Julien Marique

Group External Communications Manager @ John Cockerill

Liege Metropolitan Area

About

Group External Communication Manager at John Cockerill since 2025. Head of the Group external communications after 4 years as Corporate Communications Manager. Former Journalist and Editor for leading media in Belgium (radio, web, press and magazine) for 7 years. Former Research & Teaching Assistant at Liège University (Media, Culture and Communication department) for 5 years.

Experience

  • John Cockerill (6 yrs 7 mos)
    • Group External Communications Manager
      Jan 2025 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

      Head of External Communications for the John Cockerill Group (8000+ employees and presence in 20+ countries). ➤ Communications strategy & storytelling ➤ Press Relations with international and national media (generalist, economic and specialized press). ➤ News Management & Digital Communications. ➤ Activity, Purpose and Financial reports: writing and editing. ➤ Works Council member (substitute) representing management since 2024.

    • Corporate Communications Manager
      Mar 2020 - Dec 2024 · 4 yrs 10 mos

      Member of the Group Communications team contributing to internal and external communications operations (6000+ employees and presence in 20+ countries). ➤ News and Content Management: deployment of a Group editorial process and management of the News Committee, content management (photos and videos), management of all Group communication channels (websites, social media including LinkedIn, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter/X, etc.), contribution to the development of a new digital workplace (intranet) in 2022. ➤ Activity, Purpose and Financial reports: writing and editing. ➤ Communication support of corporate function (ICT, EHS, HR, Legal, Finance, innovation). ➤ "Link", the Group's monthly internal digital newsletter, both in French and English, for 5000+ employees in 20+ countries: creation, management, writing, editing and administration (2020-2023). ➤ Top Executive Management Convention (2021-2023) and Connect, the annual international mobilization session around John Cockerill's challenges (live event in 2020, then a digital event in 2021 and 2022), Leadership Forum and CEO webinars: part of the organization team of Group internal events and active participation (storytelling, key talking points). ➤ Contribution to the organization of corporate events. ➤ Crisis communication: member of the Group Covid-19 health crisis unit in charge of communication (2021-2022): monitoring the evolution of the health situation, monitoring the implementation of health measures, running welcome and information sessions for employees, communicating measures, maintaining a network of ambassadors.

    • News Manager
      Dec 2019 - Mar 2020 · 4 mos

      Internal communication: launch of a new monthly digital internal newsletter in French and English for 6,000 employees. News Management: setting up editorial processes, and writing and publishing internal and external news.

  • Graduate Research And Teaching Assistant at Université de Liège
    Oct 2015 - Mar 2020 · 4 yrs 6 mos

    PhD student and Research & Teaching Assistant in the Media, Culture, and Communication department working on Critical Theory of New Media and Communication Group Analysis. Member of Lemme (Laboratory for the Study of Media and Mediation). Member of UR Traverses. Member of the FNRS contact group “Language(s) and Politics.”

  • Journalist at Rossel
    Aug 2013 - Mar 2020 · 6 yrs 8 mos

    Journalist and editor for Rossel's newspapers and magazines Rossel Sports, Sudpresse/Sudinfo, Le Soir, Standard Magazine, Vlan, 7Dimanche.

  • RTBF (4 yrs 9 mos)
    • Radio Journalist
      Jun 2013 - Dec 2017 · 4 yrs 7 mos

      Sports radio editorial team in Liège, Belgium. Coverage of international, national, and regional sporting events. Live commentary on sporting competitions, editing, and interviews. Presentation of the sports news on the radio in Liège Matin (VivaCité).

    • Journaliste
      Apr 2013 - Jun 2013 · 3 mos

      Rédaction radio de Liège

  • Student at Carrefour
    Jan 2010 - Sep 2013 · 3 yrs 9 mos