Nathalie Hedwig

Teacher

Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Experience

Jan 2015 - Present
10 years 7 months
Frankfurt, Germany

Senior Communications Specialist

Self-employed

Project work for various clients.

  • Bentley Innomed (2023):

  • Establish internal communications.

  • Concept (information architecture, format development, design, and strategic direction) and implementation phase 1.

  • Text/image & video.

  • Zeiss Group (since 2020):

  • Interviews with scientists.

  • Contributions for the intranet and recruiting.

  • Web texts for software.

  • Messe Frankfurt Exhibition GmbH (2015 - 2020):

  • Collaborated on the final report.

  • Guided press tours.

  • Main contact for press inquiries.

  • Wrote trend reports.

  • Collected quotes from company founders.

  • Conducted interviews.

  • Wrote features.

  • Sourced images.

  • Ghostwriting.

  • Federal Center for Nutrition (since 2023):

  • Articles for the "Sustainable Consumption" & school catering sections.

  • Hessen Trade & Invest (2020-2022):

  • Research.

  • Conducted interviews.

  • Wrote reports (including photographs) for the technology country magazine.

  • National Center for Early Help (Sept 2021 to Dec 2022):

  • Co-developed content and strategy for the "elternsein.info" website.

  • Texts for the NZFH network app.

  • Topic research.

  • Image research.

  • Content production.

  • Conducted interviews.

  • Selected interview partners.

  • Wrote specialist articles considering personas from a Sinus study (SEO and plain language).

  • Quiz concept and development.

  • Image sourcing.

  • Ideas, research, image sourcing, and concept for Instagram formats & posts.

  • Frankfurt City Education Office (2016 to 2022):

  • Managed the annual report text in collaboration with departments.

  • Interviews & portraits.

  • Contributed to design & concept.

  • Project management.

  • German National Tourist Board (2022):

  • Research.

  • Topic proposals.

  • Listicles.

  • Features and photo reports for the nature section.

And other clients.

Aug 2013 - Jan 2015
1 year 6 months
Frankfurt, Germany

Senior Copywriter

Design Agentur Nordisk Büro Plus

Development of communication concepts for brochures, flyers, websites and ad campaigns, development of corporate tone, writing articles and newsletters as well as creative support for pitches for various clients.

Jan 2009 - Jul 2013
3 years 7 months
Frankfurt, Germany

Content Manager / Online Editor

OgilvyOne

Media Markt:

  • Assisted in building the Facebook brand presence.
  • Live response management for Media Markt on Facebook.
  • Responded to user inquiries.
  • Assigned to crisis communication.

IKEA Germany:

  • Developed corporate tone for user inquiries on Facebook.
  • Assigned to crisis communication.
  • Developed the "Creative Fuel by Nathalie" section; created engagement ideas for the "Hej Community".
  • Independently managed the section: from concept development, trade fair representation to responding to user inquiries, photography, and posting.
  • Response management in the Hej Community and for the Facebook brand presence.
  • Contributed to the development of the 2013 Christmas elf concept.

Volkswagen:

  • Initial setup of the content world in the client portal "My Car".
  • From inventory and competitor analysis to storyboard creation and editorial planning.

Also wrote articles and created web presences for direct clients and magazines.

Mar 2002 - Nov 2009
7 years 9 months
Rodgau, Germany

Press Officer

Serien.lighting

50% position; classic press work; writing PR texts, maintaining journalist contacts, handling inquiries; concept, implementation, and management of the company anniversary book, coordinating freelance writers and design agency; texts for corporate brochures, newsletters and products; developing claims.

Aug 2001 - Dec 2002
5 months
Frankfurt, Germany

Online Editorial Intern

FAZ. Electronic Media

Wrote articles; conducted interviews; wrote features, reports, and articles in the fields of science & culture; attended editorial meetings and planning, morning editorial, contributed to format development; afterward worked as a regular freelancer.

Sep 1999 - Dec 2000
1 year 4 months
Frankfurt, Germany

Junior Online Editor

Rat für Formgebung

Editorial management of the online platform "euro-design-guide"; blog posts, research, strategic direction of the website; wrote product texts, attended trade fairs, acquisition. Also started freelance work at Offenbach Post.

Jan 1998 - Jul 1999
7 months
Frankfurt, Germany

Editorial Intern

Zeitschrift „form“ – Zeitschrift für Gestaltung

Wrote articles and news texts, research, contributed to issue and topic planning, editorial meetings, finding topics.

Freelance Contributor

Frankfurter Rundschau, Wiesbadener Kurier, Offenbach Post, FAZ.NET, ZDF Heute Online, TAZ

Regular freelance work, e.g., in the fields of science & education and culture.

Project Concept and Implementation: Craft Book 'Kinderspiel'

Schweizer Haupt Verlag

Concept and implementation of the craft book "Kinderspiel".

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced
French
Elementary

Education

Johann-Wolfgang Goethe University

Master of Arts · English philology, art history and art education · Frankfurt, Germany

Sheweld

Assistant Teacher · German as a Foreign Language · United Kingdom

Philipps-Universität Marburg

Intermediate exam · Media studies, English literature, graphic design, painting · Marburg, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Building Reach with Instagram

Discrimination-sensitive Language

Producing Explainer Videos

Radio Journalism

Long Form: The Reportage

Plain Language

SEO Keyword Research & Copywriting

Driver's License A

Driver's License B