Sophie Van der Veken

Sophie Van der Veken's work experience includes roles at various companies in the field of marketing and copywriting. Sophie began their career as a Copywriting intern at BBDO Belgium in 2016 and again in 2017. Sophie then joined Federate as a Junior Copywriter for a brief period in 2017 before moving on to RCA as a Social Copywriter & Community Manager from September 2017 to November 2018.

In 2019, Sophie joined Tails.com as a Performance Marketing Executive and continued in this role until October 2020. Sophie then transitioned to the position of Affiliates + Partnerships Executive until January 2021. From January 2021 to January 2023, Sophie served as a Senior Affiliates, Partnerships & Influencers Executive at Tails.com, where they managed multiple affiliate programs, commercial partnerships, and influencers in the UK. Sophie also acted as a mentor to an assistant during this time.

Currently, Sophie is working at Tails.com as an Affiliates, Partnerships & Influencers Manager, a position they have held since January 2023. There is no specified end date for this role. Notable achievements during their time at Tails.com include winning the Best Managed Affiliate Programme - SMEs award in 2022 for the Performance Marketing Awards and being shortlisted for the Best Social Commerce Campaign for a YouTube influencer campaign in the same year.

Sophie Van der Veken completed their education at various institutions. From 2016 to 2017, they attended AP Hogeschool Antwerpen and obtained a degree in Communicatiemanagement with a focus on Commerciële communicatie. Prior to that, from 2012 to 2016, they studied at Karel de Grote-Hogeschool and earned a Bachelor's degree in Marketing. Sophie also attended Rozenberg Mol from 2010 to 2012, where they pursued Social and technical sciences. Their earliest education was at Sint-Jan Berchmans College Mol from 2005 to 2010, where they studied Economics and modern languages.

In addition to their formal education, Sophie Van der Veken has obtained several certifications. In 2023, they completed a program in Data Driven eCommerce at the Data Literacy Academy. In 2021, they became a Circl Leader as Coach through Circl®, and in 2017, they achieved Spanish Level 2 certification from Linguapolis. Sophie also obtained Spanish Level 1 certification from Linguapolis in 2017.