Meet Andrea, Founder & Managing Director
Hollis & Bean
Andrea set up Hollis & Bean in 2018. A financial journalist by trade, she has 20 years' experience in business communications and journalism. Andrea managed corporate communications for a FTSE 100 company in London, before moving to Paris to work for an agency then for a large French corporate. She also lectured at CELSA, the grande école for communications and journalism from 2014-2017. Andrea holds a Masters from the University of Oxford.
Monica has over 15 years' experience in media and communications. She started her career in journalism in Australia, before relocating to Paris and working in digital communications as a writer and project manager across various industries including real estate, entertainment and cosmetics. She has a Bachelor's degree in Journalism from LaTrobe University in Melbourne, Australia, and a Specialized Master in Media Management from ESCP Business School in Paris, France.
Elly joined Hollis and Bean in 2021 with five years of freelancing and agency experience as a translator, project manager and copywriter. With a degree in Modern Languages and Literature from the University of Oxford, Elly developed her understanding of B2B communications in Paris, working with large French and Swiss clients. She supports clients in written and audio visual projects for web, social media and print.
Nathalie joined Hollis & Bean in 2023 with four years of experience working as a journalist, editor and PR officer. Having worked in France, the Netherlands and the U.S., she has a keen understanding of the intricacies of working in international, multicultural environments. At Hollis & Bean, she supports clients in developing their communications strategies and taking them from the ideation to the execution stage. She holds a Research Master’s in Comparative Literature from Utrecht University.
Beth joined Hollis & Bean in 2022 as an Editorial Project Manager. With a degree in Modern Languages and a Masters in Translation and Interpreting from the University of Bath, Beth has five years’ experience working in communications and translation in international, multilingual environments. She specializes in sustainability communications, reporting and web writing, supporting large French and Swiss clients with B2B communications.
Becky joined Hollis & Bean as an Editorial Project Manager in 2021 after three years at a large translation agency. With a degree in English Language and Linguistics from the University of York, her career includes experience in publishing and education – in Oxford, Bangkok and London. She supports clients in the financial services and certification industries with written and visual content for web, social media and print.
Bean joined Hollis & Bean in 2018. She specializes in snoozing and snoring and occasionally makes active contributions to client meetings.
Katherine has been creating communications strategies for international companies since 2018. She previously began her career in international relations, then gained experience at external communications agencies, supporting clients across the tech, luxury and tourism sectors. She holds a B.A. in Political Science from Columbia University.
Erin joined Hollis & Bean in 2023 from New York City, where she worked in public affairs and communications. Her prior experience included various editorial and digital projects across government, non-profit and B2B organizations. At H&B, she manages the production of design and copywriting needs for her clients. A graduate of Marist College, Erin has a B.A in both Political Science and French.
Presentation
HOLLIS & BEAN is the first English-language communications agency in Paris. It helps CAC 40 and other international companies tell their story simply and effectively to their global clients, employees, and investors in the language they share: English.
The agency's core business is content strategy and production. It advises clients on key messages that help them articulate their difference to an international audience. It creates articles, video, podcasts, infographics and social media campaigns that help companies raise brand awareness and sell their products and services around the world. And it produces English news and content for companies to keep their employees informed and engaged.
Hollis & Bean works mainly with B2B companies, specializing in sustainability, finance, energy and general business management.
What they are looking for
The team at Hollis & Bean is made up of journalists and editorial consultants. The majority are English native speakers based in Paris. All team members use both English and French in their day-to-day work with clients.
Hollis & Bean team members share three main attributes. They're great writers: whether applying their talent to a long-form article or a 1-minute film script, they articulate their ideas clearly. They're ultra-organized. And they have a genuine enthusiasm for partnering with clients to find solutions to their challenges.
Working at Hollis & Bean also means supporting other team members and treating suppliers with respect. The agency prides itself on the fact that many of its partners have been working with it since the very beginning: its supplier retention is as good as its client retention!
Good to know
Are you a compulsive Googler? Do you have a tendency to seek out and remember random facts on improbable subjects? Being curious and interested in how the world works is an important part of life at Hollis & Bean.
Building knowledge on any given topic quickly is essential to getting the job done: one day you might be working on an article about carbon emissions, the next on an infographic on cyber security. Many companies boast to future employees that no two days are the same. At Hollis & Bean, it happens to be true.