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Thorsten H.

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Agile Coach, Product Owner, Technical Consultant

Wehr
Thorsten H.

Last position:

Product Owner, AI Manager at crazyALEX.de GmbH

Digitalization of real-world locations using 3D/LiDAR scans to make spatial data usable for AI applications and derive concrete use cases and prototypes from it.

  • Digital capture of real-world locations as a basis for faster planning and analysis
  • Browser-based access to 3D data for easier use and coordination
  • Conversion of spatial data into concrete use cases, prototypes and AI training scenarios
  • Planning basis for urban development and other digital applications of the future

Keywords: LiDAR, 3D scan, AI, use cases, AI training, prototyping, Python, web development, data models, architecture

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David S.

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Senior Marketing & Communications Manager with an AI focus. Strategy, content and execution all from one source.

Much
David S.

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Senior Marketing and Communications Consultant at NetCologne Gesellschaft für Telekommunikation mbH

  • Managed marketing, content and communications projects with six-figure budgets for a regional telecommunications and IT service provider
  • Developed and managed content and video formats from concept to production, including shoot planning
  • Led and coordinated social media managers, creative teams as well as external agencies and service providers
  • Conceptualized, developed and optimized campaign landing pages throughout the entire lifecycle
  • Managed collaboration between departments, management and external partners
  • Ensured consistent brand communication as well as timely and high-quality delivery of all projects
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Rashi J.

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Product designer

Berlin
Rashi J.

Last position:

Design Consultant at Valutics Inc.

  • Designing UX for a B2B AI SaaS platform covering the full software development lifecycle, including an orchestration transparency panel showing users which AI model is active at each stage, reducing AI opacity and building user trust in multi-model workflows.
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Janis A.

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Analytics - Paid Media - CRM

Cologne
Janis A.

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Performance Marketing & E-Mail Automation Expert at INeKO Institute at the University of Cologne

  • Planning, optimization, and analysis of SEA and Meta campaigns
  • Planning and execution of automations and mailings
  • Optimization of landing pages (funnel, structure, copy, image)
  • Creation of creatives, media plans, and reports
  • Planning and support for the move to server-side tracking
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Asen K.

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Project Manager / Product Owner

Düsseldorf
Asen K.

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External Product Owner / Project Manager at Publicplan GmbH

  • Overall project planning for resources, budget, costs, license and service contracts, cost optimization and negotiations
  • Leading and managing the project team and achieving the project goals
  • Leading digitalization projects and their phases such as concept, planning, change and requirements management, configuration, implementation, testing, interfaces, communication and approval
  • Conducting planning meetings
  • Organizing, planning and conducting team, customer and requirements workshops with up to 50 participants at operational and management level
  • Main contact for technical and functional topics as well as project coordination
  • Recording and maintaining backlogs (user stories and EPICs) in Jira and turning requirements into user stories and prioritizing them
  • Approval and publication of online services in the Wirtschafts-Service-Portal.NRW (WSP.NRW)
  • Creating and maintaining project documentation
  • Planning and designing the nationwide rollout/reuse as part of the once-for-all principle via WSP/FIT-Connect
  • Communication between stakeholders, customers, authorities and the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Protection and Energy (MWIKE)
  • Work according to the SCRUM method
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Corinna S.

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Strategic Advisor Brand and Change

Düsseldorf
Corinna S.

Last position:

Strategic Advisor Brand and Change at Targobank

  • Strategic consulting for the Head of Brand on brand strategy and change processes
  • Analysis of existing processes, resources, and interfaces within the team as well as with internal and external stakeholders
  • Development and implementation of recommendations for action to improve processes and increase efficiency
  • Project management and change management for the successful implementation of measures
  • Management and selection of external service providers to ensure smooth execution
  • Optimization of internal processes and interfaces through in-depth analysis and recommendations for action
  • Effective acceleration of decision-making and management processes in brand management
  • Successful management of external service providers and agencies for more efficient workflows and higher quality
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Kirill L.

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UX Researcher | UX Research Consultant | UX/UI Design

Hamburg
Kirill L.

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UX researcher, UX/UI designer at 50Hertz Transmission GmbH (Elia Group)

Energy, transmission system operator · Desktop, web application

  • Products Digitalisation of the grid connection process; master data and processes of market locations; balancing of virtual MaBiS aggregate time series; the group's first searchable catalogue and visual UI pattern library

  • Planning, running and analysing qualitative in-depth interviews: more than 100 interviews with external market partners and internal departments

  • Designing qualitative interviews including interview guides and evaluation logics; recruiting and scheduling participants

  • Analysing, preparing and presenting research findings as usability reports and result reports

  • Translating research findings into UX and design requirements and deriving prioritised recommendations for improvement

  • Presenting analysis and research results to departments, product owners and decision makers in a form suited to each audience

  • UX research for internal enterprise and line-of-business applications along regulated market processes

  • Quantitative methods: online surveys for roadmap prioritisation, questionnaire studies, definition and measurement of UX KPIs

  • Facilitating requirements workshops; gathering, analysing, describing, agreeing and documenting functional and non-functional requirements

  • Developing user flows and customer journeys; building and providing UX standards, methods and capabilities (UI pattern library)

  • Working in product and project teams under Scrum, taking part in all subject-matter meetings and Scrum events

Impact Took three software products to launch

Tools Condens, Miro, FigJam, Figma, Whimsical, Microsoft Teams, Typeform

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Markus S.

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Fullstack Developer

Mainz
Markus S.

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Fullstack Developer at VRM Digital / RYZE

  • Development and maintenance of a news portal CMS with interfaces.
  • PHP development with HTML, CSS, SCSS, JavaScript, MySQL, Laravel, documentation of the interfaces and the system.
  • Further development of the SSO system based on Laravel with a large API and connections to AWS, SAP, ERPS.
  • Reorganisation and development of the news portals on the basis of a publish platform, services and interfaces to Google, Facebook, Twitter, SSO, SAP technical based on NodeJS with TypeScript and AWS.
  • Technologies: PHP, Laravel, MySQL, JavaScript, Vue.js, NodeJS, TypeScript, jQuery, CSS, SCSS, SASS, Unix, Jira, Confluence, Git, Apache, Nginx, AWS.
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Saruna M.

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Master's Thesis

Duisburg
Saruna M.

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Master's Thesis at Heinrich Heine Universität

  • Title: Enhancing Syntactic Awareness in Transformer Language Models for Hindi Dependency Parsing
  • Investigated syntactic knowledge captured by transformer language models (RoBERTa, XLM-RoBERTa) for Hindi dependency parsing, a morphologically rich and low-resource language.
  • Developed structure-aware model variants (Struct_Roberta_hi, Struct_XLMR) by integrating a CNN-based parser network between transformer layers, inspired by the StructFormer architecture.
  • Conducted extensive error analysis including label-wise, distance-based, direction-based, sentence length-based, and LVC/Non-LVC evaluations.
  • Evaluated models on downstream NLP tasks (NER, POS tagging) using the IndicXTREME benchmark.
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Kenneth S.

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Content Producer

Erkrath
Kenneth S.

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Content Producer at Digital Career Institute GmbH

  • Created marketing content including videos, graphics for marketing and sales activities
  • Developed content strategies using Adobe Creative Cloud tools for course promotion
  • Additionally worked on content as director, producer and script writer
  • Set up KPIs for online marketing, then analyzed analytics and engagement
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Jan M.

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Managing Director · Business Intelligence & Power Platform Consultant

Fürth
Jan M.

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Managing Director at Nexcent GmbH

  • IT consulting
  • Power Platform & Databricks
  • AI software development (custom software)
  • Commercial responsibility for the company
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Yogesh M.

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GenAI Senior UX/UI Designer

Fürstenwalde/Spree
Yogesh M.

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Principle Architect – User Experience Design at Intelliswift India PLC

Project: Neura Belden BHVA (Belden HI vision Virtual Assistance)

  • Translated AI agent concepts into 4 distinct user workflows (General, Redundancy, Network, VLAN agents).
  • Designed 6 game-changing features with technical specifications: Predictive Issue Resolution, Cost Optimization Engine, Compliance Automation, Cross-Agent Orchestration, Knowledge Transfer Mode, Root Cause Analysis 2.0.
  • Contributed reusable UX patterns and lightweight standards for experimentation-first AI environment: single-file HTML/CSS/JS prototypes, semantic accessibility, responsive grid layouts, and clear component structure enabling rapid future POC iterations.
  • Translated early AI concepts into intuitive user workflows and interaction models for 4 specialized agents, focusing on clarity, trust-building, and progressive disclosure to surface complex AI capabilities.
  • Documented design trade-offs in accessible language for non-designers.
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Viola K.

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Content Editor | Designer

Braunschweig
Viola K.

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Layout Designer | Editor | Journalist (freelance) at RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland (RND)/Madsack Medien

  • Editorial preparation of texts for daily newspapers and magazines
  • Editing, shortening, and improving articles stylistically
  • Writing headlines, introductions, and captions
  • Selecting, editing, and placing image material
  • Designing and print-ready production of editorial publications
  • Proofreading, final editing, and editorial quality assurance
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Janine S.

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Freelance Business Operations & Executive Support

Böblingen
Janine S.

Last position:

Virtual Assistant to Management / Business Administration at TBN – Technische Beratung

  • Managing the operational back office
  • Handling quotations and invoicing
  • Supporting preparatory accounting
  • Coordinating appointments and operational alignments
  • Interface management between management, clients, and external partners
  • Structuring administrative processes in day-to-day business

By taking over operational back office tasks, management is noticeably relieved. Administrative processes run in a more structured, reliable, and efficient way, creating more time for clients, projects, and entrepreneurial decisions.

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Statistics of experts using Adobe Illustrator

Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.

Experience

19 years

Adobe Illustrator experts in Germany have 19 years of professional experience on average.

Position duration

3.4 years

Adobe Illustrator experts in Germany stay in a single position for 3.4 years on average.

Positions per freelancer

10

Adobe Illustrator experts in Germany have completed 10 positions on average over the course of their careers.

Top business areas

Marketing, Product Development, Information Technology

Adobe Illustrator experts in Germany have gathered most of their hands-on project experience in Marketing, Product Development, and Information Technology.

Top industries

Media and Entertainment, Information Technology, Advertising

Adobe Illustrator experts in Germany are most in demand in Media and Entertainment, Information Technology, and Advertising.

Certification focus areas

Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management

Adobe Illustrator experts in Germany earn their certifications most often in Information Technology, Product Development, and Project Management.

Bachelor's degree or higher

77%

77% of Adobe Illustrator experts in Germany hold at least a Bachelor's degree.

Master's degree or higher

39%

39% of Adobe Illustrator experts in Germany hold at least a Master's degree.

Doctorate

6%

6% of Adobe Illustrator experts in Germany have a doctorate (PhD).

Certifications per freelancer

2

Adobe Illustrator experts in Germany hold 2 professional certifications on average.

Most common languages

German, English, French

Adobe Illustrator experts in Germany most often speak German, English, and French.

Speak two or more languages

99%

99% of Adobe Illustrator experts in Germany speak two or more languages.

Based on our profile pool as of 19 Sep 2026.

Daily rate distribution

0 30 60 90 120
9 of the Adobe Illustrator experts in Germany charge less than €400 per day.
113 of the Adobe Illustrator experts in Germany charge between €400 and €800 per day.
56 of the Adobe Illustrator experts in Germany charge between €800 and €1200 per day.
5 of the Adobe Illustrator experts in Germany charge between €1200 and €1600 per day.
2 of the Adobe Illustrator experts in Germany charge €1600 or more per day.
<€400 €400-​800 €800-​1200 €1200-​1600 €1600+

The chart shows how the daily rates of freelancers in this technology in Germany are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows how many freelancers charge within that range.

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Average rates of experts in Germany using Adobe Illustrator

Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.

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Daily rate avg. 682 €

The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.

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Median rate 640 €

The median daily rate is the middle value of all daily rates — half of comparable freelancers charge less, half charge more. Unlike the average, it is barely affected by outliers.

Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 19 Sep 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.

Adobe Illustrator experts industry focus

See which industries our matched freelancers work in most often — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.

  • Media and Entertainment (60%)
  • Information Technology (59%)
  • Advertising (53%)
  • Professional Services (43%)
  • Education (38%)
  • Retail (33%)
  • Automotive (29%)
  • Manufacturing (29%)

Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.

About the technology

Vector artwork and visual systems

Adobe Illustrator is a vector graphics application for creating artwork that stays sharp at any size. Companies use it for logos, brand identities, icons, packaging, illustrations, diagrams, signage and marketing assets. Its paths, shapes, type controls and appearance tools support precise visual work for both digital and print output.

Creative Cloud workflow

Illustrator works closely with Adobe Creative Cloud applications such as Photoshop, InDesign and After Effects. Strong specialists understand when to move between vector artwork, raster editing, page layout and motion production. They also work with Adobe Fonts, Creative Cloud Libraries, linked assets, PDF files and shared brand resources.

Typical deliverables

  • Logo and identity systems with editable master artwork
  • Packaging, labels, dielines and print-ready artwork
  • Icons, illustrations, infographics and data visuals
  • Social, web and campaign assets in reusable formats
  • Technical diagrams, maps and large-format graphics

Professionals adapt deliverables to the intended channel, from responsive digital assets to production files for printers, manufacturers and sign makers.

When companies need specialists

Freelance expertise helps when a brand is being launched, refreshed or expanded across markets. It is also valuable when internal teams need clean vectorization, a complex illustration, packaging revisions or extra production capacity before a release. In Germany, remote collaboration is common, while on-site work can help with workshops, print reviews or coordination with local production partners.

Skills that protect quality

A capable Illustrator specialist combines visual judgement with technical discipline. They use layers, symbols, global colors, styles, clipping masks and non-destructive effects in a way that keeps files easy to revise. They understand color modes, bleed, overprint, font handling, accessibility considerations and export settings for SVG, PDF, EPS, PNG and other required formats.

Choosing the right professional

Review work that resembles the intended output rather than relying on general portfolios. Ask how the specialist handles version control, feedback, licensing, editable source files and final preflight checks. Clear communication in English or German may matter when teams, agencies and production partners are spread across Germany. A short test brief can reveal precision, file structure and the ability to follow an established visual system.

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Frequently asked questions

Questions about Adobe Illustrator? Start with the answers below.

Adobe Illustrator is used to create vector artwork for logos, brand identities, packaging, icons, illustrations, diagrams and signage. Because artwork is built from paths and shapes, it can be resized without losing sharpness. It is also widely used to prepare assets for print and digital channels.

Illustrator is primarily suited to scalable vector artwork, while Photoshop is built around pixel-based image editing. Illustrator is usually the stronger choice for logos, icons, type-based layouts and packaging graphics. Many projects use both applications, with each handling the type of asset it supports best.

Adobe Illustrator specialists often bring knowledge of Photoshop, InDesign, After Effects and wider Adobe Creative Cloud workflows. Useful additional skills include typography, color management, print production, SVG preparation, packaging prepress and brand-system documentation. Some also work with Figma or 3D tools when projects span digital products or product visualization.

Illustrator work can range from a focused production task to a complete identity or packaging system. The right level of expertise depends on the complexity of the artwork, the number of deliverables, the feedback process and the required production formats. Ask for relevant examples and confirm that the professional can provide clean, editable source files.

Adobe Illustrator projects are often well suited to remote collaboration because artwork, annotations and revisions can be shared digitally. Teams in Germany should agree on file naming, version control, review tools and handoff formats at the start. On-site sessions may still help for brand workshops, print checks or coordination with production teams.

Illustrator professionals should be able to explain their file structure, export process and approach to revisions. Check whether their portfolio includes the specific output you need, such as packaging, technical artwork or identity systems. It is also important to clarify licensing, font usage, source-file ownership and who will complete final production checks.

Adobe Illustrator is well suited to precise diagrams, maps, infographics, schematics and instructional artwork. Its layers, alignment tools, symbols and reusable styles help maintain consistency across complex visuals. For highly specialized technical content, the professional should also understand the subject matter and the conventions used by the target industry.

Illustrator files remain easier to maintain when professionals use meaningful layer names, organized swatches, reusable symbols, global colors and consistent styles. They should avoid unnecessary duplication and document linked assets, fonts and export settings. A structured handoff with editable artwork and production-ready exports makes future updates safer.

The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used Adobe Illustrator in their recent projects is 85 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 682 € based on an 8-hour working day.

Of the freelancers in Germany who have used Adobe Illustrator in their recent projects, 77% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 39% hold at least a Master's degree, and 6% hold a doctorate.

On average, freelancers in Germany who have used Adobe Illustrator in their recent projects have 19 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3.4 years.

The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used Adobe Illustrator in their recent projects are German (100%), English (98%), and French (26%).

The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used Adobe Illustrator in their recent projects are Media and Entertainment (60%), Information Technology (59%), and Advertising (53%).

The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used Adobe Illustrator in their recent projects are Marketing (83%), Product Development (72%), and Information Technology (62%).

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