Christine Z.

Art Director

Hamburg, Germany

Experience

Sep 2009 - Present
16 years 1 month

Art Director

Freelance Art Director

  • Concept development and planning through to execution and production supervision of all kinds of print and online advertising materials
  • Integrated campaign planning / campaign design
  • P.O.S. design
  • Corporate design and brand management: concept or adaptation / creation of style guides
  • Editorial work – magazine and newspaper design
  • Mailing campaigns
  • Internet design and banner campaigns
  • B2B and B2C communication
  • Web design and usability
  • Illustration
  • Political campaigning
  • Work on Mac with Adobe Creative Suite, Freeway, WordPress and MS Office
  • Managing clients such as BBDO Proximity, Bucerius Lawschool, JS Deutschland, DVV Media Group, Pirate Party, T-Com, Vattenfall, Masterfoods, SEB Bank, VW, Smart, Mercedes, Barclay Card, Siemens Mobile, HIPP, Penaten and others
Aug 2000 - Sep 2009
9 years 2 months

Art Director

Proximity

  • Couponing for Vattenfall
  • Work for clients Shell (POS) and Unitymedia: entire BTL communication
  • Concept and execution of online and offline advertising materials for SEB Bank
  • Web forums and banner marketing
  • Concept and design of the Smart campaign "Conquer Your City" (award)
  • Idea development for campaigns for Smart and other clients
  • Production supervision and quality control
  • Store design for Siemens Mobile
  • Mailings in various techniques for different clients
  • DDP shortlist for HIPP Penaten Babyclub Magazine
  • Customer magazines for Masterfoods and HIPP/Penaten
  • Concept and execution of advertising materials for T-Com and HappyDigits (DDP award for the first HappyDigits catalog)
Apr 1997 - Aug 2000
3 years 5 months

Graphic Designer

Freelance Graphic Designer

  • Corporate identity and logo design for various clients
  • Catalog layout and packaging design for Concept Computer

Summary

  • I am a freelance art director and have worked for about 20 years, both as an employee and self-employed in the advertising and media sector
  • In-depth knowledge of agency and production processes
  • Dialogue marketing and targeted communication
  • Passion for design: I stand by everything I create
  • Work on Mac with Adobe Creative Suite, Freeway, WordPress and MS Office

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced
French
Advanced

Education

Oct 1993 - Mar 1997

Wandsbek Art School

Diploma in Graphic Design · Graphic Design · Hamburg, Germany

Oct 1988 - May 1993

Free Art School Hamburg – FIU

Fine Arts · Hamburg, Germany

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