Julie Bodart
Professional status Consultant
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Julie Bodart
Communications professional with a strong interest for everything digital, experienced in both “traditional” public relations and social media; I've just started a 3 month contract within Hill & Knowlton's digital team.My links
Professional experience
Freelance Consultant
Hill & Knowlton - London - United Kingdom(Freelancer - Started 4 months ago)
Freelance
90:10 Group - London - United Kingdom(Freelancer - March 2010 - March 2010)
- Worked on Honda (UK market) doing a listening audit with Radian6
Freelance
Paratus Communications - London - United Kingdom(Freelancer - January 2010 - January 2010)
- Worked on the Coca-Cola Company (listening audit research) and on Costa Coffee (bloggers research)
Freelance
Brando Social - London - United Kingdom(Freelancer - June 2009 - January 2010)
- Worked on different clients from consumer (Sony Ericsson, Electronic Arts, Bupa) to entertainment (Universal Music) and charity (Edge)
• Responsible for Brando Social’s newsletter;
• Electronic Arts – “Left 4 Dead 2” video game: set up a monitoring method and was in charge of monitoring Brando Social’s viral video;
• Sony Ericsson – “Eyes Wide Open” and “FIFA” competitions: targeted, researched and contacted bloggers;
• Sony Ericsson – “Pocket TV show”: managed Twitter account: engaged with followers, set up competitions, created polls;
• Universal Music: set up and managed MySpace and Twitter accounts for a newly signed artist (Amber), researched and contacted targeted influential bloggers and forums;
• Edge: targeted, researched and contacted bloggers; managed Edge’s Facebook fan page and Twitter account, constantly bringing new ideas to raise Edge’s visibility.
Intern as a Press agent (within the French Dept)
Way To Blue - London - United Kingdom(Work placement - July 2008 - September 2008)
- Worked on various films and series such as Wall-E, Sweeney Todd, Californication, Entourage…
• Maximised clients’ online visibility by selecting targeted websites (including social networking websites, video sharing websites, blogs and forums);
• Created and maintained strong relationships with journalists and webmasters to offer editorial material (press releases, press kits, interviews and videos) and prizes for competitions;
• Researched, recommended and organised creative partnerships;
• Reviewed and analysed competitors’ publications.
Intern in the Theatre & Film Departments
Premier Public Relations - London - United Kingdom(Work placement - January 2008 - March 2008)
- Worked on various films (Juno, Happy-Go-Lucky…) and plays (Spamalot, Marguerite…)
Helped both teams in their daily work: writing reports, collating press cuttings and organising press nights and screenings.
Volunteer within the Press Department
FIFF (International Festival of French-speaking Film) - Namur - Belgium(Voluntary work - September 2007 - October 2007)
- Assisted the Head of Press with all media enquiries and accreditations, wrote and prepared press materials and helped to organise screenings and photo calls.
In 2007, more than 330 journalists from over the world (mostly from French-speaking countries) covered this event.
Teaching assistant for the “Marketing Theory” course
Université Libre de Bruxelles - Brussels - Belgium(Fixed-term contract - October 2006 - December 2006)
- Reviewed the content of the course, researched new articles for use in the course as well as taking on the role of student liaison officer.
Intern in the Press and PR Business Unit
VO Communication - Brussels - Belgium(Work placement - January 2006 - March 2006)
- The main account I worked on was the “Brussels Book Fair”.
Assisted the Head of Press with all press enquiries and accreditations; organised and helped at press conferences; welcomed talents and journalists during the event.
Intern
Duval Guillaume - Brussels - Belgium(Work placement - November 2005 - December 2005)
- Worked on various campaigns dealing with commercial and creative aspects.
Skills
Specialties
- Web 2.0, social media, social networking websites (Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, Flickr, MySpace, LinkedIn etc.), online public relations, listening & monitoring (Radian6), blogger relations, digital engagement
- Industries: Consumer, FMCG, Mobile/Tech, Entertainment, Film & DVD, Video Games, Music and Charity
- Former clients include: Honda, Coca-Cola, Costa Coffee, Sony Ericsson, Electronic Arts, Bupa, Universal Music, Edge (charity), Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Warner Bros
Languages
- French: mother tongue
- English: fluent
I.T. Skills
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Word/Outlook/Excel/PowerPoint, Adobe Photoshop
- Internet/social media savvy and strong experience of blog platforms: WordPress, Tumblr and Posterous
- Radian6
Key Skills
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills;
- Very organised with a meticulous attention to detail;
- Ability to work independently as well as in a team;
- Creative, fast learner and proactive;
- Good research and IT skills.
Interests/Hobbies
- Social media and new technologies, blogging, reading, board games, cinema, music, cooking for friends
Education
Four year University degree in Information and Communication Sciences
Université Libre de Bruxelles (October 2000 - June 2007)
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Graduated with 2:1 Honours
Studied a broad range of subjects such as marketing, internal and external communication, journalistic writing, advertising, political communication, psychology and computer science.
Final dissertation: « Dove: marketing and semiotic analysis of the “Campaign for Real Beauty” »
