Experience

Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics

• Germany
• Research
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Head of PR & Communications

  • Jan 2022 - Present



Messe Muenchen

• Germany
• Events Services
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Category Head Marketing & Communications for Technology & Electronics

  • Jul 2019 - Sep 2021

  Responsible for PR, marketing, and brand management of six international technology and electronics trade fairs (B2B) with digital extensions: analytica, automatica, electronica, LASER World of PHOTONICS, LOPEC, productronica. I act as media spokesperson and advise the managing directors on public statements. Managed annual budget: € 2.5 million. I supervise a team of up to four employees and was part of projects to transform the marketing & communications department and to drive the digitalization of the company. Show less



transQUER GmbH - Connecting clients and audiences.

• Germany
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Content Creation & Consulting

  • Mar 2016 - Apr 2019

  In this managerial position (head of 16 employees in two locations) I led content marketing projects and developed communication strategies for companies in the technology, science, chemical & pharmaceutical industries. Customers included companies and institutions such as Linde Group, Bayer, Sandoz, Wacker Chemie, Technical University of Munich, Max Planck Society. I managed social media activities, inbound marketing measures, press events and video productions. In this managerial position (head of 16 employees in two locations) I led content marketing projects and developed communication strategies for companies in the technology, science, chemical & pharmaceutical industries. Customers included companies and institutions such as Linde Group, Bayer, Sandoz, Wacker Chemie, Technical University of Munich, Max Planck Society. I managed social media activities, inbound marketing measures, press events and video productions.



Hubert Burda Media

• Germany
• Media Production
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head of Editorial Department Research & Technology/Medicine at FOCUS Magazin

  • Jan 2014 - Feb 2016

  I led one of the key departments of the magazine: 40% of all cover stories in a year were created under my responsibility. I supervised a team of nine employees.

• Editor Research & Technology/Medicine and Media at FOCUS Magazin

  • Nov 2000 - Dec 2013

  For one of the leading news magazines in Germany I identified trends and topics in science, technology and media and translated them into compelling stories. I led photo productions and conceived infographics.



Freelance

• Science and Technology Writer & Editor

  • 1993 - 2000

  I worked for various German-language media. Areas of expertise: technology, science, IT and Internet I worked for various German-language media. Areas of expertise: technology, science, IT and Internet



Berliner Zeitung

• Germany
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Science & Technology Editor

  • Sep 1998 - Apr 1999