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Meet FRATCH Experts in Cologne, who have recently used LinkedIn

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Nadine Sebald

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HR Consultant, Interim Manager & Coach

Köln
Nadine Sebald

Last position:

HR Consultant & Interim Manager (Freelancer) at Accurids GmbH

Covering a vacancy in HR Operations, hiring HR Manager, active search, Personio automation and workflows, ATS implementation, setup of interfaces to HRMS

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Janis Antwerpen

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Analytics - Paid Media - CRM

Cologne
Janis Antwerpen

Last position:

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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Thi Vu

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Strategic Social Media & Content Manager

Köln
Thi Vu

Last position:

Operations Manager - Marketing & Customer Experience at Luckhouse GmbH

  • Planning and managing cross-media marketing and content projects for a provider in the high-end designer and luxury furniture space
  • Developing and improving the customer journey for a design- and luxury-oriented target group
  • Managing external service providers as well as internal campaign and content processes
  • Responsible for customer communication and service processes in the premium segment
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Jonas Haid

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Senior Performance Marketing Manager

Köln
Jonas Haid

Last position:

Senior Performance Marketing Manager at HDI Versicherung AG

  • Developed data-driven performance strategies and managed cross-functional agency teams.
  • Led KPI forecasting, budgeting, and implemented scalable creative solutions.
  • Linked creative insights with analytics to increase marketing efficiency.
  • Developed inspiring campaigns based on brand strategy and data-driven insights.
  • Performed budget planning, forecasting, and full KPI accountability.
  • Led and executed an agency pitch for performance marketing.
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Ulrike Zecher

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Content with fizz! I make dry and complex content sparkle. 15 years of expertise in online communication.

Cologne
Ulrike Zecher

Last position:

Fundraising Associate at Arbeiterwohlfahrt

  • Prepare complex content in a way that convinces funders, teams, and target groups alike.
  • With structured grant management, clear processes, and precise language, I make sure ideas are not only funded, but also understood and visible.
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Suparni Neuwirth

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AI-based communication & marketing automation

Cologne
Suparni Neuwirth

Last position:

AI-based communication & marketing automation at Commtribe Ltd.

  • Expansion of the competence portfolio to include AI-driven marketing & chatbot integration
  • Design and development of several intelligent chatbots (Steno, UChat, ManyChat, GHL) for MeditationSoul.org and Physio Point for automated promotion of workshops, retreats, and online courses
  • Experience with social media automation tools and AI content tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Gamma, HeyGen)
  • Creation of automations with n8n for marketing and CRM processes (lead nurturing, event promotion, funnel flows)
  • Combining creative brand communication and AI-supported automation to increase efficiency and personalization in digital marketing campaigns
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Michael Tomaschewski

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B2B Growth Consultant

Köln
Michael Tomaschewski

Last position:

B2B Growth Consultant at Loy & Co. Corporate Finance GmbH

  • Optimization of inbound and outbound processes for lead generation for B2B sales with a focus on prospect data for the software and IT target group

  • Setting up a structured cold e-mail marketing program for B2B lead generation in the German mid-sized market

  • Derivation of various optimization measures for inbound growth processes (website, SEO)

  • Generation of a double-digit number of leads from mid-sized companies through cold e-mail campaigns

  • Optimization of the CRM system Pipedrive for structured growth campaigns

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Philipp Freiberg

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Project Manager & Marketing Manager

Monheim am Rhein
Philipp Freiberg

Last position:

Project Manager & Marketing Manager at umagine GmbH

  • 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
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Finesa Shala

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AWS Grocery App

Cologne
Finesa Shala

Last position:

AWS Grocery App

  • Designed and deployed a cloud-based grocery list app using AWS EC2 for hosting and RDS for persistent data storage, achieving 99.9% uptime across all test environments
  • Reduced average response time by 2× through efficient deployment logic and optimized database queries, resulting in a smoother user experience across devices
  • Utilized AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, IAM), Azure basics, Terraform, CloudFormation, Docker, Kubernetes basics, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, TCP/IP, DNS, Python, Bash scripting
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Andre Cramer

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Co-Founder & Co-Lead Human-Centered Technology Community

Köln
Andre Cramer

Last position:

Co-Founder & Co-Lead Human-Centered Technology Community at Deutsche Telekom

  • Building a company-wide grassroots movement with over 500 employees around digital responsibility topics, tech ethics, and a human-centered focus
  • Connecting top-down initiatives from innovation, corporate responsibility, and compliance with engaged employees
  • Organizing flagship events like barcamps, dialogue formats, workshops, and discussion series
  • Promoting ethical reflection, diversity, and societal perspectives in innovation and decision-making processes
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Maximilian Müller

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Interim Recruiter

Köln
Maximilian Müller

Last position:

Interim Recruiter at Intersnack Group

  • End-to-end recruiting, consulting with departments, drafting job descriptions, scheduling, building an automated recruiting process
  • Focus on project environment, ERP rollout, project management, business process experts
  • Active sourcing, identifying & screening candidates, gathering requirements, sourcing strategy, asset management & social media marketing, feedback sessions
  • Direct approach, social media recruiting, performance recruiting, online marketing, building a talent pool
  • Employer branding, project controlling, leading and accompanying interviews, executive search
  • MS Office 365, Exchange, Word, Excel, agile recruiting, LinkedIn Recruiter, boolean & X-ray search, MS Teams, Recruitee ATS
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Björn Scheben

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Interim Manager

Köln
Björn Scheben

Last position:

Interim Manager at Mid-sized staffing service provider

  • Functional leadership of 6 employees, focusing on recruiting IT specialists and managers for permanent positions
  • Planning and conducting workshops on active sourcing via XING Talent Manager and LinkedIn, interview techniques, questioning techniques, and process management
  • Introducing and continuously improving existing recruitment processes and establishing qualitative and quantitative process control standards
  • Building a knowledge database as well as a process and client database
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Julija Murawskij

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Social Media Consultant

Cologne
Julija Murawskij

Last position:

Social Media Consultant

Platforms:

  • TikTok
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
  • Podcast
  • Facebook (Groups)
  • LinkedIn

Tasks:

  • Strategy consulting
  • Content planning
  • Creating editorial calendars
  • Content creation and design
  • Generating organic traffic
  • Lead generation
  • SEO for YouTube & podcasts
  • Group management
  • Community management
  • Influencer marketing

Production:

  • Graphics and designs for social media
  • Video editing
  • Sound and music production for social media
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Sonja Gottschalk

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Performance Marketing Consultant, Google Partner Agency, Google Ads Coach and Mentor

Cologne
Sonja Gottschalk

Last position:

Performance Marketing Consultant, Google Partner Agency, Google Ads Coach and Mentor at Self-employed

  • Offering online courses and mentoring in online marketing, SEO, and Google Ads, used by 600 customers (since 2020-10-01)
  • Providing agency services for Google Ads as a certified Google Partner (since 2020-05-01)
  • Advising Sidroga Pharma on online marketing, social media, Google Ads & Analytics, e-commerce partnerships, and campaign planning for the brands Sidroga, Emser, Emcur, Emsan, and Aquilea (2022-07-01 – 2022-11-30)
  • Advising Shop Apotheke on retail media and project management for developing new advertising formats for media clients and pharmaceutical manufacturers (2021-10-01 – 2022-06-30)
  • Advising Merkur Sportwetten GmbH on online marketing & media planning: media planning, forecasting, controlling, campaign management and optimization, especially for display, programmatic, and TV (2021-03-01 – 2021-09-30)
  • Advising GALERIA Karstadt Kaufhof GmbH on SEO: developing an SEO content strategy for brands, products, and assortments; prioritizing new content; on-page optimization; monitoring and reporting; analyzing new opportunities and deriving recommendations; cross-departmental consulting (2020-01-01 – 2020-12-31)
  • Project management and marketing consulting for nexum AG’s clients in FMCG and health
  • Advising OBI Next on performance marketing: planning, execution, attributed analysis, and optimization of digital campaigns for acquiring new customers and reactivating existing ones; strategic analysis and identification of optimization opportunities in SEA, SEO, display, social advertising, newsletter and affiliate marketing; designing lead generation and traffic measures
  • Advising REWE Digital GmbH on CRM campaign management
  • Developing a marketing strategy including a business plan and resource planning for DIOPTIC GmbH
  • Creating a potential analysis and developing an online marketing strategy for an electronics provider
  • Consulting and project management for content migration, on-page optimization, and SEO during the relaunch of toom Baumarkt
  • Optimizing the B2B online presence of a sports betting provider
  • Advising on agency selection

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Statistics of experts using LinkedIn

Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.

Experience

15 years (Germany: 16 years)

Position duration

1.9 years (Germany: 3.1 years)

Positions per freelancer

10

Top business areas

Marketing, Project Management, Information Technology

Top industries

Professional Services, Retail, Information Technology

Certification focus areas

Human Resources, Marketing, Information Technology

Bachelor's degree or higher

80% (Germany: 87%)

Master's degree or higher

27% (Germany: 45%)

Certifications per freelancer

2

Most common languages

German, English, French

Speak two or more languages

88% (Germany: 96%)

Based on our profile pool as of 30 Aug 2026.

Daily rate distribution

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The chart shows how the daily rates of freelancers in this technology in Cologne 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.

Average rates of experts in Cologne using LinkedIn

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

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Daily rate avg. 726 €
Germany avg. 765 €

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 720 €
Germany median 800 €

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 30 Aug 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.

About the technology

LinkedIn work

LinkedIn is where companies build visibility, find talent, and reach buyers in a professional setting. Specialists use it to shape profiles, company pages, lead generation, and employer branding. It also supports social selling, recruitment campaigns, and content that speaks to a clear audience.

Common tasks

  • Improve personal profiles and leadership pages
  • Manage company pages and post plans
  • Set up lead generation with Sales Navigator
  • Run LinkedIn Ads for B2B goals
  • Support recruiting and candidate outreach

Ecosystem

Strong work on LinkedIn often includes Sales Navigator, Campaign Manager, and the company page toolkit. Experts also know how to align messaging, content, and outreach so the account feels consistent. In Cologne, this is useful for B2B firms, agencies, and employers that need clear German and English communication.

When to hire

Companies bring in freelance specialists when internal teams need faster results or a fresh setup. Common signs are weak profile visibility, inconsistent posting, poor lead response, or a recruiting process that depends too much on manual outreach. LinkedIn support is also useful during launches, hiring waves, and market entry.

What good experts do

Good professionals understand audience, copy, and platform rules, not just how to click through the interface. They can tune messaging for decision-makers, structure outreach lists, and keep ads, pages, and profiles aligned. They also know when LinkedIn should support broader content, CRM, and sales work instead of standing alone.

Collaboration

LinkedIn projects can be handled fully remote, but on-site workshops help when teams need profile rewrites, employer branding alignment, or sales training. In Cologne, many companies want both: remote execution with short in-person sessions for strategy and approval. Clear access to assets and fast feedback make the work move smoothly.

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Frequently asked questions

Need clarity? These are the questions we hear most often about LinkedIn.

A strong LinkedIn specialist helps with profile optimisation, company pages, content plans, outreach, and lead generation. For hiring teams, that can also include candidate sourcing and message templates. The exact mix depends on whether the goal is visibility, sales, or recruiting.

LinkedIn is used for both, and many companies need both at the same time. Sales teams use it for outreach, audience targeting, and trust building, while hiring teams use it for employer branding and candidate contact. A good specialist can keep those goals separate without splitting the brand voice.

LinkedIn is the main network, while Sales Navigator is the paid tool for deeper search, lists, and outreach support. Companies often need both, but they solve different problems. A freelancer who knows the full workflow can decide where the standard product is enough and where Sales Navigator adds value.

A LinkedIn expert should usually bring copywriting, audience targeting, outreach logic, and basic analytics. For campaigns, media buying and message testing matter too. For recruiting use cases, candidate research and clear communication are just as important as tool knowledge.

A LinkedIn project can be small or complex, but weak setup is easy to spot. If you only need profile cleanup or a simple company page refresh, one specialist may be enough. If you want lead generation, content, and outreach working together, look for someone who has done the full flow before.

Yes, most LinkedIn work is handled remotely without problems. For companies in Cologne, this is useful when teams are spread across Germany or need support in both German and English. On-site time only makes sense when workshops, approvals, or stakeholder alignment need live discussion.

A strong LinkedIn specialist shows clear examples of profile changes, content structure, outreach logic, and campaign setup. Look for practical thinking, not just platform familiarity. The best experts explain why they made a choice and how it supports a business goal.

A LinkedIn freelancer should expect to work with brand tone, audience definition, and approval processes, not only with the interface. It helps to know how sales, marketing, and recruiting teams use the same network in different ways. Clear scope and fast feedback usually lead to better results.

The average hourly rate of freelancers in Cologne, Germany who have used LinkedIn in their recent projects is 91 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 726 € based on an 8-hour working day.

Of the freelancers in Cologne, Germany who have used LinkedIn in their recent projects, 80% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 27% hold at least a Master's degree.

On average, freelancers in Cologne, Germany who have used LinkedIn in their recent projects have 15 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 1.9 years.

The most common languages among freelancers in Cologne, Germany who have used LinkedIn in their recent projects are German (100%), English (88%), and French (29%).

The most common industries among freelancers in Cologne, Germany who have used LinkedIn in their recent projects are Professional Services (65%), Retail (65%), and Information Technology (59%).

The most common business areas among freelancers in Cologne, Germany who have used LinkedIn in their recent projects are Marketing (94%), Project Management (82%), and Information Technology (59%).

Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used LinkedIn

Our freelancers and interim experts are at home across the DACH region — available on-site in the major business hubs or fully remote. Choose a location to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.

Berlin Hamburg Munich Cologne Frankfurt Stuttgart Dusseldorf Leipzig Dortmund Essen Bremen Dresden Hanover Nuremberg

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