Konstantin Escher - Lead User Researcher & UX Consultant

Berlin, Germany

Experience

Oct 2021 - Present

4 years 4 months

Berlin, Germany

I am helping companies increase their customer-centricity and confidence in decision-making by running qualitative and quantitative user research projects.
I am supporting clients during their UX kick-off phases by hiring and mentoring internal UX professionals and setting up tools, principles, and processes.

Jan 2021 - Sep 2021

9 months

Berlin, Germany

When I joined OneFootball, I was the first and only UX researcher in the company.
In my role, I initiated customer-centric work principles and grew an understanding of the discipline.

Apr 2018 - Jan 2021

2 years 10 months

Berlin, Germany

Over the years, I hired a team to join my efforts, growing User Research into a department of nine specialists.

Jun 2016 - May 2018

2 years

Berlin, Germany

My term served as a central agency for insights and ran research for most divisions: product design, marketing, business development, sales, brand marketing, social media, and HR.
During my time at OneFootball, we managed to increase the monthly number of active app users from 3 million to 13 million globally.

Aug 2015 - May 2016

10 months

Berlin, Germany

Planned, supervised, and analyzed qualitative and quantitative user research as part of the Automotive division.
Tested the safety of in-car software solutions in an eye-tracking driving simulator.

Aug 2014 - Jul 2015

1 year

Bern, Switzerland

Prepared and supervised online and lab-based studies within the departments of Social Psychology and Social Neuroscience.
Ran data analysis in R and SPSS and built survey templates in Inquisit Lab.

Jan 2007 - Dec 2014

8 years

Worked as an advertising writer for the Diemar, Jung & Zapfe agency in Erfurt, mjm.cc in Basel, Eschnapur media production in Leipzig, and Axel Springer Verlag in Berlin.

7+ years of helping organizations understand their consumers via mixed-methods user research

R
Excel
Qualtrics
Usertesting
Surveymonkey
Lookback
Dovetail
Product Suites From Google
Microsoft
Adobe (Lr, Ps)
Keynote
Notion
Obsidian
I Have Grown And Led Research Teams With Up To 9 Members. I Mentor Fellow Jr. User Researchers.
I Am Highly Empathetic With A Strong Ability To Change Perspectives And Anticipate Other People's Challenges.
I Love Thinking Through All Details And Edge Cases When Reviewing Design Solutions And Product Specifications.
I Care A Lot About Telling A Convincing Story With Data, Helping Others Make Better Decisions For Both Business And Consumers.
Running
Street Photography
Writing & Podcasting