I am a creative and driven professional with a strong background in operations, administration, and customer service. I excel at solving problems, managing time, and delivering high-quality results in fast-paced environments. I am highly organized with exceptional attention to detail, excellent communication skills, and a strong ability to collaborate. I am a small business owner with a passion for languages and creativity. Alongside running my art and design ventures, I founded Hand Painted Ever After, offering luxury bespoke wedding stationery with hand-painted watercolour illustrations. I manage branding, marketing, and client communications end-to-end, and I love helping clients bring their vision to life while keeping operations smooth and efficient.

Amy Louise Layzell

I am a creative and driven professional with a strong background in operations, administration, and customer service. I excel at solving problems, managing time, and delivering high-quality results in fast-paced environments. I am highly organized with exceptional attention to detail, excellent communication skills, and a strong ability to collaborate. I am a small business owner with a passion for languages and creativity. Alongside running my art and design ventures, I founded Hand Painted Ever After, offering luxury bespoke wedding stationery with hand-painted watercolour illustrations. I manage branding, marketing, and client communications end-to-end, and I love helping clients bring their vision to life while keeping operations smooth and efficient.

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I am a creative and driven professional with a strong background in operations, administration, and customer service. I excel at solving problems, managing time, and delivering high-quality results in fast-paced environments. I am highly organized with exceptional attention to detail, excellent communication skills, and a strong ability to collaborate. I am a small business owner with a passion for languages and creativity.

Alongside running my art and design ventures, I founded Hand Painted Ever After, offering luxury bespoke wedding stationery with hand-painted watercolour illustrations. I manage branding, marketing, and client communications end-to-end, and I love helping clients bring their vision to life while keeping operations smooth and efficient.

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Language

English
Fluent
Spanish; Castilian
Advanced
Italian
Advanced

Work Experience

Founder & Artist at Hand Painted Ever After
January 1, 2025 - Present
Luxury bespoke wedding stationery business offering hand-painted watercolour venue illustrations. Led the consultative design process, liaising with clients to ensure their vision was realized. Oversaw branding, marketing, and client communications.
Operations Assistant (Remote) at KI Capital Ltd (Kinetic Investments)
July 1, 2024 - December 1, 2025
Provided daily support across Operations and Legal functions for KI and its portfolio of 12 companies. Managed domain-related tasks, including transfers, expirations, DNS management, purchases and renewal processes. Delivered legal support and KYC assistance for the launch of KI’s first Venture Fund. Assisted with VC outreach campaigns and the drafting, execution, and filing of contracts and legal agreements. Helped draft company policies and ensured compliance with evolving regulatory requirements. Oversaw Google Workspace administration, ensuring efficient file organisation and domain/email management. Conducted ad-hoc research and platform comparisons, and performed audits of company processes to improve efficiency. Assisted with onboarding compliance for new partners and kept entities up to date with annual returns and insurance documentation. Performed bank reconciliations using Xero. Added HR responsibilities after redundancy of the HR team (termination paperwork, recruitment c
Administration Assistant at au Domain Administration Limited (via EST10)
January 1, 2024 - May 1, 2024
General office upkeep and first point of contact for visitors. Provided administrative support to the Chief People & Culture Officer and executive assistants. Managed office logistics, IT/AV troubleshooting, procurement, and budget management. Supported board and committee meetings, travel arrangements for team members, and planning of corporate events. Conducted ad-hoc research and ensured updated emergency response protocols. Provided executive-level support to the CCO (pending recruitment of a new EA). Monitored admin inbox and actioned enquiries.
Career Break
September 1, 2023 - January 1, 2024
Took a structured career break travelling across South East Asia before relocating to Australia, reflecting on future professional directions and opportunities.
Recruitment Team Administrator at Oakleaf Partnership Limited
August 1, 2021 - September 1, 2023
Provided full administrative support for the Commerce and Industry recruitment team. Formatted candidate CVs, managed compliance for temporary workers, and maintained diary schedules for managers. Processed expenses (Concur, Spendesk). Organized quarterly team socials and events. Performed RTW compliance checks, credit/DBS verifications, and reference requests. Tracked leads, KPIs and revenue forecasting; drafted addendums and executed filings of contracts and agreements. Minute-taking for weekly team meetings.
Founder & Artist at Amy Louise Fine Art
March 1, 2020 - Present
Self-managed fine art business creating commissions and selling prints. Managed client communications, bookings, branding, invoicing, and payments. Operated an Etsy shop for global sales of original artwork and prints.

Education

BA (Hons) Modern Languages – Spanish and Italian (2:1) at University of Birmingham
September 1, 2015 - June 1, 2019

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Industry Experience

Professional Services, Media & Entertainment, Software & Internet, Education