Julia R.

Senior Communications Specialist

Hamburg, Germany

Experience

Aug 2025 - Present
3 months

Senior Communications & Content Specialist (part-time)

Radio Marketing Service

  • Cross-department content and project coordination
  • Content management and creation with a strategic outlook
  • Copywriting and content creation with Canva
  • Use of AI tools like Make, n8n, Manus to automate content workflows
Apr 2019 - Jul 2024
5 years 4 months

Marketing / Corporate Communications

RMS Marketing Service

  • Designing PR measures and storytelling approaches
  • Project management and working with agencies and service providers
  • Developing content ideas in text and images
  • LinkedIn and CEO communications
  • Organizing and overseeing photoshoots
  • AI-supported content creation
Nov 2017 - Dec 2018
1 year 2 months

Public Relations Manager

COLGATE-PALMOLIVE CEW

  • Planning, coordinating, and managing all DACH PR activities and campaigns in alignment with global and brand management
  • Budget control, defining KPIs, and evaluation
  • Managing PR agencies and service providers
  • Using CMS systems (Pimcore, Typo3)
  • Implementing AI tools and workflows
Jul 2012 - Aug 2025
13 years 2 months
Hamburg, Germany

PR & Partnerships

Sinituote Oy

  • PR consulting, press relations, and press trips
  • Building and maintaining media partnerships and advertorials
  • Organizing and overseeing photography and shoots
  • English-language communication
Jun 2010 - Sep 2013
3 years 4 months

Interim: Product and Investor Communications

HSH Real Estate / HGA Capital / HSH Nordbank

  • Shutter Ads campaign and PR for Heineken (Agency: Edelman)
  • Press relations and launch event "Irish Cream" for Kerrygold (Agency: Lauffeuer Kommunikation)
  • B2B/B2C press relations with a focus on sustainability and press trips for Iberostar (Agency: Edelman)
  • Employer branding and PR strategy for AstraZeneca (Agency: Nwtn)
  • Managing photoshoots and international outreach to health key opinion leaders for Merck Curiosity Campaign (Agency: fischerAppelt relations)
  • Advising on and coordinating print materials for trade show appearances at Philips (Agency: United Digital Group)
May 2010 - Present
15 years 6 months

Freelancer (part-time)

Julia Rapp Communications

  • Passionate about communication since 2000 with a traditional PR agency role in the B2C sector (lifestyle, entertainment, food)
  • Collaborated with agencies like Edelman, fischerAppelt, Lauffeuer Kommunikation, KMF/UDG, Publicis, Pixelpark, Bamboo Consulting, MMK, Rheincom, Lili Lorenz PR
  • Managed client consulting, media relations, topic marketing, partnerships, and events
  • Focus on digital storytelling and content management
  • Specialization in B2B and social media communication, especially LinkedIn
Jun 2005 - May 2010
5 years

Team Lead Partnership Marketing & PR

Faktor 3

  • Conceptualized and managed integrated communication campaigns for Hanse Merkur Hand in Hand (agency: MMK)
  • Developed PR texts and campaigns for GSK (agency: Edelman) including '20 Years of Voltaren' and 'Corega'
  • Negotiated media and partnership formats
  • Planned and organized promotions and events
Aug 1998 - Apr 2000
1 year 9 months
Hamburg, Germany

Account Manager & Inside Sales

Gift Company

  • Provided client support in inside sales
  • Procured and sold promotional materials
  • Created quotes and conducted product research
  • Developed product presentations
  • Organized and executed trade shows

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced

Education

Oct 1990 - Aug 1998

University of Hamburg

Intermediate Diploma · Economics · Hamburg, Germany

Gymnasium Ohlstedt

German High School Diploma · Hamburg, Germany

Certifications & licenses

AI Content Manager

Düsseldorf Chamber of Commerce

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