Julia D.

Freelance Strategy Consultant and Organizational Developer for Work-Life Balance

Berlin, Germany

Experience

Jan 2024 - Present
2 years
Berlin, Germany

Freelance Strategy Consultant and Organizational Developer for Work-Life Balance

Daubertshäuser

In my strategy consulting, I help brands purposefully solve complex topics and questions with a sustainable mindset. As a work-life balance consultant, I guide organizations through structural changes to embed work-life balance step by step into their corporate culture and become more family-friendly employers.

Sep 2023 - Present
2 years 4 months
Berlin, Germany

Co-Founder Modern Parenting Program

Modern Parenting Program

With the Modern Parenting Program, I support expecting parents on their journey to a fairly shared and equal parenthood.

Jan 2022 - Dec 2023
2 years
Stuttgart, Germany

Director Strategy

LIGANOVA

As Director of Strategy, I was responsible for all strategy-related topics and projects. I succeeded in establishing strategic work in a highly operationally driven organization. My focus was on strategies and concepts for a holistic Experience of global lifestyle brands – in retail, experiential formats, communication and communities. I significantly supported companies in the further development of their (marketing) organization. And I drove the transformation in the Creative House towards a more agile work and creative culture.

  • Communication, Creative & Content Strategy, Marketing & Business Strategy, Experience Strategy, Sustainability Strategy
  • Comprehensive projects for Mercedes-Benz, adidas, Porsche, MINI, BMW, dm, Lufthansa, Nespresso and more
  • Client responsibility, presentations, and workshop moderation up to management and C-level
  • Team lead and disciplinary responsibility for 6 strategists
  • Co-leading the Creative House, the content-creative profiles (approx. 45 people)
  • Leading project teams in content creation, technology, architecture, visual marketing/merchandising and product design
Jan 2016 - Dec 2022
7 years
Stuttgart, Germany

Strategy Principal & Senior Expert Brand Strategy

LIGANOVA

Jan 2014 - Dec 2016
3 years
Düsseldorf, Germany

Senior Brand Strategist

McCann & MRM//McCann

At McCann Worldgroup, I held a senior role in strategic planning for advertising and digital agencies, developing creative springboards for consumer goods campaign development, such as the global umbrella brand campaign for Miele.

  • Strategic Planning: leading national and international planning projects, big brand ideas, creative briefs for brand campaigns on image and product levels, campaign planning
  • Truth Hunting: responsible for large quantitative and qualitative insight studies for the German market, e.g. Truth about Global Brands; generating insights for category, company, consumer, culture and connections; applying neuromarketing tools such as the limbic system; customer journeys
  • Clients include Miele, L’Oréal Paris, Homann, Nestlé
Jan 2011 - Dec 2014
4 years
Frankfurt, Germany

(Senior) Consultant

Peter Schmidt Group

At the brand and design agency Peter Schmidt Group, I experienced the importance of a well-thought-out strategy for outstanding brand presence and worked on brand architecture, naming, and corporate design projects. My most important project was developing the new corporate design for the Continental Group.

  • Strategic brand consulting: brand identities, communication and design strategies, brand architecture strategies, employer branding and implementation concepts, annual report projects
  • Quantitative and qualitative studies, design and trend analyses
  • Conceptual work: naming strategies, brand names, claims and nomenclatures, creative briefs, communication messages
  • Clients e.g. Lufthansa, Miles & More, Continental, Wöhner, Linde Material Handling, Bosch Thermotechnik
Jan 2009 - Dec 2011
3 years
Hanover, Germany

(Junior) Strategy Consultant

different Strategieagentur

At the strategy agency diffferent, I learned the ropes in brand strategy and early on took responsibility for my own projects.

Summary

Experienced brand strategist with 15 years of agency and leadership expertise in Experience, Branding and Communication. I develop transformative strategies and solutions that contribute to business success and social responsibility. My analytical and data-driven approach draws on existing organizational knowledge to tailor solutions and jointly implement them in change and transformation processes.

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced

Education

Oct 2006 - Jun 2009

Institute for Journalism and Communication Research, University of Music, Drama and Media Hanover

Master of Arts in Media Management · Media Management · Hanover, Germany · 1.6

Oct 2003 - Jun 2006

University of Augsburg

Bachelor of Arts in Media and Communication · Media and Communication · Augsburg, Germany · 1.5

Certifications & licenses

Train-the-Trainer

Comprehensive Systemic Organizational Consulting

BTA

Work-Life Balance Manager

Smart Worq/IHK

Certified Coach (QRC)

Agile Leadership Coaching

Traffo.io

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