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Oliver Schönfeld-Senior Copywriter & PR Editor | Content for digital channels, marketing & B2B communication

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Münster, Germany

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Jan 2006 - Present
Münster, Germany

Senior consultant & copywriter (content marketing, PR editing, B2B communication)

Strategic communications consulting & freelance editor

Position Summary
Senior consultant & copywriter (content marketing, PR editing, B2B communication) at Strategic communications consulting & freelance editor
Industries
Information Technology
Transportation
Manufacturing
Media and Entertainment
Business Areas
Marketing
Operations
Strategy

Concept development, editing and independent delivery of texts for press, websites, social media and content marketing formats (print and digital). This also includes strategic consulting for managing directors and specialist departments.

Assignments & project successes (selection):

  • Content marketing and sustainability communication for industrial brands: among other things, the first sustainability magazine of the roofing system manufacturer Bauder, from topic research to the finished issue, as well as contributions for the customer magazine "taking care" by Vaillant.
  • Digital editorial work for WestLotto/Eurojackpot: print and digital customer magazine as well as its own weekly content marketing blog on Spiegel Online, designed in a clear, brand-appropriate tone.
  • GEO- and SEO-optimized website texts: ongoing content optimization in projects for WestLotto, DHL, kununu and jameda, among others.
  • B2B specialist texts for fire protection specialist Hekatron: technical articles, press releases and editorial contact with the trade press.
  • Project-related communication responsibility for the first "smart AI Congress" of the VDI (November 2025).
  • DVV Media Group: project-related support for complex, cross-media corporate publishing projects, including for KRONE. Concept development of media formats for various B2B clients to strengthen customer loyalty
Jan 2001 - Dec 2006
Münster, Germany

Head of content unit / entrepreneurial responsibility (co-founder)

Position Summary
Head of content unit / entrepreneurial responsibility (co-founder)
Industries
Media and Entertainment
Business Areas
Finance
Marketing
Operations
Product Development
Strategy

Building and operational leadership of a specialized content unit for cross-media projects in partnership with a regional newspaper publisher

  • Entrepreneurial achievement: building the business unit from concept to profitability. The company is still successfully established in the market today.
  • Leadership & strategy: responsibility for budget, staff and strategic direction.
  • Product development: development of innovative cross-media formats that combine journalistic quality with the communication goals of advertisers.
Jan 1998 - Dec 2001
Gütersloh, Germany

Senior PR consultant and team leader

ad hoc PR

Position Summary
Senior PR consultant and team leader at ad hoc PR
Industries
Banking and Finance
Information Technology
Manufacturing
Real Estate
Business Areas
Marketing

Building and leading an agency team with a focus on financial communication:

  • Communication projects including the takeover of BfG Bank by SEB, launch of the online broker SEBdirect.
  • Press work for various real estate and aircraft leasing funds.
  • Corporate publishing including for Commerzbank (magazine "Reale Welten") and regional savings banks.
  • PR support for IPOs such as syskoplan, DMG Mori (then Gildemeister), AquaOrbis and (planned) Schmitz-Cargobull.
Jan 1994 - Dec 1998

Press spokesman and Head of Marketing, Team Leader

Sparkasse Bergkamen-Bönen

Position Summary
Press spokesman and Head of Marketing, Team Leader at Sparkasse Bergkamen-Bönen
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business Areas
Marketing
Sales
Strategy

Overall market communication for the regional savings bank, including personnel responsibility. Building and implementing market and sponsorship concepts. Contributing to the development and implementation of a new sales structure.

Further training: Sparkassen marketing specialist, training at the Sparkassen Academy Münster to become a sales and communication trainer

Jan 1990 - Dec 1994
Unna, Germany

Hellweger Anzeiger

Position Summary
Industries
Media and Entertainment

Editorial traineeship and then work as a staff editor in the local, sports and later national news sections.

1991/92: One-year internship at the sister paper "Döbelner Anzeiger" in Saxony

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Media and Entertainment, Information Technology, Manufacturing, Transportation, Banking and Finance, and Real Estate.

Media and Entertainment
Information Technology
Manufacturing
Transportation
Banking and Finance
Real Estate
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Experienced in Marketing, Strategy, Operations, Finance, Product Development, and Sales.

Marketing
Strategy
Operations
Finance
Product Development
Sales
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Summary

Senior copywriter and PR editor with over 30 years of journalistic craft and many years of experience in content marketing, B2B communication and digital editorial work. I create clear, target-group-oriented and linguistically clean texts for press, websites, social media and trade media, from topic research to publication. Confident using MS Office and common CMS systems, productive with AI tools and prompt engineering for research and text drafts, familiar with agile ways of working such as Scrum and Kanban. My focus areas: research and text.

Skills

  • Industry Know-How In B2b & Industry: Deep Understanding Of Technical And Business Contexts In The Construction, Industrial And Financial Sectors, From The Product Level To The Market Environment.

  • Corporate Publishing & Pr: Cross-Media Strategies, Agenda Setting, Confident Handling Of Trade And Business Press.

  • Storytelling: Professional Journalistic Work, Target-Group-Oriented Topic Development, Solid Research.

  • Technology & Ai: Openness To Innovation And Productive Use Of Ai Tools And Prompt Engineering To Turn Complex Topics Into Compelling, Benefit-Driven Marketing Stories.

  • Collaboration & Corporate It: Confident Use Of The Ms Office Family (Word, Excel, Powerpoint) As Well As Routine Communication And Project Organization In Microsoft Teams And Sharepoint Structures.

  • Web & Content Management: Many Years Of Experience Working With Common Cms Systems (Typo3, Wordpress, Joomla) To Maintain And Improve Digital Presences.

  • Many Years Of Experience In Seo Writing And, More Recently, In Implementing Geo Strategies.

  • Marketing & Crm: Extensive Knowledge Of Cleverreach, Sistrix And Google Analytics.

  • Project & Task Management: Project Experience With Scrum And Kanban; Quick To Get Up To Speed With Tools Like Jira

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced
French
Intermediate
Dutch
Intermediate

Education

Sparkassen-Akademie Münster

Training as a sales and communication trainer · Sales and communication training · Münster, Germany

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 5
Experience in Media and Entertainment 30.5 y
Avg length 8 y 1 m
Longest experience 20 y 7 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 1 (Germany)
Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Senior consultant & copywriter (content marketing, PR editing, B2B communication), Head of content unit / entrepreneurial responsibility (co-founder), Senior PR consultant and team leader
Main industries Media and Entertainment, Information Technology, Manufacturing
Main business areas Marketing, Strategy, Operations

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Oliver is based in Münster, Germany.

Oliver speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), French (Intermediate), Dutch (Intermediate).

Oliver has at least 37 years of experience. During this time, Oliver has worked in at least 4 different roles and for 4 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 7 years and 4 months. Note that Oliver may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Oliver would be well-suited for roles such as: Senior consultant & copywriter (content marketing, PR editing, B2B communication), Head of content unit / entrepreneurial responsibility (co-founder), Senior PR consultant and team leader.

Oliver's most recent position is Senior consultant & copywriter (content marketing, PR editing, B2B communication) at Strategic communications consulting & freelance editor.

In recent years, Oliver has worked for Strategic communications consulting & freelance editor.

Oliver is most experienced in industries like Media and Entertainment, Information Technology, and Manufacturing. Oliver also has some experience in Transportation, Banking and Finance, and Real Estate.

Oliver is most experienced in business areas like Marketing, Strategy, and Operations. Oliver also has some experience in Finance, Product Development, and Sales.

Oliver has recently worked in industries like Information Technology, Transportation, and Manufacturing.

Oliver has recently worked in business areas like Marketing, Operations, and Strategy.

Oliver attended Sparkassen-Akademie Münster for Sales and communication training.

The availability of Oliver needs to be confirmed.

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