Stéphanie D.

(FRANCE, BENELUX, AFRICA)

Mission: Increase Moody's visibility and influence in EMEA; position the agency as a reference among a vast ecosystem of stakeholders.

MEDIA RELATIONS AND MEDIA STRATEGY

• Deploy institutional communication strategies aligned with the agency's priorities and challenges.

• Manage crisis communication: assess the sensitivity of press inquiries, frame messages, adjust action plans in coordination with spokespersons and relevant departments.

• Plan and disseminate high-visibility communications (talking points, media training, interview coordination, multi-channel outreach).

• Foster relationships with a network of specialized and generalist journalists; develop EMEA press lists.

• Ensure strategic management of key media partnerships.

CONTENT CREATION & DISTRIBUTION

• Produce high-stakes media content with business units.

• Ensure graphic/editorial validation and consistency in coordination with editorial, marketing, and production teams.

• Coordinate the distribution of reference content in target media.

• Promote expertise and distinctions through tailored content in coordination with the Marketing team.

• Manage Moody's France accounts on LinkedIn and X.

• Monitor action performance through KPIs, reports, and qualitative/quantitative analysis of coverage.

EVENT COMMUNICATION

• Propose and drive the most suitable media strategy for flagship events.

• Design and manage the media strategy associated with high-impact (inter)national conferences and events.

• Coordinate on-site or remote press management during high-impact events: media briefings, interviews, press/social media/photo logistics.

• Coordinate the production and distribution of associated materials.

• Ensure consistency of initiatives with communication priorities/targets/strategic positioning.

• Translate, adapt, and update strategic and/or confidential content (press releases, presentations, multi-sector studies, marketing materials, etc.) in coordination with business units (financial institutions, corporates, ESG, etc.) and transversal departments (Development, Marketing, Communication, Compliance).

• Manage complex multilingual print and digital projects (e.g., EMEA websites, editorial campaigns, press content) through to publication.

• Ensure the editorial, graphic, and cultural consistency of high-visibility messages, while adhering to quality, confidentiality, and deadline requirements.

• Co-define translation priorities and editorial angles with business units; orchestrate validations with internal referents.

• Actively participate in the implementation and enrichment of French content on the corporate website, in coordination with business units and digital teams.

• Support public speaking engagements (e.g., CEO investor conferences) through personalized linguistic coaching.

• Coordinate interactions with translation agencies; manage budget tracking and reporting.

• Translate economic studies, presentations, and contributions to team publications.

• Coordinate the bilingual publication of daily and weekly newsletters.

• Manage translation projects with service providers and track budgets.

• Ensure quality control of deliverables: review and manage content validation within tight deadlines.