
Marion PECOU
Content & Media Specialist
Salary / Daily rate
Paris, France
Freelance
Can come onsite
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
Media & Content Specialist with 10+ years of experience across international PR, event management, and digital communications. Proven track record managing high-profile projects like Paris 2024 Olympic media operations (+100 international media outlets) and developing content strategies for global brands including adidas, FILA, and UEFA. Offering comprehensive services from copywriting and translations to influencer campaigns and venue management that deliver measurable impact.
Work experience
Freelance, Content & Media Specialist
FreelanceFreelance
Jan 2025 - Present
1 year 10 months
Paris, France
🤝Clients: Polarsteps, UEFA Champions League (Blue Whale Media Group), nLITEn tech, Compagnie du Poulpe 🛠️Services: PR & Media Operations, Social Media, Influence, Event & Venue Management, Copywriting, Translation English<>French
Ville de Paris
May 2022 - Dec 2024
2 years 8 months
Paris, France
Communications and Venue Manager, Paris 2024 Host City Festivity Site
Jan 2024 - Dec 2024
1 year
Paris, France
Festivity site: La Terrasse des Jeux (town hall forecourt) 📺 +100 different international media hosted on-site during the Games (Torch Relay, Marathon For All, press tours, interviews, live coverage, standup positions) 🧚59 content creators welcomed on-site for 18 activations and hospitality events 📰over 260,000 views on the host city website (175 SEO articles written) 👔 management of official visits and Observer Program (Milano Cortina 2026, LA2028, Brisbane 2032, Sunshine Coast Mayor Rosanna Natoli...) 🛠️venue management: supervising volunteers, food and beverage, security, rescue, health and safety, stakeholders relationships, team briefing and management (7 people), event production agency management (+15 people)
Editorial Content Project Manager
May 2022 - Mar 2024
1 year 11 months
Paris, France
General Delegation for the Olympic and Paralympic Games and Major Events, General Secretariat of the City of Paris Promoting the City of Paris's public policies for the Olympic and Paralympic Games towards specific communities (women, children, people with disabilities, inhabitants of underserved neighbourhoods, elderly people, etc.) 🌐 Identifying communication opportunities for Mayor Anne Hidalgo, Deputy Mayor in charge of Sports and Seine River Pierre Rabadan, and comms teams 📝editing of institutional and informational documents: SEO articles written for paris.fr and Que Faire à Paris (4m unique visitors per month), 4 official brochures, 3 exhibits, press releases, and wordings. Managing digital accessibility project (transcription in sign language, easy-to-read & easy-to-understand texts, etc.) 🤝coordinating comms for major events (social media, web, PR, photo/video, internal communications) Events : - Paralympic Day 2022, 2023 - Beach Pro Tour 2022, 2023 - NBA Paris Game 2023, 2024 - World Parathletics 2023 - Rugby World Cup 2023 - International Wheelchair Rugby Cup 2023 - Olympic and Paralympic Games 2024
Manager, Communications and Content
The Explorers
May 2020 - May 2022
2 years 1 month
Paris, France
Publication of one short article a day on natural or cultural heritage | Apple🍎Editors' Choice Award (2021) 📝EDITORIAL COMMUNICATION - documentary research (thesis, scientific articles, official studies), fact-checking - writing short articles (<150 words) in French and English for website, apps, and social media - localizing website articles for the Inventory of France (language, technical info, culture...) - iconographic research and writing of articles for partners (UNESCO, Atout France, World Expo Dubai 2020, Samsung, Kering, Air France KLM...) - writing, translation, and sending of press releases, press kits and newsletters - drafting and sending push notifications in French and English to users (mobile apps) 📲SOCIAL MEDIA (+80K followers) - strategy, editorial planning, content snacking, content programming - management of influencers and content creators - campaign sponsorship: A/B testing, audience creation, performance analysis, reporting, strategic recommendations - video editing (9:16, 16:9, 4:5, Reels, IG Story) with Adobe Premiere and Mojo Management (internal): intern and part-time student Management (external): a team of moderators and editors (15 people) Project management tools: Slack, Asana, Miro, Notion Social media management tools: Later, Creator Studio, Business Manager Customer support and relations software : Stripe
Press Officer & Social Media Manager
NORTH COMMUNICATION
Oct 2018 - May 2020
1 year 8 months
Région de Paris, France
🤝CLIENTS: FILA, RedBull, World Tourism Fair (Destinations Nature), Bonifacio tourist office, Le Raid des Alizés Martinique, La Parisienne, Le Défi de Monte-Cristo, Hutchinson Cycling, La Sportiva, Acontraluz Festival, La Brasserie du Mont-Blanc, hummel... 📢PRESS & INFLUENCER RELATIONS - building relationships and understanding the needs of the media, influencers and VIPs on a day-to-day basis - creating and sending press and visual tools to the media (Datapresse) - PR/Influencer strategy and planning for each season (seedings, interviews, partnerships, events, conferences, visits, trips) - PR/influencer event management (budget, location, food & beverage, accreditations, travel agencies) - media monitoring, sector watch, calls for tender - monthly reporting and press review 📲SOCIAL MEDIA - strategy, writing, localization, and content creation - editorial planning (Trello) - daily community management via Business Manager and Creator Studio - management of sponsored campaigns via Business Manager - monthly reporting
Press, Entertainment & Influencer Assistant
adidas
Mar 2018 - Oct 2018
8 months
Région de Paris, France
📢PRESS RELATIONS - agency briefs and management (Wellcom and Publicis Consultants) - press management (media pool and interviews) with Adidas ambassadors (Kristina Mladenovic, Presnel Kimpembe, Zinédine Zidane...) - management of Press Days for the Adidas Originals FW18 collection 🌟ENTERTAINMENT MARKETING - support and recommendations for Adidas France's Entertainment & Influence strategy - helping to manage product placements, endowments and shopping sprees (Eddy de Pretto, Fianso, S-Pri Noir, Shy'm, DJ Snake, Angèle... with Universal Music France, Sony Music Entertainment France, Warner Music France, Because Music) 🔥INFLUENCER MARKETING - influencer marketing strategy and reporting (scouting, monitoring) - seeding and management of the showroom (scenography, reception, visits) - shoot management with content creators - management of influencers at Adidas events (Tina Kunakey, Clio Pajczer, @thisisvenice, @carlagenus, @todayitsfootball...)
Global PR & Social Media Assistant
adidas
Mar 2017 - Oct 2017
8 months
91074 Herzogenaurach, Germany
Football Unit 📸 BRAND CONTENT & PR CAMPAIGNS - support for the creation of content for social media and the press with A-clubs (Real Madrid, AC Milan, Bayern Munich, Manchester United, Juventus) and top players (Messi, Suarez, Pogba, Benzema, etc.) - logistical organisation of European brand content shoots with the agencies (WeAreSocial, IRIS Worlwide) 📲INTERNATIONAL PR & SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGY - support in defining a global communications strategy for Adidas Football (presentations, benchmarks, analyses, best practices, reports, etc.). 🎯"TANGO SQUAD" PROJECT - Development and management of a global digital strategy for young amateur players in key cities (local markets).
Communications Officer
Olow Trademark
Sep 2015 - May 2016
9 months
Région de Nantes, France
📝JOURNALISM/EDITORIAL - interviews with artists and shops in French and English for the brand's blog (Bernhard Lang, Jean Jullien, Supakitch, Citadium, L'Exception...) - creation of a print magazine for the FW17 lookbook (copywriting, graphic design follow-up) 📲CONTENT CREATION/COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT - set design and photography - writing and daily publication on socials (Facebook, Instagram & Tumblr) ✨INFLUENCER MARKETING - relations and partnerships with content creators - endowment and product placement (Travel influencers: Alex Strohl, Morgan Phillips, Sidi Omar Alami, Jérémy Janin, etc.) - press relations, copywriting for the e-commerce website and administrative tasks
Communications Assistant
MakeFashion
Apr 2015 - Jul 2015
4 months
Région de Calgary, Canada
- content creation and management of social media in English (blog, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) - writing and sending press releases (Canada, USA, France) - management and organisation of events at Maker Faire San Francisco Bay Area with Paralympic athlete Michelle Salt (reception and management of teams on site) - management of workshops and events
Assistante Attachée de presse (Press officer assistant)
Nantes Métropole
Feb 2014 - Mar 2014
2 months
Région de Nantes, France
Drafting press kits and press releases Help with organising press conferences and inaugurating projects (town planning, culture, sport)
Intern
MARTANGE PRODUCTION
Feb 2013 - Mar 2013
2 months
Région de Boulogne-Billancourt, France
Studio set design for the TV programme "Comment ça va bien?" on France 2 with Stéphane Bern.
Intern
ELLE Magazine
Feb 2013 - Mar 2013
2 months
92300 Levallois-Perret, France
Education
Université Lumière Lyon 2
Master 2 (M2)
2017 - 2018
1 year 1 month
Université d'Angers
Master 1 (M1)
2016 - 2017
1 year 1 month
Université d'Angers
Licence 3
2015 - 2016
1 year 1 month
Nantes Université
Diplôme Universitaire de Technologie
2013 - 2015
2 years 1 month
Lycée Polyvalent Joubert-Maillard
Baccalauréat
2010 - 2013
3 years 1 month
Collège René-Guy Cadou
Brevet des collèges
2006 - 2010
4 years 1 month
Licenses & certifications
Tourism Management at UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Issued: Jan 2023
Facebook : Les campagnes de publicité
Issued: Jan 2022
Prévenir les violences et les discriminations dans le sport
Issued: Feb 2021