Summary
Lara Deraes is a T-shaped content marketeer with 11 years of experience crafting B2B content, leading marketing teams, and driving measurable growth from her base in Ghent. She has repeatedly stepped into leadership roles—often as the sole marketer—winning rapid results such as doubling inbound leads and nearly tripling demo requests during a short stint at Metamaze. Skilled in content strategy, copywriting, Webflow site management and campaign execution, she’s launched video concepts, coordinated rebrands, and built CRM-driven lead flows for startups and scale-ups. Lara combines hands-on content creation with strategic marketing operations and a keen interest in GenAI and IDP, making her adept at translating technical product value into compelling communications. She’s known for pragmatic creativity (yes, she “killed the penguin” in a rebrand) and a collaborative, coffee-first approach to problem solving.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Postgraduaat Trendanalyse en implementatie, Postgraduaat Trendanalyse en implementatie at HOGENT
Bachelor's degree Communication management, Bachelor's degree Communication management at Arteveldehogeschool
Postgraduate Digital marketing and communication, Postgraduate Digital marketing and communication at HUB-EHSAL
Dutch, English, French, German