Ruby Johnson-Cole

Commercially driven relationship manager with two years experience building talent and brand partnerships, connecting the right person to the right brand, generating around £500,000 in revenue through business development, negotiation, strategy and stakeholder management. Experienced in sourcing and matching people to opportunities, managing high volume workloads to tight deadlines, and using data to inform decisions. I am now looking to utilise my skills in relationship management, negotiation and sourcing into a career in recruitment.

Talent Manager at Matchstick Group LTD (2025-03 – Present)

• Manage a portfolio of 20 talent, acting as the main point of contact between individual talent and brand clients.
• Generated around £500,000 in partnership revenue through proactive business development and relationship management.
• Source, assess and match talent to brand opportunities based on fit, skills and commercial objectives.
• Negotiate commercial terms between talent and brands to reach agreements that work for both sides.
• Manage a high volume pipeline of up to 90 concurrent campaigns, owning timelines, approvals, reporting and communications.
• Build long term, repeat business relationships with clients through consistent delivery and clear communication.
• Use performance data to continually refine approach and improve outcomes.
• Thoroughly assessed contracts and redlines, across multiple sectors and talent
• Onboarded new talent to the company, guiding them through processes, expectations and systems to help them get up to speed quickly

Campaign Executive at Connect Management (2024-06 – 2025-02)

• Supported delivery of marketing campaigns across a range of sectors, working to client briefs and target audiences.
• Sourced and shortlisted talent based on client alignment, track record and commercial potential.
• Collaborated with multiple teams to deliver projects, coordinating timelines and priorities across stakeholders.
• Tracked performance data and turned it into insight to support future strategy.
• Managed financial trackers and invoicing to ensure accuracy and operational efficiency.
• Managing client diaries and campaign trackers

Buying Admin Assistant at Dune London (2022-10 – 2024-05)

• Supported commercial strategy through market analysis, sales reporting and supplier relationship management.
• Analysed performance and consumer trends to inform forecasting and planning decisions.
• Coordinated relationships with external partners to ensure timely, accurate delivery of projects.
• Maintained critical path processes and reporting systems under deadline pressure.

Social Media and Trading Assistant at Relic X Hooked (2022-02 – 2022-10)

Denim Specialist at Urban Outfitters (2019-09 – 2022-09)

E-commerce Assistant at OYO UK (2019-07 – 2019-07)

Work Experience

Campaign Admin Assistant at Omnicom (2015-11 – 2015-11)

Work Experience

Copywriting at Channel US (2015-08 – 2015-08)

Work Experience

Foundation Diploma in Fashion Buying & Merchandising – University of the Arts London (2021-01 – 2022-01)

Certification in Data Analytics for Management – London School of Economics (2022-01 – 2022-01)

A Levels in Drama (A), Business (B), Psychology (B) – Godalming College (2017-01 – 2019-01)

GCSEs in 9 GCSEs including English Language (B) and Mathematics (C) – Guildford County School (2012-01 – 2016-01)