Kai E.

Energetic Editor and More

Hamburg, Germany

Experience

Oct 2019 - May 2025
5 years 8 months
Hamburg, Germany

Editor-in-Chief Energy

DVV Media Group GmbH

  • Leading, organizing and managing the EID Energie Informationsdienst editorial team (until 6/2024) with a daily online portal, weekly print magazine and special publications
  • Giving presentations and moderating industry events
  • Strategically developing the product portfolio and modularizing content
  • Serving as an expert interview partner for daily press, radio and TV stations
Jan 2017 - Dec 2018
2 years

Freelance editor and journalist

Offshore Wind Industry

  • Various background articles on European offshore wind energy, as well as research and development
Jan 2017 - Dec 2018
2 years

Freelance editor and journalist

Sonne Wind und Wärme

  • Various articles and interviews on digitalization, e-mobility and wind energy, including two market overviews and wind turbine maintenance
Jan 2008 - Dec 2019
12 years

Freelance editor and journalist

E&M Powernews

  • Managing the daily online newsroom with 10 editors as the editor on duty (initially as a stand-in, from 2010 permanently in rotation)
Jan 2008 - Dec 2019
12 years

Freelance editor and journalist

Energie & Management

  • Creating editorial plans and overseeing production processes for special topics in print products using Adobe InDesign
  • Redesigning the daily PDF newsletter "E&M Daily" (on rotation)
  • Key topics: energy trading, climate policy, mobility, telecommunications and startups
Jan 2004 - Nov 2008
4 years 11 months
Herrsching, Germany

Editor

Energie & Management Verlagsgesellschaft mbH

Jan 2002 - Dec 2003
2 years
Herrsching, Germany

Editorial traineeship

Energie & Management Verlagsgesellschaft mbH

Sep 2001 - Dec 2001
4 months
Kiel, Germany

Clerk, Asia Special Groups Department

GeBeCo mbH & Co. KG

Jul 2000 - Jan 2002
1 year 7 months
Kiel, Germany

Web Designer (freelance)

Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel

  • Created course and program overviews in HTML and CSS for crisis communication
  • Migrated to a database-driven content management system
  • Coordinated and updated the website for the "contacts" career fair
Nov 1993 - Dec 2001
8 years 2 months
Hamburg, Germany

Paramedic (student assistant)

Deutsches Rotes Kreuz, Kreisverband Hamburg-Eimsbüttel e.V.

  • Completed training and state exam as a paramedic
  • Performed qualified patient transports in Germany and abroad
  • Provided first aid to sick and injured people during emergency rescue in Hamburg and surrounding areas
Aug 1992 - Oct 1993
1 year 3 months
Hamburg, Germany

Civilian service volunteer

German Red Cross, Hamburg-Eimsbüttel District Association

Summary

Experienced journalist, passionate editor and versatile communicator with over 25 years of media experience and extensive expertise in creating audience-focused cross-media content strategies. After the major changes in the publishing world, I'm now looking for a meaningful challenge where I can actively bring my experience from these change processes into the transformation.

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced
French
Advanced

Education

Apr 1994 - Jul 2001

Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel

Diploma in geography · Geography, sociology and political science · Kiel, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Emergency medical technician

Class B driver's license

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