{"id":980,"date":"2022-01-27T16:12:36","date_gmt":"2022-01-27T15:12:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onechocolate.fr\/en\/?p=980"},"modified":"2025-04-11T14:07:18","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T13:07:18","slug":"portrait-meet-elodie-buch-account-director-at-onechocolate-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onechocolate.fr\/en\/blog\/portrait-meet-elodie-buch-account-director-at-onechocolate-france\/","title":{"rendered":"Portrait: Meet Elodie Buch, Account Director"},"content":{"rendered":"

Evolving, sharing, and showing professionalism<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cEver since I joined the agency, I learned a lot in all the different positions I held. I discovered that challenging oneself should not be perceived as a failure, but as an opportunity to grow and evolve.\u201d \u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

After almost six years working for OneChocolate, where she went from Press Officer to Project Manager, to Account Director, Elodie has succeeded in developing her experience in the PR industry. Her cheerful and straightforward disposition enables her to focus on her tasks, while maintaining joyful and friendly relationships with her colleagues. Her meticulous and organised nature makes her an excellent conduit between journalists and clients.<\/p>\n

Throughout her career, Elodie had to overcome a few challenges, such as reconciling her strong character and propensity for perfectionism with day-to-day business challenges. This taught her to better delegate her work and admit to her mistakes. Thanks to her outspokenness and know-how, she was able to put herself in a position to meet her clients\u2019 needs while developing long-term communication strategies. In a nutshell, Elodie is convinced that a job done well is key.<\/p>\n

Not only does this world traveller and literature aficionada <\/em>enjoy reading John Irving\u2019s and Jonathan Franzen\u2019s work, but she is also a passionate writer. Indeed, after studying Communication at Sciences Po (Institute of Political Studies) in Bordeaux and a successful experience at the Publicis Group, she managed to achieve a lifelong goal and decided to spend some time travelling around Australia, where she had the opportunity to improve her English. She took advantage of this period to write her first, self-published novel, which brought her one step closer to her dream of having her work published by a publishing house. \u201cThe little girl I was would be thrilled to know that her novel is accessible to a larger audience”<\/em>, she confessed.<\/p>\n

Her command of English and her determination to cultivate this language are a few reasons that led her to work in the PR industry and to be recruited by OneChocolate. Her editorial and organisational skills allow her to be proficient in the main aspects of her job \u2013 client and journalist relations and content production. Besides, this cheerful young mother who rides her bike everywhere knows how to preserve herself to spend time with her family, while maintaining a friendly atmosphere at work. In her own words: \u201cI am not here to suffer.\u201d And even though basil pesto stands at the top of her list of favourite food, she has a fondness for chocolate as well.<\/p>\n

Quotes<\/strong><\/p>\n