Teresa Köster

Head of Brand & Communications

Berlin, Germany

Experience

Jun 2018 - Present
7 years 2 months
Berlin, Germany

Head of Brand & Communications

FOLKDAYS Fair Trade UG

  • Company for contemporary fair-trade design
  • Responsible for branding and corporate communications/PR with a focus on sustainability communication
  • Social media, newsletters, content, and collaborative marketing
  • Creative campaigns, art direction, and styling
Jun 2018 - Present
7 years 2 months

Communication and Brand Positioning

Freie Beraterin

  • Support for start-ups, SMEs, and media
  • Sectors and topics: including sustainability, fashion, design, crafts, lifestyle
  • Consulting and services for clients such as branayama, Fashion Changers, Hempinger, Møbelwerft, Simplicity (OPUS and someday), We Are Studio Studio
  • Development of communication and brand strategies, corporate communications, sustainability communications, social media, PR, copywriting, creative content creation, marketing, and editorial work
Sep 2017 - May 2018
9 months
Hamburg, Germany

Press Officer

thjnk AG

  • Corporate communications including internal and external communication, PR, social media, and crisis communication
  • Work in brand and corporate culture
Dec 2015 - Aug 2017
1 year 9 months
Hamburg, Germany

Relations Manager

thjnk AG

  • Corporate communications including internal and external communication, PR, social media, and crisis communication
  • Responsible for brand, corporate culture, and new business
Sep 2014 - Sep 2015
1 year 1 month
Berlin, Germany

Deputy Editor-in-Chief

stylemag.net (Spread Publishing GmbH & Co. KG)

  • Editorial management and writing
  • Social media, marketing, and partnerships for an online magazine about pop culture, fashion, art, and music
Sep 2013 - Aug 2014
1 year
Berlin, Germany

Content & Communications Manager

IWISHUSUN (Spread Publishing GmbH & Co. KG)

  • Work for a social project in the fight against blindness
  • Responsibilities in communications/PR, social media, content management, marketing, and project management
Nov 2011 - May 2013
1 year 7 months
Berlin, Germany

Editorial Lead

ArtSchoolVets! (Pieper, Polewski, Fischer, Ben-Michael & Stern GbR)

  • Editorial management and writing
  • Responsible for marketing and partnerships as well as social media
  • Work for an online magazine focused on streetwear, art, music, and urban lifestyle
Jan 2009 - Dec 2020
10 years

Freelance Writer and Copywriter

  • Work for agencies, galleries, artists, media, and companies
  • Collaborations with clients such as blackbird/berlin, Jaybo Monk, Kevin McElvaney, LIBERTINE Magazine, L’Officiel, SCHIRN MAG (SCHIRN Art Hall), Städel Blog (Städel Museum), XOOOOX
  • Leveraging editorial experience in consulting
Jan 2009 - Dec 2016
8 years

Master of Arts

Freie Universität Berlin

  • Course: Art History in a global context with a focus on Europe and America
  • Study abroad (2010–2011) at the University of Warwick, UK as part of the ERASMUS program (M.A. History of Art)
Sep 2008 - Oct 2009
1 year 2 months
Berlin, Germany

Gallery Assistant

Nice and Fit Gallery

  • Support in organizing exhibitions
  • Communications and PR as well as artist relations for a contemporary art gallery
Jan 2005 - Dec 2009
4 years

Bachelor of Arts

Freie Universität Berlin

  • Fields of study: German philology and general art history

Summary

Brand and communications consultant with over a decade of experience helping media, agencies, and companies share their stories successfully with the world. My broad experience across different fields and roles — including online publishing, communication agencies, and corporate settings — gives me a versatile perspective that I bring to my work.

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced
French
Elementary

Education

Oct 2010 - Jun 2011

University of Warwick

Erasmus exchange study · History of Art · United Kingdom

Oct 2009 - Jun 2016

Freie Universität Berlin

Master of Arts · Art History in a global context, focus on Europe and America · Germany

Oct 2006 - Jun 2009

Freie Universität Berlin

Bachelor of Arts · German Philology and General Art History · Germany