Jessica Olivia Neill looking to the right and smiling

Writer | Producer | Facilitator | Funeral Celebrant

Photo by @mahlapearl

  • "Jess is very talented. She has an exceptional gift for storytelling, combining powerful wordsmithing with the ability to connect empathically with people."

    Mark F. - Head of Communications

  • "Jess is warm, and insightful - she really gets to the heart of the message you want to communicate. Working with her has helped me gain greater clarity, and significantly improved how I express what it is I do. I would highly recommend her!"

    David B. - Coach and Therapist

  • "Jess is a brilliant writer whose ability to distill clear intention within her texts, no matter how long or short, makes her an absolute dream to collaborate with. I hope to work with Jess again in the future."

    Kiara C. - Exhibitions Producer

  • “Jessica is a special talent. She is very detailed with her work. I thoroughly enjoyed her process.”

    Magical Bones, Magician

  • "We worked with Jess for the World in Bristol 2024, a one-day event at Bristol Museum & Art Gallery. Jess was a delight to work with: thorough, professional, positive, and insightful, and very flexible, which we greatly appreciated!"

    Gruff K. - Museum Events & Operations Officer

  • "I often struggle with finding the ‘right words’ so discovering and working with Jess ongoing has been a real god send! Her ability to take my original thoughts and ponderings (often vague feelings or pictures) and communicate them beautifully and with clarity is something I value incredibly and why I would highly recommend her to anyone."

    Sophie F. - Holistic Massage Therapist

  • "From the start, Jess was thoughtful, collaborative, and incredibly easy to work with, crafting a comprehensive tone of voice guide and writing the full website copy for our groundbreaking UK-wide funding and support programme."

    Kat G.H. - Comms Manager

  • "I asked Jess for help to promote an unusual conceptual art project. Without much directing, Jess was able to get to grips with the idea and fulfil the brief in a very effective way."

    Hank R. - Writer, Director & Producer

  • "Jess provided expert editorial and engaging content that exceeded expectations with nuanced and poignant perspectives on subject matters of great sensitivity. I would highly recommend her services."

    Julz D. - Founding Director

  • "Jess has an amazing gift to capture the essence of who you are and what you do in words that are authentic and grounded. It’s almost like she can hear your heart song and she puts the 'lyrics' in that melody."

    Diana Jean R. - Career Coach & Facilitator

  • "I was lucky enough to work with Jess when she wrote our programme copy for Shambala Festival. A lot of people have commented on how good it was. Jess completely nailed the brief as well as being wonderful to work with."

    Donna P. - Creative Producer

  • "It was a pleasure to work with Jess as our Producer for DIASPORA! Festival 2026. Her expertise, commitment and calm, solutions-focused approach were instrumental in delivering a hugely successful festival."

    Deborah B. - Company Manager

  • "She has multiple complementary skills and a great understanding of the environment in which arts events operate. Her attention to detail is legendary, and her ability to see the whole picture. I can't recommend working with Jess highly enough!”

    Deasy B. - Founding Director

  • "We thoroughly enjoyed working with Jess on the Elders’ Brunch on Carnival Day. Jess brought a high level of professionalism, expertise and commitment to the role, delivering the event to an excellent standard and maintaining clear communication throughout."

    Julie S. - Operations Manager

  • "The workshop was clearly well prepared for and was a really useful exercise which allowed us to blurt everything out and come away with something that’s not only concise but better than we had could have imagined.We would strongly recommend Jess if your abundance of ideas need a coherent story to exist and evolve within."

    Owen P. - Creative Producer

  • "Jess took time to listen and understand the concept of a new BAME film night in Bristol. She supported our vision, and was professional throughout the process. We highly recommend her."

    Gary T. - Founder

  • "Working with Jess has been a great experience. From our first briefing it felt like Jess really understood what we were trying to achieve and how best to say it. The process has been really smooth with Jess taking on feedback from various stakeholders and pushing back and challenging us where needed."

    ― Sonah P. - Founding Director

  • "Jess is such a talented, creative writer, and has this amazing skill of weaving words together in a way that captures human emotion and experience so brilliantly."

    Jo M. - Founder & Senior Copywriter

  • "I would like to say a massive thank you to Jess Neill who planned and delivered a tone of voice workshop for Saffron. I came away thinking very visually, creatively and confidently about the label. I felt able to communicate more clearly and had more belief in myself and what I am trying to achieve."

    Laura L.P. - Founding Director

  • "Jess transformed a complex and technical report into engaging and highly accessible language. Thank you for helping us cut through the jargon and reach out to a much wider audience!"

    Heather E. - Manager

  • "Without Jessica’s help I wouldn’t have been successful with my crowdfunding campaign."

    Ibi F. - Documentary Photographer

  • "Jess is a very skilled writer and speaker. She lead the funeral of a dear friend of mine and it was impeccable."

    Lara A.

  • "Jess has a rare skill of really understanding people, finding their unique story and crafting the perfect words to pay them tribute."

    Tara S.

  • "Jess captured the life and spirit of Mum beautifully, helped to bring our readings together and she gently carried us through."

    Suzi G.

  • "I wish I had the words to articulate just how wonderful of an experience working with Jess was. She was kind, calm, caring, funny, and relatable, and really helped us get to the important bits and create an outstandingly beautiful and poignant ceremony."

    Rachel F.

  • "Jess’s way of being is a gift. Anyone who finds themselves in the position of needing a wonderfully warm, compassionate, articulate, skilled human being to preside over any celebration or commiseration, I would highly recommend her."

    Vicky P.