Professional Experience
Freelance Journalist and copywriter
2006 - present
Contributions include:
Eluxtravel
Google
Uber
Samedi media
Splash Worldwide
Just SEO
YCN
Nelly Rodi
Dr Martens
L'Obs (Le Nouvel Observateur)
Bibli0bs.com
La Revue littéraire des éditions Léo Scheer
New London
Les Inrockuptibles
Technikart
Blast Magazine
Trois couleurs
FPM3 Marketing and Design
Pen International
Coproduction office
Senior Content Editor
eight&four
January 2022 - Present
Social content production agency
• Working with social strategists, producers and creatives to produce long and short-form story-telling/copy that can scale across multiple channels
• Developing content plans and content ideas rooted in strategic thinking to support a client’s communications objectives
• Developing tone of voice and editorial strategies for clients
• Push creative thinking and storytelling
Editor, Enjoy! Magazine by Transavia
Ink Global
January 2018 - January 2022, London
Enjoy! Magazine (bimonthly / print 55,000 copies per issue) is aimed at the airlines' 25-35 year-old French travellers. It speaks to a social media savvy generation going on short-haul trips around Europe. The content (70% French / 30% English) focuses on short reads, listicles, buzz-words plus bright and breezy accessible features.
Writing, researching, editing and commissioning unique destination-based content
Developing an editorial strategy and forward planning to support the commercial team in hitting their targets
Managing editorial budget: writers commissions, photoshoots and illustrations, sub editing, translation
Collaborating with the designer to create a fun, original magazine concept
Managing the magazine production to be on time and within budget each issue
Account managing and liaising with the airline to help achieve their marketing goals
Managing bimonthly planning and contributors deadlines
Organising freelance sub-editors to proofread all content
Freelance Copywriter
Google Arts & Culture
Oct - Dec 2020
Interviews and copywriting in French and English for an online exhibition: 15 interviews and portraits of craftsmen and independent shopkeepers across France featuring copy and audio exctracts
Freelance Social Copywriter
MSL Group
2020/21
Ideation and copywriting for two social media video campaigns led on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn
Editorial and PR Officer
Europeana.eu
December 2016 - December 2017, London
Europeana is Europe's digital platform for cultural heritage, collecting and providing online access to tens of millions of digitized items from libraries, archives, audiovisual collections and museums across Europe. It opens up access to over 50 million digital records from over 3,500 heritage organizations in 35 countries. These collections represent great thematic, language and media variety, from books, photos and paintings to television broadcasts and 3D objects. Europeana encourages and promotes the creative re-use of these vast cultural heritage collections in education, research, tourism and the creative industries.
Blog writing, interviewing key sector figures involved in digitisation of arts
Writing, editing and commissioning texts for a variety of mediums: blogs, newsletters, social, press releases, annual report, and business plan
Providing editorial input across Europeana’s different sites and acting as Editor in Chief for the Europeana Pro blog
Planning and implementing cross-platform communication campaigns to launch Europeana’s new products, publications, and events;
Building up a network of bloggers and influencers
Identifying relevant media to contact about key campaigns
Freelance copywriter and translator
Vice Media
August 2016 - August 2018, Toronto and remote
Translation and subtitling on footage of French to English and English to French for VICE x Common Good documentaries, translation of scripts and articles
Social Journalist
Naked Communications
January 2015 - June 2016, London
Naked Communications is a creative agency with offices in London, New York, Berlin, Sydney and Tokyo. We originate, design, create and deliver valuable experiences for people and brands. From loyalty schemes to parties, from apps to influencer programs, from content to classic advertising we believe this exchange of value lies at the heart of effective, modern communications.
Co-founder of “A-Magazine: an A-typical Construct”; a magazine launched by Naked to challenge editorial conventions: defining the concept for the first issue and each article, commissioning contributors (journalists, musicians, visual artists), reviewing articles, writing introductions, managing social media channels
Developing creative and strategic solutions, presenting creative ideas and campaigns results to the client (eBay Europe)
Responsible for strategy execution and social content creation for eBay France; involved in ideation for UK, DE, Spain, Italy
Leading social media campaigns, optimizing results with the media agency (engagement rate and CTR)
Creating monthly editorial calendars matching relevant trends and key events
Scheduling posts, delivering reactive content, monitoring community management in a real time environment
Monitoring and presenting relevant data, trends, successes
Marketing Executive
Black Dog Publishing
June 2013 - December 2014, London
Independent arts books publisher associated with Work Gallery and Paperwork bookshop
Monitoring press campaigns through both print and digital media, writing press releases and chasing journalists
Developing marketing strategies and promotional ideas. Implemented the fortnightly newsletter and developed the social media pages, setting up partnerships with museums and cultural institutions
Preparing and attending book fairs, book launches and talks
Liaising with publishers and agencies for foreign rights
Building sales and developing strong relationships with sales representatives and distribution partners in the UK, US and export markets. Main point of contact for distribution in Canada. Coordinating catalogues, AIs and blads production. Managing stock transfers
Marketing and PR Executive - Editorial Coordinator
Institut français du Royaume-Uni
May 2011 - May 2013, London
• Managed all aspects of production of the bimonthly events program in English, a 40 pages publication in English: researched and gathered information, wrote and translated texts, liaised with designers, supervised editing, proofread, sent to print and supevised distribution
• Created various marketing materials to promote cultural events such as leaflets, flyers, postcards, quads
• Planned and executed marketing and press campaigns, wrote and sent press releases, set up direct e-mail campaigns, updated social networks, developed cross-promotion, point of contact for the French press in the UK
• Engaged in advertising: researched prospective buyers, sold advertising space in the program
• Built relationships externally and developed partnerships with various cultural organisations
• Managed the wine tasting events: took reservations, liaised with sponsors and supervised staff
Copywriter
Sarenza.com
September 2010 - May 2011, Paris
• Responsible for the overall production of the text content offered on the website: produced relevant content and improved the overall website consistency
• Wrote e-newsletters and press releases
• Wrote weekly blog entries: researched and wrote trends articles using a Content Management System
Communications and PR assistant
Bibliothèque publique d’information - Centre Pompidou
July 2009 - January 2010, Paris
Responsible for generating communication materials about the cultural events programme
Point of contact for press. Gathered articles published about the events to produce press reviews
Journalism interships
June 2012 - May 2014
Le Nouvel Observateur (L'Obs), May 2008 - December 2008
Les Inrockuptibles, October 2006 - May 2007 and February - April 2008