Bianca Bittencourt at the Cool Heating Coalition

I’m Bia, nice to meet you.

I’m a Brussels-based strategic communicator working on EU policy, with a focus on climate and energy, and on countering disinformation. I’ve worked in communications and graphic design since 2012, across civil society, startups, trade associations, and businesses.

I lead communications strategy and produce the work it requires. As both a copywriter and graphic designer, I make editorial and visual decisions together, from framing a policy argument to designing the publication that carries it. My experience across sectors informs how I approach unfamiliar subjects and connect them to the wider debate.

Bianca Bittencourt with the speakers and organisers of the EUSEW policy session at the European Commission

At the Cool Heating Coalition, I lead communications on Europe’s heating and cooling transition. Alongside editorial and media work, I organise policy events, including the EUSEW session co-hosted with the European City Facility. I also advise Alliance4Europe and its Counter Disinformation Network on communications and research dissemination.

My project experience includes the European Startup Prize for Mobility’s Parliament ceremony and winners’ tour, Clean Heat Europe’s visual identity, and the Posting with Purpose workshop for the EPP Group at the European Committee of the Regions. I’ve also run a communications agency and worked in art direction, which shapes how I manage a project as well as the work I produce.

I steer communications that connect policy with the people who need to understand it, whether they’re making decisions in Brussels or managing the costs of everyday life. I adapt the language and format to the audience while preserving the substance of the work.

Purpose and social impact guide the projects I take on. I work on how climate and energy policy affects people’s homes, livelihoods, and public trust, and on identifying and countering the disinformation that undermines that work.

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My experience

November 2025 – present

Brussels, Belgium

Strategic Communications Coordinator

Cool Heating Coalition

  • Lead communications for a coalition of 17 civil society organisations working on Europe’s heating and cooling transition.
  • Develop campaign messages and coordinate policy publications, media outreach, and digital communications.
  • Organise policy events and webinars, including a policy session at EUSEW, and manage and mentor the Communications Officer.
Communications strategyMedia relationsPolicy events
EUSEW policy session EUSEW article FORESIGHT interview

November 2024 – present

Brussels, Belgium

Marketing & Communications Adviser

Alliance4Europe

  • Advise Alliance4Europe and its Counter Disinformation Network on communications and research dissemination.
  • Develop campaign materials and publications that make disinformation research accessible to policy and public audiences.
  • Support proposals and business development for the network.
Research communicationPublication designCampaign development
Poland election-risk report Counter Disinformation Network

August 2023 – January 2024

Brussels, Belgium

Project Manager

European Startup Prize for Mobility

  • Coordinated the fifth edition with the Prize Secretariat, institutional partners, and Karima Delli’s cabinet.
  • Delivered the European Parliament prize ceremony and the winning cohort’s tour to Web Summit, the Lucerne Dialogue, and Slush.
  • Managed programme delivery and partner coordination through to the closing event in Paris.
Programme deliveryInstitutional eventsPartnerships
Tour recap The Brussels Times

March – June 2023

Brussels, Belgium

Marketing Programme Manager

Cronos Europa

  • Coordinated corporate marketing and communications campaigns, external providers, and deliverables.
  • Worked with the internal design studio, Inspiiro, to develop communications materials.
Campaign coordinationCorporate communicationsProject management
Visit Cronos Europa

September 2022 – April 2023

Brussels, Belgium

Communications and Marketing Officer

Europod / Bulle Media

  • Developed marketing and social media strategy for a multilingual European podcast network.
  • Created the visual identity and style guide, alongside social content, podcast descriptions, and advertising copy.
  • Planned media outreach and coordinated relationships with journalists, partners, and podcast guests.
Brand identitySocial media strategyMedia outreach
Visit Europod

October 2022 – present

Brussels, Belgium

Aza

Co-founder and director, Selected Brussels projects

  • Clean Heat Europe: a full rebrand, visual identity, and campaign materials.
  • European Heat Pump Association: graphic and print design for DecarbCities.
  • EPP Group at the European Committee of the Regions: the Posting with Purpose workshop on organic growth and social media practice.
Brand identityPublication designTraining
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