Francois Ciesielski

Senior Marketing and Communications Strategist

Salary / Daily rate

Lyon, France

Freelance, open to permanent contract

Can come onsite

Skills

Marketing Strategy

Languages

EnglishFrenchSpanish

About me

Intro

Bilingual marketing strategist with 10+ years driving growth for Fortune 500 and international clients. Led AI integration at HP, built global spokesperson programs, and delivered 65% traffic increases through data-driven campaigns. Expert in B2B strategy, content creation, and multi-channel marketing to accelerate your brand's global success.

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Work experience

HP

Nov 2019 - Jan 2025

5 years 3 months

Houston, Texas Area

PR & Communications Strategist

Nov 2021 - Jan 2025

3 years 3 months

Houston, Texas Area

Broad Responsibilities: - Defined and implemented Corporate Affairs’ strategic programs, reporting to CCO and her Chief of Staff. - Led AI integration for the Communications Organization, creating use cases, guidebooks, and prompt libraries to boost efficiency, automate tasks, and support strategic initiatives. - Built a brand-new company-wide spokesperson program from the ground up, expanding our brand’s narrative and thought leadership on global scale. - Developed content strategy for HP’s newsroom, ensuring timely updates and optimizing user engagement.

Media Analyst

Nov 2019 - Dec 2021

2 years 2 months

Houston, TX, USA

- Developed comprehensive media analytics and reporting to inform key decision-making for marketing and communications strategies. - Aligned media performance metrics with organizational goals to drive success. Overseeing real-time monitoring dashboards and tracking media performance. - Implemented and maintained an internal Knowledge Exchange platform to foster cross-departmental collaboration.

Digital Marketing Project Manager

HexaGroup

Nov 2016 - Oct 2019

3 years

Houston, Texas Area

Lead marketing consultant and project manager for clients in many sectors. Managing a diverse team of designers, developers, marketing specialists, and copywriters. Responsibilities: - Execute multi-channel demand generation campaigns across digital, email, paid media, events, and ABM. - Built and enhanced clients' social presence, strengthening brand advocacy and visibility. - Agencies management Scope of duties: - Website content development (content creation, page creation and new features research & implementation). Site interface & user flow optimizations (recordings, heat mapping, A/B testing) - Search engine optimization (SEO), including SERP/keyword tracking, competitor analysis - Integrated marketing campaigns: social media, managed placements, programmatic and remarketing, email outreach, and landing page creation. - Content creation: Whitepapers, pitch decks, webinars, case studies, and infographics - Lead management (form tracking, CRM & reporting integration) - Marketing automation (HubSpot, MailChimp, Salesforce, and Google Sheets) Industries serviced: Energy, Technology (SaaS), Medical, Footwear, Food Industry.

Marketing Consultant

BTI Consulting / OUINO Consulting

Oct 2014 - Dec 2016

2 years 3 months

Houston, Texas Area

BTI Consulting allows companies to realize their international potential through a combination of strategy, sales and marketing consulting, foreign direct investments, and business development projects. Broad responsibilities: - Implement Go-to-Market strategies for international clients - Drive marketing and advertising strategies. Scope: - Define strategic opportunities based on the market intelligence and present recommendations to client management - Monitor market trends and adapt clients branding and positioning to North American audience. - Design of marketing collaterals (InDesign leaflets, emailing campaigns, social media support, website audit, PPT presentation and advertising copy) - Sales calls and meetings in targeted industry segments Industries Serviced: Wine & Spirits, Food Processing, Transportation, Medical, Home Design.

Marketing Specialist

BETA International

May 2014 - Oct 2014

6 months

Houston, Texas Area

• Branding strategy plan for company's own product line - Created business plan for the new brand and complete communication strategy - Competitive and positioning analysis of brand and products • Presented O&G valve market research to executives and shareholders

Marketing and Sales Coordinator

Porton, LLC

Apr 2013 - May 2014

1 year 2 months

Houston, Texas Area

- Market Research and Go-to-Market strategy planning - Sales recommendations based on account performance analysis (using Salesforces CRM) - Marketing efforts: Social media and inbound marketing content - Trade marketing efforts: Designed diverse marketing materials (ambassador training deck, annual performance report, designed special product packaging) - Product development: VAP projects and Product line extension study - Weekly reporting to stakeholders

Marketing Communications Intern

BiTWiiN (www.bitwiin.com)

Sep 2012 - Dec 2012

4 months

Paris Area, France

- Website audit and optimization of the communication strategy. - Set up of SEO tools, use of new advertising channels, keywords and display opportunities. -> The website’s traffic increased by 65% soon after implantation of recommendations.

Marketing Summer Intern

Porton, LLC

Jun 2012 - Oct 2012

5 months

Houston, Texas Area

- Americas' high-end spirits market study - Go-To-Market marketing strategy (target audience, personal definition, competition benchmark)

Talent Management Aide

Technip

Jul 2010 - Dec 2010

6 months

Houston, Texas Area

- Managed the training database for the Organizational Department - Assisted in the development of the Performance Appraisal project to evaluate employees - Edited training courses using audio and video editing software


Education

EMLV - École de Management Léonard de Vinci

Master 2

2012 - 2013

2 years

EMLV - École de Management Léonard de Vinci

Master's degree

2008 - 2013

6 years

The Awty International School

High School Diploma, Science focus

2002 - 2008

7 years

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