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As a native English speaker with fluent German, I have worked on global communications projects spanning five continents. My freelance and in-house experience ranges from UX Content Design and Corporate Communications to Lifestyle Magazines and Online News. A few highlights include:
Airbus - Forum
American Express - Centurion and Departures
Bosch - Security and Safety Systems
Dassault Systemes - 3DExcite
Deutsche Telekom - Brand & Design
GoTo - GoTo Meeting & LogMeIn Rescue
MTU Aero Engines - Aeroreport
Siemens - Financial Services
United Internet - GMX, WEB.DE, and Mail.com
With a focus on technology, I am just as comfortable writing in-depth magazine articles, copywriting and UX writing for a global audience, or screenwriting for international film and video. Using agile project management, I have developed a Scrum-based content strategy to increase revenue by 50% in the first 100 days. And I base my business model on delivering quality that is reliable, scalable, and sustainable.
If you would like to learn what this could mean for you and your organization, I would be happy to hear from you.
Airbus - Forum
American Express - Centurion and Departures
Bosch - Security and Safety Systems
Dassault Systemes - 3DExcite
Deutsche Telekom - Brand & Design
GoTo - GoTo Meeting & LogMeIn Rescue
MTU Aero Engines - Aeroreport
Siemens - Financial Services
United Internet - GMX, WEB.DE, and Mail.com
With a focus on technology, I am just as comfortable writing in-depth magazine articles, copywriting and UX writing for a global audience, or screenwriting for international film and video. Using agile project management, I have developed a Scrum-based content strategy to increase revenue by 50% in the first 100 days. And I base my business model on delivering quality that is reliable, scalable, and sustainable.
If you would like to learn what this could mean for you and your organization, I would be happy to hear from you.
Project history
Cade Communications - Munich, Germany (08/2015 – Present)
Writer | Editor | Agile Media Consultant
Hubert Burda Media (C3 Creative Code and Content) - Munich (09/2014 – 07/2015)
International Project Manager Digital Media
United Internet (1&1Mail & Media) - Munich (11/2011 – 08/2014)
Homepage Editor for Mail.com News
American Express Magazines (Journal International) - Munich (04/2010 – 09/2011)
Assistant Editor for Departures and Centurion
Grünecker Intellectual Property Law Firm - Munich (12/2008 – 03/2010)
English Correspondence Secretary
European Vibe Magazine - Madrid, Spain (04/2008 – 09/2008)
Media Intern
Middle Tennessee State University Honors College - Nashville, TN, USA (04/2006 – 05/2007)
Honors Thesis Researcher and Writer
Writer | Editor | Agile Media Consultant
- Airbus: Forum
feature writing on technology for internal employee magazines - Boston Herald: International News
feature reporting in and around Munich for the web - Deutsche Telekom: Brand & Design
copywriting for books, websites, and presentations on design thinking - Dassault Systemes: 3DExcite
screenwriting for corporate vision videos on digital transformation - LogMeIn: GoToMeeting
content strategy and UX writing for global video conferencing software - MTU Aero Engines: Aeroreport
judging and ranking the editorial quality of B2B and B2C translations - SAP: Leonardo Live
copywriting and copy editing for the external IoT launch event - Siemens: next47
copywriting and copy editing on tech startups for the web - TSO Security Cooperation: TSCNET Services
speechwriting and screenwriting on European energy topics
Hubert Burda Media (C3 Creative Code and Content) - Munich (09/2014 – 07/2015)
International Project Manager Digital Media
- coordinated digital media projects in nearly 30 countries for one of Europe's largest media houses
- managed client relations on corporate publishing and content marketing for global companies like Amway and Fujitsu
- guided the monthly production of English master content for Amway's Amagram Online
- directed the translation and localization of EMEA content into over 25 languages in Censhare
- collaborated with editorial, design, and digital teams to streamline workflows and timelines
- defined and calculated project budgets together with senior team members
United Internet (1&1Mail & Media) - Munich (11/2011 – 08/2014)
Homepage Editor for Mail.com News
- wrote feature articles for an English-language news site from one of the largest Internet conglomerates in Europe
- developed an automated global content strategy for over 90 countries via Scrum
- launched an editorial newsletter to over 2 million email subscribers
- managed the daily news based on real-time web analytics
- optimized stories with slideshows and videos to increase traffic and revenue by nearly 50%
- coordinated improvements to the overall user experience of the site with designers, product managers, and advertisers using the Scrum method
- collaborated with web developers to streamline our CoreMedia CMS from a fully automated into an editorially optimized system
American Express Magazines (Journal International) - Munich (04/2010 – 09/2011)
Assistant Editor for Departures and Centurion
- wrote feature articles for two lifestyle titles with a quarterly circulation of 300,000 in over 30 countries
- sub-managed the production of Departures and Centurion with an international team of editors and designers in EMEA, APAC, and LATAM
- copy edited and localized stories for translation into five languages
- launched the first Spanish-language edition
- fact-checked and proofread the magazines in both English and Spanish
- adjusted layouts and made text corrections using InDesign
Grünecker Intellectual Property Law Firm - Munich (12/2008 – 03/2010)
English Correspondence Secretary
- managed English correspondence for an international litigation team and a trademark prosecution team from one of the largest IP law firms in Europe
- drafted, copy edited, and audio-typed legal documents and correspondence to global corporations and intergovernmental IP offices
European Vibe Magazine - Madrid, Spain (04/2008 – 09/2008)
Media Intern
- wrote feature articles and blogs on Madrid, Europe, China, and the US
- optimized WordPress blogs with video, photography, and music
- recorded and edited podcasts with Audacity software
Middle Tennessee State University Honors College - Nashville, TN, USA (04/2006 – 05/2007)
Honors Thesis Researcher and Writer
- wrote a 50-page Honors thesis on how academic writing prepares students for professional writing
- researched on-site with recent graduates working as professional writers
- compared their experiences to the leading scholarship on the topic
- received the Paul Martin Honors Award from the Honors College and the Peck Scholar Award from the English Department upon completion
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Germany, Austria und Switzerland
