Brussels, Brussels Region, Belgium
Communications specialist with 5+ years of experience in EU advocacy and digital-first campaigning.
• Contributing to the visibility of EU flagship programmes such as Creative Europe, Erasmus+, and the European Solidarity Corps. • Supporting stakeholder engagement and strategic communication activities, including audience segmentation, stakeholder mapping and narrative development. • Strengthening outreach performance through improved surveys, analytics and data-informed reporting. • Preparing communication materials and briefings supporting high-level initiatives and institutional priorities.
• Developed +20 digital communications projects targeting EU stakeholders, including ‘Caring for European Forests’ shortlisted as ‘Best Social Media Campaign’ (European Agency Awards, 2024) • Countered a fall in digital outreach by leading the agency’s strategic shift from X to LinkedIn, ultimately increasing views by 17% • Proactively launched & managed the agency’s audiovisual practice, delivering +30 videos • Bridged clients’ communications gaps by developing successful data-driven & creative social media editorial plans • Optimised the cost/benefit of clients' tight budgets with paid campaigns on Google, LinkedIn, X & Facebook • Spearheaded logistics & communications for 12 debates with journalists & senior EU officials, enhancing the agency’s reputation • Empowered teams & clients by training them in strategic communication & digital tools • Managed budgets efficently by tracking potential deviations & securing contract extensions
• Contributed to social media campaigns development and content creation with policy-aligned messaging, including for the WHO’s ‘Healthy Recovery’ campaign • Monitored & assessed disinformation trends related to climate policies & science, notably on the Amazon rainforest • Supported media relations by developing the media database, disseminating press releases & measuring readership reach
• Aligned teams working in silos to develop a federative message house on Water, Sanitation & Hygiene operations, feeding relevantly the global advocacy strategy on nutrition • Conducted stakeholder mappings & policy monitoring & developed advocacy tools on armed conflicts and humanitarian aid in the Sahel region and Yemen • Successfully organised a field trip in Paris for Sahelian NGOs, including meetings with French decision-makers & by securing the presence of key targets at strategic events • Demonstrated composure in drafting crisis communications during a hostage crisis in Nigeria
• Organised 12 conferences with senior representatives & officials from the EU, doubling the average of events per year • Proactively organised a successful workshop between the Director General of DG MARE and the heads of the European offices of 20 companies, which led to commitments from the private sector ahead of the Our Ocean 2017 summit