Professional experience
COO, iCrossing (Munich), 11/2011 - today
- Search engine advertising (SEA)
- Search engine optimization (SEO)
- Affiliate marketing
- Display media
- Social media marketing
- Account management & client services (international)
- Business development
- Consulting
Head of Account Management, iCrossing (Munich), 01/2010 - 11/2011
- Professional & disciplinary lead of iCrossing's account management team
- Strategic & operative account management & consulting (international)
- Conception, implementation & coordination of international online marketing campaigns & projects
- Development of performance oriented distribution & marketing strategies
- Strategic development of iCrossing's international client relationships
- Coordination of projects in cooperation with iCrossing offices in the U.S. and UK
- Preparation & realization of pitches for the acquisition of new clients (international)
- Conception, implementation & coordination of international SEO projects (technology, structure & content)
- Preparation & realization of SEO workshops
- Tracking, reporting & optimization of online marketing campaigns
- Analysis & optimization of landing pages & sales funnels
- Instruments & channels: SEO (search engine optimization), paid search (SEM, search engine marketing), affiliate marketing, e-commerce (OXID), social media marketing, display media, referral marketing
- Industries: automotive, retail, telecommunication, finance, insurance, fashion, software, consumer electronics, FMCG, tourism
Business Consultant, iCrossing (Munich), 09/2009 - 01/2010
- Preparation & execution of pitches for the acquisition of new clients
- Strategic & operative client counselling & client service (international)
- Development of performance oriented distribution & marketing strategies
- Conception, implementation & coordination of international online marketing campaigns & projects
- Planning & coordination of international SEO projects & workshops (incl. creation of linguistic profiles, keyword researches, SEO analysis, HTML template optimization, etc.)
- Conception & implementation of international social media projects (Facebook brand profiles, etc.)
- Social media research & social media monitoring
- Tracking, reporting, controlling & optimization of online marketing campaigns
- Instruments & channels: SEO (search engine optimization), paid search (SEM, search engine marketing), affiliate marketing, social media marketing, display media, referral marketing, mobile marketing
- Industries: automotive, retail, telecommunication, finance, insurance, fashion, software, consumer electronics, FMCG, tourism
Account Manager, iCrossing (Munich), 07/2008 - 06/2009
- Strategic & operative client counselling & client service (international)
- Development of performance oriented distribution & marketing strategies
- Management and further development of whitelabel referral marketing platforms
- Budget planning
- Management of online marketing campaigns, projects & cooperations
- Tracking, reporting, controlling & optimization of online marketing campaigns
- Instruments & channels: SEO (search engine optimization), paid search (SEM, search engine marketing), affiliate marketing, social media marketing, display media, referral marketing
- Industries: automotive, retail, telecommunication, finance, insurance, fashion, software, consumer electronics, FMCG, tourism
Affiliate Manager, iCrossing (Munich), 10/2007 - 07/2008
- Setup & administration of international affiliate programs
- Performance oriented optimization & further development of existing affiliate programs
- Conception & execution of marketing measures
- Acquisition & support of affiliates
- Campaign & cooperation management
- Conception, further development & management of referral marketing campaigns
- Tracking, reporting & controlling
- Industries: automotive, telecommunication, consumer electronics, tourism
Diploma thesis (Affiliate Marketing), iCrossing (Munich), 04/2007 - 09/2007
- Subject: Analysis of success factors and trends in affilate marketing incl. derivation of recommendations for action
- Grade: 1.0
- Project management (E-Business)
- Conception & realization of an internal corporate blog
- Further development of "MyTRUMPF" customer portal
- Web controlling (Webtrends)
- Content management for TRUMPF's corporate website
- Further development of TRUMPF's web content management system
- Support of TRUMPF's worldwide web editors
- Creation of interactive Flash animations (incl. Actionscript)
Freelancer, Digimedia (Wuerzburg), 12/2004 - 02/2005
- Web development (PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS, Flash & Actionscript)
- CMS Setup & administration (ExpressionEngine)
- Image processing & creation of website layouts (Photoshop)
- Creation of panoramic movies (QuickTime VR, LiveStage Pro)
1. work experience placement, Digimedia (Wuerzburg), 04/2004 - 09/2004
- Web Development (PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS, Flash, Actionscript, ExpressionEngine, Photoshop)
Education
Business administration and marketing, Reinhold-Wuerth-University (Kuenzelsau), 03/2003 - 09/2007
- Focus: Media management
- Final grade: 1.6
Projects
Weilheim City, 05/2010 - today
- Conception, programming & administration of an inofficial portal with local information for the city of Weilheim in Bavaria
- Technologies: ExpressionEngine (CMS), Google Maps API (JSON), Qype API (XML), HTML, CSS
- Features: "Responsive" layout incl. optimization for mobile devices via media queries
GeoCrawler, 01/2010 - today
- Conception & programming of a web application for processing of addresses
- Technologies: Google Maps API, PHP, HTML, CSS, XML, JSON
- Features: Processing & formatting of addresses, conversion into latitude & longitude
Online survey “Media usage patterns of students”, 02/2007 - 02/2007
- Programming of an online survey incl. export function for further data processing in SPSS for Reinhold-Wuerth-University on a voluntary basis
- Technologies: PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS
Online survey “Mobile Music”, 10/2006 - 01/2007
- Programming of an online survey incl. export function for further data processing in SPSS within the scope of a practical project in co-operation with T-Mobile Germany
- Technologies: PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS
A.St.A e.V., 10/2005 - today
- Leadership of A.St.A's online unit (official students organisation) on a voluntary basis
- Relaunch & administration of A.St.A e.V. website
Reinhold-Wuerth-University alumni database, 10/2005 - today
- Concept, programming & administration on a voluntary basis
- Technologies: PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS
- Features: Front-end incl. user profiles, forum & registration for alumni events. Backend for administration of study path data, user profiles, user groups & events
aschdi.de e.V., 03/2005 - 12/2008
- Founder & member of aschdi.de e.V. (registered non-profit association)
- Concept, programming & administration of aschdi.de (online-community for students) on a voluntary basis
- Technologies: PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS
Language skills
- German: native speaker
- English: CEFR B1 (fluent)
- Spanish: CEFR A1 (basic skills)
Skills
- Web development: PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, XML, JSON, Google Maps API
- Responsive web design & mobile websites
- Content management systems (CMS): ExpressionEngine, MojoMotor, pMachine, WordPress
- Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Flash incl. ActionScript, Pixelmator
- Microsoft Office, iWork, Salesforce, SPSS
- Project management incl. MS Project & OmniPlan
- Affiliate networks: Affilinet, Zanox, TradeDoubler, Belboon, Commission Junction
Interests
- Mountainbiking & fitness
- Food & cooking
- Web development & APIs (Qype, Google Maps, Twitter, Foursquare etc.)
- Web frameworks (CodeIgniter, jQuery, etc.)
- Graphic design & data visualization
- Music & literature