Alison Hillhouse

Director of Consumer Insights

A member of the Taylor Knowledge Center since 2007, Alison has nine years of marketing experience at both New York and London agencies. Prior to joining Taylor in New York, Alison was at JWT, where she was responsible for developing brand strategy and consumer communications. At Taylor, Alison leads strategy and research across several consumer brands, with a particular focus on brands targeting teens and young adults. This year, she led a research project with teens for the Mars account, and helped develop teen and family-centric programs for Xbox.

More about Alison:

Hometown: St. Louis, MO

School: University of Virginia

Recommended reading: I love The Count of Monte Cristo and read New York Magazine and Time Out to discover fun things to do in the city

Hobby / how do you relax? Riding my bike around Brooklyn. Exploring new places, from neighborhoods in New York to the Ribero del Duero in Spain. Drinking Spanish wine, eating French cheese and watching American TV- The Office, 30 Rock and Gossip Girl.

Favorite quote: “Just do it.” (um, Nike). If you overthink things, you’ll never have any adventures.

Memorable sports moment: Growing up, I loved going to Cards games with my family and seeing Ozzie Smith doing his signature back flip before each game.

Words of wisdom: “Be a kid sometimes - run through sprinklers, watch cartoons, play Connect Four, color.”

Fun fact: Alison is related to Brad Pitt, Jesse James, and a pilgrim that was hung on the Mayflower for thievery.