Geert Schmelzer

Interim Manager Unternehmenskommunikation

Geert Schmelzer
Hamburg, Germany

Experience

Jan 2004 - Present
20 years 2 months
Hamburg, Germany

Founder and Managing Director

Blattwerk – Kommunikation für Unternehmen

Development and implementation of innovative internal and external communication strategies/change communication

Advising and supporting management and supporting departments on communication strategies, including clear message alignment and channel selection

Supporting communication in the context of major change projects

Designing and managing digital marketing strategies, including social media, in close collaboration with the top management levels of corporations and SMEs

Continuous improvement, measurement and evaluation of the effectiveness of the company's communication strategy and methods

Managing external service providers from PR, content, graphics and technology

Conception and development of print and digital corporate media

Process analyses and performance reviews of the measures used

Establishing and maintaining contact with national and international media, journalists, bloggers and companies

Communication with journalists using our own extensive network and establishing new contacts at the same time

Responsible for content and concept development and implementation of internal and external communication for national and international clients

Jan 2001 - Dec 2004
4 years
Cologne, Germany

Editor-in-Chief

Capital.de / impulse.de

Responsible for daily reporting by up to 12 editors, responsible for general editorial management, coordination with print editors, coordination with publishing management

Jan 1999 - Dec 2002
2 years
Cologne, Germany

Project Manager

impulse.de

Responsible for the development of the B2B channel in the overall concept of the Gruner+ Jahr business channel, responsible for the development of the editorial and cooperation concept with four employees.

Jan 1998 - Dec 2000
3 years
Cologne, Germany

Editor

impulse – das Unternehmer-magazin

Reporting on companies and markets, articles, reports, editorial management

Jan 1996 - Dec 1998
3 years
Frankfurt, Germany

Responsible Editor

Der Handel, Deutscher Fachverlag

Reporting on companies and markets, articles, reports, editorial management

Jan 1991 - Dec 1997
6 years
Cologne, Germany

Student Job

Westdeutscher Rundfunk

Assistance and production of current political radio broadcasts such as "Tag um Fünf", "Morgenecho" on WDR 3, WDR 4, WDR 5

Summary

Managing Director Positions: - Communications Specialist & Senior Relationship Consultant - Content & Information Channel Manager - Creation of communication strategies and materials

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced
Italian
Elementary

Education

Oct 1990 - Jun 1995

Universität zu Köln

Diplom-Volkswirt · Study of economics with a social science focus · Cologne, Germany

Oct 1988 - Jun 1991

Kölner Schule - Institut für Publizistik e.V. (Cologne School of Journalism for Politics and Economics)

Training as a political and business journalist · Cologne, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Intensiv Training Change Kommunikation

Deutsche Akademie für Public Relations

Change Management

Haufe Akademie