken House (published 4 January 2024). ISBN 978-1915026309.
  12. [12]
    Bannerman, Lucy (22 February 2024). "Winner Takes Gold by Eloise Smith review — a gymnastics thriller with a twist". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  13. [13]
    "CAMPAIGN FOR BEGINNERS: LADIES WHO PUNCH - It takes balls to be an advertising creative". Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  14. [14]
    "5 Minutes With… Eloise Smith - LBBOnline". Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  15. [15]
    "Observations: Joseph Fiennes is the new face of Carte Noire Readers". The Independent. 19 March 2010. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  16. [16]
    "School Reports 2014: Profero". Retrieved 28 October 2018.
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    "Profero appoints Eloise Smith as executive creative director | Design | The Drum". The Drum. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  18. [18]
    "Missing Car - MullenLowe London". Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  19. [19]
    Crook, Charlotte (31 March 2022). "Cogs Agency - The Global Talent Agency". Cogs Agency. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
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