My work sits at the intersection of visual language and human perception. I work with people whose reputations were built long before social media, translating years of craft, expertise and character into a public identity that feels true to them and clear to the world.

The idea began in 2021. I was scouted by STORM Models, signed to agencies across London and worked on global campaigns with some of my favourite brands. At the same time, I was independently working with tech start-ups in marketing. I became fascinated by the people behind the work: founders, photographers, Creative Directors and the minds turning ideas into something tangible. I wanted to understand not only how an image was made, but why it made people feel something. So I developed my skills, stepped behind the camera and waved my short, but very fun, modelling career goodbye.

I set up my private LTD company in 2023 and began working with Managing Directors, Editors-in-Chief and female business owners. Growing up with French-Moroccan heritage, surrounded by extraordinary women, I had always admired their strength, intuition and ability to keep moving forward. Working with them felt natural. I went on to lead brand and communications in corporate fashion, learning the difference between taste and style, while my work in press and media taught me how audiences think, what holds their attention and what makes them care. Somewhere between sales, content, social media, branding, digital marketing, events and PR, Creative Director became the clearest description of what I was actually doing. Today, I work with select clients and focus my energies on remarkable individuals whose stories need to be told.

What has stayed constant is my curiosity about people. I want to understand what sits beneath the surface: what drives someone, what they value, what they are trying to build and why it matters to them. There is something almost spiritual in getting close enough to another person’s world to recognise its essence, their ikigai, and then giving it form. Combining that human understanding with creative instinct and commercial thinking, then actually bringing the vision to life, became my way of working. People come to me because they want something more personal than an agency relationship. I take the time to really understand them, and the work grows from that trust.

Precision in the work. Human Connection at the centre.

Precision in the work. Human Connection at the centre.

Precision in the work. Human Connection at the centre.

Creative Director


Private Brand & Communications Services


"Precision in the work. Human Connection at the centre."

© 2026 YMV LYTD. All rights reserved.

YANIS MARDEL

Creative Director


Private Brand & Communications Services


"Precision in the work. Human Connection at the centre."

© 2026 YMV LYTD. All rights reserved.

YANIS MARDEL

Creative Director


Private Brand & Communications Services


"Precision in the work. Human Connection at the centre."

© 2026 YMV LYTD. All rights reserved.

YANIS MARDEL