Kai Eckert
Editor-in-Chief Energy
Experience
Oct 2019 - May 2025
5 years 8 monthsHamburg, Germany
Editor-in-Chief Energy
DVV Media Group GmbH
- Leadership, organization and team management of the EID Energy Information Service editorial team (until 6/2024), including a daily online portal and a weekly print magazine
- Giving lectures and moderating industry events
- Strategically developing the product portfolio and modularizing content
- Serving as an expert interview partner for the daily press, radio and TV broadcasters
Dec 2008 - Sep 2019
10 years 10 monthsFreelance Editor and Journalist
Freelance
- Creating topic plans and overseeing production workflows in Adobe InDesign
- Laying out the daily PDF newsletter 'E&M Daily'
- Focus topics: energy trading, climate policy, mobility, telecommunications and start-ups
- Managing the daily online newsroom with 10 editors as editor-on-duty (initially as a stand-in, permanently rotating from 2010)
- Producing various articles and interviews on digitalization, e-mobility and wind energy, including two market overviews and wind turbine maintenance
- Writing background articles on European offshore wind energy and research and development
Jan 2004 - Nov 2008
4 years 11 monthsHerrsching, Germany
Editor
Energie & Management Verlagsgesellschaft mbH
Jan 2002 - Dec 2003
2 yearsHerrsching, Germany
Editorial Traineeship
Energie & Management Verlagsgesellschaft mbH
Sep 2001 - Dec 2001
4 monthsKiel, Germany
Clerk in the Asia Special Groups Department
GeBeCo mbH & Co. KG
- Writing individual travel descriptions
- Handling visa applications
- Assisting with organizing tours and study trips
Jul 2000 - Jan 2002
1 year 7 monthsKiel, Germany
Web Designer
Christian-Albrechts University of Kiel
- Created course and program overviews in HTML and CSS for crisis communication
- Switched to a database-driven content management system
- Coordinated and updated the website for the “contacts” company career fair
Nov 1993 - Dec 2001
8 years 2 monthsHamburg, Germany
Paramedic (Student Employee)
German Red Cross, Hamburg-Eimsbüttel District Association
- Completed training and state exam as a paramedic
- Performed qualified patient transports domestically and abroad
- Provided first aid to sick and injured people during emergency rescue operations in Hamburg and neighboring communities
Aug 1992 - Oct 1993
1 year 3 monthsHamburg, Germany
Civilian Service Member
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 developing audience-focused cross-media content strategies. After the major changes in the publishing industry, I am now looking for a meaningful challenge where I can actively contribute my experience from the ongoing transformation processes.
Skills
- Adobe Indesign
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Lightroom
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Teams
- Microsoft Excel
- Data Analysis
- Market Analysis
- Python
- Html & Css
- Typo3 & Wordpress
- Content Marketing & Seo
- Image & Video Editing
- Driving License Class B
Languages
German
NativeEnglish
AdvancedFrench
AdvancedEducation
Apr 1994 - Jul 2001
Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel
Diploma in Geography · Geography, Sociology and Political Science · Kiel, Germany
Certifications & licenses
Emergency Medical Technician
German Red Cross, Hamburg-Eimsbüttel branch
Driving License Class B
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