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How did you get that job?
Names – Alison Bruce and Rosalynd Ramage
Job title – Company Directors Company – Colours Agency
nobody in Scotland doing this, so there was this huge gap in the market, and it all grew from there. The business that started out from Rosalynd’s bedroom is now the biggest and most successful agency in Scotland.
When did you start your job? We started the agency 12 years ago, after about two years of planning. We met when we were both on the books of the same modelling agency, and started to discuss business ideas. We began by supplying promo staff for events when at the time there was So what does your job actually involve? What doesn’t it involve? Our agency books models, performers and creatives for jobs, but on a daily basis that involves a million different things; we meet new faces, have meetings with models to discuss the direction of
their career and which markets to target for them next, we deal with designers looking to book models for their showcases, working with international production companies who are shooting campaigns here in Scotland, booking models onto jobs, organising castings. We are basically on the phone from the moment we get in to the office to the moment we leave. So what it actually involved is a lot of talking, which is fine with us.
Best / Worst Aspects? The best is working with such a broad range of people in other industries and meeting so many creative people. We work with people all over the world, and have made some amazing friends through it. The job is so varied, which is fantastic. It’s very difficult to pinpoint a worst
aspect, as honestly none really spring to mind. Occasionally it can be difficult trying to interpret someone else’s brief. It’s such a creative industry; people tend to have a vision in their head that they aren’t always great at articulating, and you need to try and see what they want, and, a lot of the time, interpret it in a more realistic way. Also, because of all the media attention in the last few years on what goes on behind the
scenes of the modelling industry, everyone thinks they could do this job, and that can be a little irritating. It really is a lot of hard work.
Looking back, what advice would you give to a young Alison and Rosalynd at the start of their careers? Be prepared for having to work night and day to make a success of your business, how hard you’ll have to work, and for the fact that you will pretty much have to sell your soul to your business. Be afraid! And finally . . . what are you most looking forward to in 2011? Lots. We have loads of new faces that are ready to hit their stride, so we can’t wait to see what develops for them. We’re also looking into new markets around the world to work with. And we’re particularly excited about a project we’ve been working with photographer Hamish Campbell on – The Model Project. It’s a really simple, but fantastic, idea that shows the range and versatility of models working in Scotland, and is going to be exhibited publicly in the spring. www.coloursagency.com
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