Olivia Aylmer

I'm driven by my passion for resonant, nuanced storytelling across mediums and art forms that catalyzes audiences to experience the world with greater curiosity, connectivity, and care.
Member since 2021

Portfolio

Languages

Semi-fluent in French

Contact Olivia

  • Scripting
  • Voice
  • Writing

About Olivia

I joined the AIR team part-time in January 2021 as Development Associate, and recently stepped into a full-time role as Development & Editorial Producer. 

Prior to AIR, I spent 5+ years working across the digital media and publishing realm in a mix of editorial and communications-centric roles at 29th Street Publishing, Little, Brown & Company, and Vanity Fair.

I'm also a freelance arts & culture writer and a 2015 graduate of Barnard College, Columbia University, where I studied English Literature and Dance (I trained in classical ballet and contemporary dance for ~18 years). In 2017, I co-founded Constellation, a digital publication dedicated to celebrating emerging and established creatives of marginalized genders across the globe. You can find my features, essays, and interviews in publications including Vanity Fair, Vestoj, AnOther, Garage, Lindsay, and The Wine Zine.

I'm currently based in downtown Brooklyn, New York.

Olivia 's Portfolio

The Pulled Thread
In 2016, I launched a one-season podcast project with my friend and former Columbia Spectator Arts editor, Abby Mitchell.

In each episode, we pulled on the threads of our favorite fashion moments to unravel the human stories behind the clothes.
EX-GIRLFRIEND SWEATER: A study of sartorial artifacts borrowed and stolen from the ruins of bygone love
Through this zine, we unearth stories of queer love, exes turned unexpected best friends and co-conspirators, and other unruly dynamics that emerge when a significant (or flash-in-the-pan) relationship morphs from one phase to another. Along the way we ask: If the clothing we (sub)consciously hold onto represents the space between our past and future selves, when does a garment become a ghost?

Launched October 2020. 20 pp, digitally printed on 55gsm improved paper stock. Independently published in London by Newspaper Club. Proceeds from this zine launch went to the Audre Lorde Project.
Constellation
Launched in March 2017 and currently on hiatus, Constellation is a digital zine and evolving platform created to celebrate emerging and established creatives of marginalized genders across a spectrum of cities, that I co-founded alongside filmmaker Jaclyn Bethany and graphic designer Suze Myers. In its first year, Constellation garnered 27,000 unique global readers.

The Constellation site is currently in the process of being archived, and we hope to share its permanent online home soon.

Experience

Skills

  • Research
  • Mentoring
  • Audience Development
  • Interviewing