Simon Richard

My responsibilities:

- Participate in brainstorming sessions to recommend the most relevant communication solutions in response to creative briefs and conduct kick-offs

- Ensure interface with clients, sales representatives, and the creative department

- Create timelines / Reports

- Monitor brand content productions: print, digital, radio, and special events, respecting the editorial line of Lagardère Group brands (Europe 1, Virgin Radio, RFM, Paris Match, Le JDD)

- Ensure online operations monitoring and optimization

- Oversee billing, analyze quotes, and negotiate contracts

- Ensure proper KPI management and accurate balance sheet preparation

- Management of interns

- Maintain constant communication with the sales departments of the advertising agency and the Group's publishers

The objective of the Communication, Promotion & Editorial Diversification department is to enhance Paris Match's notoriety through various communication actions: events, public relations operations (partnerships, sponsorships, patronage...), special and digital operations. My responsibilities:

• Implementation of Paris Match events, from strategy to operations: planning and budget management, construction of event editorial lines, management of service providers

• Management of editorial projects (supplements in the magazine) and digital projects (web series, live streams...)

• Enhance the Paris Match brand in line with its DNA: brand content campaigns, development and adherence to timelines, creation of content for social networks and the website

• Maintain and develop B2B networks (exhibitions, gala evenings, press events)

• Participation in the development of the strategy for recurring and occasional partnerships: Google, RFM, Europe 1, le JDD

• Development of commercial contracts

• Participation in the weekly promotion of the magazine in France and internationally

• Monitoring (media and social networks)

• Community Management: managing the Grand Prix Paris Match Facebook and Twitter pages

- Event planning

- Administrative and financial monitoring

- Ensure the organization and implementation of client requests on the day of the event

- Strategic implementation of a communication plan

- Supervise various levels of staff to ensure the smooth running of operations