MONOKI GbR – Senior Art Director (05/2022 – Present)

MONOKI is a strategic branding agency based in Hamburg. I lead brand development projects from strategic concept to final implementation and oversee the creative direction of internal and external teams. My focus lies in developing clear, future-oriented brand identities and visual concepts for forward-thinking brands.

Focus: Brand Development · Brand Identity · Brand Design

Kirchhoff Consult AG – Senior Art Director (04/2021 – 04/2022), Art Director (01/2019 – 03/2021), Junior Art Director (03/2016 – 12/2018), Intern (10/2015 – 02/2016)

Kirchhoff Consult is an agency specializing in financial and corporate communications, with a focus on financial reporting and corporate branding for publicly listed companies. Within five years, I progressed from intern to Senior Art Director, taking responsibility for the strategic and conceptual leadership of complex reporting and branding projects for publicly traded corporations. I led design processes, contributed to pitch concepts, developed corporate design systems, and supported the development of the internal UI/UX team. Additionally, I mentored junior art directors.

Focus: Reporting · Editorial Design · Design Systems · UI/UX Design · Coaching

Pickawood GmbH – Working Student (05/2013 – 04/2015)
Pickawood is a provider of custom-made furniture with digitized design and production processes. I supported the evolution of the brand through a brand refresh, created UI/UX elements for an online configurator, and worked on motion and 3D visualizations for product presentations and assembly instructions. In addition, I designed packaging for sample deliveries and created editorial layouts for magazines.

Focus: Brand Design · Editorial Design · 3D Visualization

htk academy – Diploma in Communication Design (04/2012 – 03/2015)
Practice-oriented education with a focus on branding and reporting. I deepened my conceptual design expertise and developed a corporate design for a deep-sea research institute as part of my final thesis, including brand strategy, visual identity, and media applications.

Focus: Branding · Corporate Design · Reporting

Core

Branding · Art Direction · Editorial Design · UI/UX · Motion Design

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite · Figma · Blender

Emerging / Applied Technologies

AI image and video generation (Adobe Firefly, Krea, Comfy UI) · Artistic exploration and style adherence (Krea)

Kirchner Seminars – Rhetoric, Dialectics, Ethics, Psychology
Jan 15–16, 2019 – Seminar: “Rhetoric and Dialectics”
Argumentative presentation, critical dialogue, group discussion

ADC Seminar – Storytelling
“How storytelling can inspire and engage people sustainably with products, services, and brands.”

eMBIS Academy for Online Marketing
Jun 4–5, 2025 – “Corporate Blogging: Increasing Visibility, Attracting Talent, and Retaining Customers Through the Right Strategy”

• Blog strategy and planning

• Blog SEO

• Content strategies

• Blogs and social media

• Performance measurement

• Practical implementation measures

• Building blog networks

Blog I am currently working on: monoki.de/blog