# Imi Read **Founder of Artists Pages.** Running Artists Pages. Consulting. Forbes 30 Under 30. Profile: https://path.cv/imi *Last updated: October 2026* --- ## Experience ### Founder at Artists Pages *Sep 2024 – Present* Platform celebrating the stories, process, and impact of living artists. Our mission—to make art more accessible to all—is central to everything we do. Today, across platforms, we reach 7 million people each month, from working artists to students, teachers, librarians, scientists, and office workers. Each year we platform more than 1000 artists, reaching over 100 million organic views. Partners include Loewe, Christie's, Topman, Omio, Changan, The Other Art Fair, Attainable Art Show, Ohuhu, Arts Emergency, and War Child. ### Product Marketing at OurCal *Oct 2022 – Aug 2024* Shared calendar app built around messaging. Trusted by 100,000 groups. Apple Editor's Choice. Backed by Octopus Ventures. Led marketing. ### Product Marketing at Contact *Jun 2020 – Oct 2022* Platform to book models, photographers, and hair and makeup artists in one place. Generated £1M+ in revenue. Helped raise £4M. Backed by Riverside Ventures, Rhino VC, Founders Fund, Sweet Capitol. Led product marketing. ### Marketing at Cortex Creatives *Oct 2018 – Jan 2021* 360 creative studio. Clients included Faculty, Starface, Kickers, New Balance, Thom Browne, Arc’teryx UK, and Ellesse. Led marketing. ### Co-Founder at Clear Water *Jan 2020 – Dec 2020* Platform connecting industry professionals—from Gucci, Adidas, TikTok, WeTransfer, Google, Thom Browne, Sky, ITV, Nike—with emerging creatives. ### Founder at The Collector Club *Oct 2019 – Sep 2020* Built an online marketplace for comics—built our technology from scratch, published 25 titles, and drove 50k downloads to a colouring book. ### Social Media at Scouty *Mar 2020 – Mar 2020* Helped brands find unique photo and film locations. ### Social Media at Converse *Apr 2019 – Jul 2019* Launched Converse London on Instagram. --- ## Skills Social Media Growth · Community Growth · Email Marketing · Product Marketing · Design · Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) · App Store Optimisation (ASO) · Content Marketing Strategy · Influencer Marketing · Branding · Sales Enablement · Creative Direction · Content Writing · Copywriting · User Research · Market Research · Positioning · Messaging · Brand Partnerships · Leadership --- ## Education ### BA Hons in Illustration Animation and Graphic Design *Kingston University* Sep 2017 – Jun 2020 --- ## Awards - **30 Under 30 (Media and Marketing)** — Forbes (Apr 2025) --- ## Publications - **[With £3 million investment, this platform is creativity's first point of 'Contact'](https://culted.com/culture/contact-secure-investment/)** — Culted (May 2022) - **[Game of Thrones' Maisie Williams backs startup for creators](https://sifted.eu/articles/maisie-williams-backs-startup-for-creators)** — Sifted (May 2022) - **[ Contact, a platform for creatives backed by Maisie Williams, raises $1.9M seed led by Founders Fund](https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/12/contact-a-platform-for-creatives-backed-by-maisie-williams-raises-1-9m-seed-led-by-founders-fund/)** — TechCrunch (Aug 2021) - **[A New Angle: the Clear Water founders on shaking up creative education](https://www.itsnicethat.com/news/a-new-angle-clear-water-creative-industry-190121)** — It's Nice That (Jan 2021) - **[The Collector Club is a new digital publishing platform for indie comic books, graphic novels and art journals](https://www.itsnicethat.com/news/collector-club-digital-publication-160620)** — It's Nice That (Jun 2020) --- ## Speaking - **Keynote Speech** — Graduation Ceremony (Jan 2026) --- ## Services - **Consultancy** For brands, start-ups, galleries, and cultural institutions.