● Craft and manage content for the company website.● Coordinate content creation and provide usability advice for Erasmus+ projects.● Actively participate in communication activities within Erasmus+ projects.● Deliver coaching and training sessions on content writing and communications to colleagues and clients.I'll be working closely with developers, UX, graphics, and social media colleagues.Happy to be part of the Knowledge Innovation Centre team and looking forward to contributing to our impactful work.

I worked as team leader / senior member of the communication unit’s web team, contributing to the Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) strategic communication. I was responsible for creating, structuring and maintaining the content (editorial, content design and strategy) as well as the overall management (web management) of the JRC’s main corporate website (EU Science Hub). Main achievements: ● Relaunching the JRC’s main corporate website (EU Science Hub) to an upgraded CMS (Drupal) and new design. This project included the development and execution of a comprehensive web strategy to guide the relaunch. This web strategy had to be in full alignment with the overarching corporate communication strategy (DG Communicaiton) and accommodate the JRC's strategic outlook and organisational restructuring. It also included using insights from audience research and web analytics, managing content inventory, ROT analysis, and content migration, creating a new site architecture and taxonomy, content strategy and work flows for content publishing, advocating and applying the corporate style guide. ● Setting up coaching sessions and direct support channels for content creators. ● Establishing the communication unit’s web team as a valued source of expertise and support for distributed webmasters and content contributors across the JRC (6 sites, in 5 countries). Through the coaching sessions and support channels, I coached best practices for copywriting including content search engine optimisation (SEO), usability and accessibility, new CMS (Drupal) content types and features, use and updates of style guide (content advocate for importance of language).I worked with social media, events, and visual communication teams for integrated communication.I supported colleagues in the Commissions department for communication (DG COMM) in creating and maintaining the corporate style guide.

I worked with the Commission's central communication department (DG COMM) under contract with ICF Mostra (now ICF Next), a communication agency.Main achievement:● Content creation, strategically staggered launch, and maintenance of 10 web presences describing the political priorities of the President of the European Commission (2014, 2015).Overall, in my role, I supported the redesign of the Commission's main web presence as defined in DG COMM's strategic planning and based on extensive audience and usability research (organising information in a user-centric approach, adopting the perspective of the target audience, rather than reflecting the organisational structure). I implemented strategic online communication activities led by the Spokesperson service working as editor and coordinator with DG COMM. I acted as product owner in a cross-functional, multidisciplinary team of web developers, design and usability colleagues to make the web content accessible. I worked with the social media team for integrated communication.

Seconded from the European Union Naval Force Somalia - Operation Atalanta, I supported the European External Action Service (EEAS) chairmanship of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPSC) as communications expert.

I worked as a civilian consultant with the press and public information department. I was acting deputy spokesperson and responsible for the operation’s website and social media channels. I wrote press releases, press briefings, master messages, and lines-to-take in compliance with the communication and PR strategy of the operation and the European External Action Service (EEAS). I provided media training for the command group. Main achievements● Co-developed and ensured alignment of the operation’s communication strategy with the broader objectives of the EEAS StratCom strategy.● Relaunch of the operations website. I coordinated a complete redesign of the website, including purpose and scope, visual identity, information architecture, navigation, content strategy, content design and style guide.● Creating the operation’s presence on social media.● Creating and implementing a social media strategy, web content strategy, style guide, house-rules, coaching for contributors.● Media campaign accompanying politically sensitive military operation, denying pirates safe haven on the coastline of Somalia. I supported procurement; negotiating rates and orders of external service providers/contractors.In addition, I supported the EEAS as seconded communications expert during their 2014 chairmanship of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPSC).

My tasks included writing and editing press releases & articles, briefings, reports, speeches, and creating and editing web (Joomla) and social media content. In addition, I was editor of the organisations quarterly e-magazine.I managed a website revamp and introduction of social media as an additional engagement channel.

I assisted account managers in creating internal and external communication material, business acquisition, formulating policy strategy, and organising conferences.

In this internship, I assisted the press office of the Representation of the European Commission in Bonn, Germany, in media monitoring, replying to enquiries by media and members of the public, and creating information material for events.

I was a student assistant at the sport centre of the univeristy (Hochschulsportzentrum).

Following basic and specialised training in the German Army, I served as international military police sergeant at the NATO headquarters SHAPE in Mons, Belgium.