Resume
Professional experience
I am an integrated communication strategist, I build cohesive and effective communication plans. My role involves blending various communication channels, messaging, and various tactics, to ensure a unified message is delivered across all platforms.
I coordinate all communication departments – be it community management, press relations, digital advertising or other- to ensure that every piece of communication supports the overall strategy. All that to drive behavior change among public opinion, consumers, B2B stakeholders, and policymakers
My approach is data-driven and rooted in an appetite to quickly adopt new technologies like social listening tools, data analysis tools, A.I. tools, and so forth. By analyzing social trends, audience behavior, and feedback, I craft strategies that resonate and engage effectively.
Weber Shandwick is a major public relations & public affairs agency, part of IPG group - one of the TOP 4 biggest communication group worldwide - with numerous industry awards, including the "Ad Age Agency A-List".
Communication advising for Serviceplan - a global agency operating in 35 countries and awarded "Independent Agency of the Year" at Cannes Lions- and the University of Luxembourg, for PhD students who launch their startups.
Wunderman Thompson is a premier global communication agency, part of the WPP group - the worldwide communication leader. The gency blends creativity, data, and technology to deliver comprehensive brand solutions
Strategic planning for communication groups like Havas, and independent agencies such as Rangoon, Crush, Quattro Creative, Gutz and Glory, and more. Accounts included Yves Saint Laurent, Porsche, the Luxembourgish government and others.
Volunteering experience
Lecture on data applied to communication strategy for +/-500 Master and Bachelor's degree students
Strategy lecture for +/-40 Master's degree students
Writing a section about applied behavioral sciences in business for a book covering the impact of marketing innovation on companies' business models, edited by Pearson.
All benefits were given for helping students affording there tuition fees.
Each month, holding one-on-one meetings with three students who seek career advice from industry experts.
Education
Skills: consumer behavior, strategic communication, public reations, advertising
Skills: behavioral economics, cognitive pschology, social psychology, strategic communication, public reations, advertising
Master degree in digital communication
Skills
What I do
Research
- Investigating social trends and audience groups (consumers, communities, B2B, policymakers).
- Conducting analysis to map opportunities and threats.
- Using data-based tools and AI to interpret data and inform communication strategies.
Strategy
- Developing cohesive communication plans aligned with business & corporate goals.
- Identifying and prioritize key messages for target audiences.
- Integrating various communication channels to ensure a unified message.
Tactics
- Executing multi-channel campaigns by supervising communication departments and external partners.
- Monitoring and adjusting tactics based on performance metrics and feedback.
- Collaborating with creative teams to produce compelling content.
Where I do it
Creative strategy
- Insight mining, audience and channel identification, communication planning
- Creative strategy & briefing, tactical departments supervision
- Performance measurement and reporting
Brand strategy
- Elaborating brand positioning and identities
- Supervising their translation into creative comm. assets
- Tracking and measuring brand image, awareness, and reputation
Public relation strategy
- Monitoring and managing company reputation toward key stakeholders (consumers, policymakers, employees, candidates, shareholders)
- Fostering company thought leadership
- Nudging media conversations and policy agendas
Contact details
victor@strategicplanner.be
victor@strategicplanner.be