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Berlin, De

Seattle, Wa, Us

• Heading up a Sales team of 8 managers in the GSA LCS org (large customer sales) • Responsible for overall business partnership with global entertainment brands (Nintendo, Sony, LEGO etc.)• Owning senior level and C-Level engagements, such as JBP and annual upfront conversations • Proven sales track record: Ø 100% actuals vs. target in during past three years 2021 - 2024 • Defining overall sales strategies and annual/quarterly goals on sub-vertical level• People management responsibility: hire, develop- and coach top sales talents across different seniority levels• Monitoring and reporting of key metrics to senior leadership (revenue pipeline, product adoption, pitch and engagement rates)• Workflow and process management: partnering with multiple internal teams to optimize and streamline processes• Creating an fostering an inclusive team culture: drive collaboration, ensure a fair and equal work environment

Seattle, Wa, Us

Leading the international account management team with all up- and cross-selling activities. Build up a new global sales team and responsible for all new business activities. We have clients like: Kabam, UbiSoft, Gameforge, MachineZone, Changyou, Goodgame, EA and more.

Seattle, Wa, Us

Acquisition and managing content partnerships for Amazon App ecosystem, developer marketing and tech. business development i.e. around Fire TV, Fire Tablets, Android, and further unannounced devices and services.

Potsdam, Brandenburg, De

Universität Potsdam and Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF• Co-creation and conceptualization of Lecture “Digital Media Marketing: Games”• Lecturing of program course “Digital Media Marketing: Games”• Received one of the highest overall teaching score average

Ingolstadt, Bavaria, De

-As part of the team, I was instrumental in scaling the business to over EUR 80 million in revenue and making it one of the fastest growing companies in the DACH region in 2015-2016.-I was the first employee and played a key role in driving the business to net sales of over EUR 10m, accelerating annual growth by more than 300% on all relevant business metrics.-I was instrumental in establishing partnerships with leading retail partners such as MediaMarkt, Saturn, ATU, Real and METRO.-The establishment of the Retail Media Group (today: MediaMarktSaturn Retail Media) monetization business as the market leader in Europe was a success that I actively supported and helped to shape.

Ingolstadt, Bavaria, De

-As part of the team, I was instrumental in scaling the business to over EUR 80 million in revenue and making it one of the fastest growing companies in the DACH region in 2015-2016.-I was the first employee and played a key role in driving the business to net sales of over EUR 10m, accelerating annual growth by more than 300% on all relevant business metrics.-I was instrumental in establishing partnerships with leading retail partners such as MediaMarkt, Saturn, ATU, Real and METRO.-The establishment of the Retail Media Group (today: MediaMarktSaturn Retail Media) monetization business as the market leader in Europe was a success that I actively supported and helped to shape.

• Direct management of all global gaming advertising budget (EU, Asia, US)• Media planning for the games division, aligning advertiser expectations and distribution capabilities• Responsible for budget allocation among all distribution channels including Social, Search, Display, Email and Contextual traffic in Mobile and Online formats• Monthly and quarterly setting, execution and monitoring of team’s KPIs• Top advertisers account management and relationship building (incl. Zynga, WarGaming, Scopely, EA Games, Nexon Europe, GoodGameStudios, etc.)• Performance and results reporting directly to C-level

• Planning and implementation of marketing campaigns for top online and mobile gaming advertisers• Directly responsible for 60% of company’s annual gaming-related revenues• First point of contact with crobo San Francisco branch, for alignment of advertiser shared-accounts and US-advertiser reporting

• Account management of 25+ gaming advertiser accounts with focus in the European markets• Ongoing up-selling and cross-selling of the company’s services through direct new and existing client communication, and external pitching• Main responsible for fraud-identification, management and traffic optimization

• Account management of 50+ SMB accounts within the gaming industry to match with the company’s different ventures and capabilities • Key player and potential client research and analysis• Support in the creation of core processes and team structure for the company’s new venture (crobo GmbH)

Berlin, De

• Support the division’s managers in the planning and execution of mobile marketing campaigns• Responsible for the maintenance of the core B2B communication network • Creation and presentation of performance reports and presentations• Induction and training of new employees into the department’s processes, systems and tools

• Event planning and organization in various functions (i.e. Intl. Berlin Air Show, The Quant Foundation, etc.)

• Event planning and organization in various functions (i.e. concerts of international artists like DJ Tiesto, etc.)

Certificate In Negotiation Mastery

Certificate In Management Essentials

Certificate Of Specialization In Leadership And Management, Leadership & Management

Certificate In Leadership Principles

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Marketing

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Kunst-, Unterhaltungs- Und Medienmanagement