Adobe Creative Cloud Experts in Cologne

For the Amazon Prime Video series “The Summit” (Banijay Productions Germany), I worked for ten days as a Camera Operator in the mountains of New Zealand’s South Island. Together with the editorial and sound teams, I accompanied the candidates in the camp in the evenings and mornings, capturing their dynamics, conversations and emotions. During the night, I shot timelapses that tell the story of the landscape and the rhythm of the production. The shoot was filmed on the Sony FX6.

The conditions were demanding: daily helicopter flights to the camp, night shifts and overnight stays directly at the location. The biggest challenge was reacting to new situations within seconds. In a reality format, there are no second chances; decisive moments have to work the first time. This sharpened my sense of timing and visual composition under pressure.

I worked on set in a team of more than 40 people, bilingually in German and English with an Australian-German crew. The experience shows what I bring: resilience under extreme conditions, reliability in large production structures and an eye for genuine, unscripted moments, whether for streaming, documentaries or outdoor formats.

Concept, design, and implementation of digital brand and communication solutions for companies, practices, freelancers, and agencies.

Concept and design of corporate websites, shops, landing pages, app and interface concepts, as well as complex design systems – from strategy, information architecture, mobile-first approaches, and UX/UI design to Figma prototyping, content structure, SEO-relevant content, and image concepts, all the way to implementation (in WordPress) and maintenance.

Independent project management including client consulting, quote and budget coordination, quality assurance, and collaboration with development.

Focus areas: UX/UI design, art direction, web design, e-commerce, corporate websites, complex design systems, Figma, WordPress, marketing

trategic Requirements Management: Steered user-centric product development for highly complex analytical platforms in close coordination with Product Owners.

Team Enablement: Provided technical supervision and UX alignment across multiple development teams to ensure consistent implementation.

Translation of Requirements: Translated complex business logic into intuitive, user-centric concepts and workflows along the entire customer journey.

End-to-End Design: Led ideation, conceptualization, and UI design for UX projects, accounting for cross-functional requirements.

Quality Assurance: Ensured strict adherence to and verification of usability standards and web accessibility (WCAG) within a B2B context.

Stakeholder Management: Confidently presented and defended design solutions to senior management and specialized departments.

Cross-functional Collaboration: Acted as the primary interface between Product, Engineering, and Business to resolve conflicting objectives within the design process.

• UI design of the Penny mobile app and ongoing maintenance of the company-wide design system — carried out with a senior UI designer from the Artyspark team.
• Managing, briefing, and quality control of all design decisions; close coordination with Penny's internal product team in product management and development.
• Ensuring consistent UI standards across the app and design system; reviewing and approving components, tokens, and guidelines.

• In my key role in strategic requirements management for the UVO online service, I established a comprehensive process from concept to execution.
• The responsibility included effectively collecting and prioritizing user feedback and requirements from municipalities and state administrations for direct service improvements.
• Developed, implemented, and led strategic requirements management for the OZG 2.0 UVO online service
• Gathering, prioritizing, and handling functional requirements, issues, improvement suggestions, and requests from municipalities and state administrations
• Creating release documentation
• Communicating implemented requirements to municipalities and UV offices
• Aligning with service managers and stakeholders
• Coordinating XFamily changes and version updates
• Managing and maintaining the Jira backlog and Confluence pages
• Responsible for Jira sprints, sprint planning, and review
• Coordinating with business, Product Owner, and development team for requirement implementation
• Testing implemented requirements in the online service
• Project documentation

• Agile project management
• Support for marketing projects
• Building the marketing agency Brainverse UG
• Corporate communication
• Content creation
• Copywriting
• CI/CD development
• Technical consulting for digital transformation

• Responsibility and self-direction for corporate web video and TV content
• Development and execution of creative concepts
• Editing and post-production with Adobe Creative Cloud
• Camera operation and VJ work for TV, YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram
• Use of equipment such as Sony Alpha 7 IV, DJI RS 3 Gimbal, Insta360 X3, DJI Mavic Mini 4 Pro, and other professional photo, video, and audio equipment
• Collaboration with clients and partners, including Fishermans Friend, 1Live, Verstehen Sie Spaß, and others
• National and international projects (excluding war zones)
• Class B driving license, own car, and small drone license

• Freelance graphic designer for various agencies and clients in brand and communication design
• Regularly involved in two agencies to support the team with concept, layout, illustration, and final artwork
• Projects include corporate designs, print and editorial projects, branding, campaign materials, and digital assets for web and social media

• Digital strategy and execution expert with more than 10 years of digital work experience.

• Supports creative π shaped agencies, well-known brands, agileminded startups and medium enterprises.

• Focused on being customer-centric, efficiency-driven, and solution-focused.

• Certified Scrum Master with a passion for creating outstanding results.

• Strategic support includes brand, campaign, mission and vision, digital transformation, digital media mix, UX strategy, SEO SEA strategy, award-winning creation, workflow optimization, and conceptual ideation.

• Executional support includes project management, client consulting, budget planning and cost proposals, workshop preparation and execution, pitch coordination, project setup and team lead, product ownership, requirement engineering, campaign management, and content creation.

• Utilized instruments include Scrum framework, OKR model, Double Diamond model, Business Model Canvas, Design Thinking technique, Radical Collaboration, Data-driven approach, Rapid prototyping, Pareto principle, and shift model.

• Tools used include JIRA, Trello, Keynote, PowerPoint, Adobe Creative Suite, Slack, Discord, Zoom, MS Teams, Google Analytics, Trends, Search Console, TYPO3, WordPress, Silverstripe, Microsoft Office 365, Google Suite, UXPin, and Adobe XD.

• Introduction of a new Information Security Management System (ISMS) according to ISO/IEC 27001.
• Implementation of the RL CySec-Rail cybersecurity directive for cross-border rail networks.