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Manuel Zenker

Future thinker | AI | Web 3.0 | NFT Collector | Brand Expert

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About Me

My expertise lies in helping companies and agencies successfully manage their brands in an interconnected world. In today's world, marketing requires a far more complex approach than simply planning the next campaign. Connected branding goes beyond simply designing campaigns by bringing together the essential aspects of brand identity, data analytics, targeted content, innovative technology and audience engagement.

Particularly significant are future topics such as artificial intelligence (AI) and Web 3.0, which play a key role in the evolution of marketing. These technologies enable an even deeper connection between brands and consumers and open up new ways of interaction and personalization.

I see my role as guiding leading brands in a more agile way. This means that I use methods that allow these brands to flexibly adapt to changes in the market while maintaining their core identity. These agile approaches are essential to ensuring that brands not only succeed in the short term, but also maintain their visibility, interactivity, and relevance to consumers over the long term.

In my professional work, these principles become my guiding stars. I strive to create the powerful connection between brand strategy, technology and consumer needs to lead brands on a journey of continuous evolution and adaptation. This quest for sustainable success and relevant presence in the ever-changing environment of marketing drives me and inspires my daily work.

EXPERIENCE

since 2017

Brand & Marketing Designer

Zenker Design

Conception and creation of cross-media 360° marketing measures, corporate design and campaigns in the DACH region and the US.

since 2020

Founder & Owner

PassDeck

Owner of the top PowerPoint agency in Germany for start-ups, SMEs, associations and corporations worldwide.

2014-2016

Senior Art Director

Groth Development

Conception, support and implementation of the 360° marketing measures digital and print of the construction projects „So Berlin“ (Berlin-Mitte), „KunstCampus“ (Berlin-Mitte), „Flottwell Living" (Berlin-Tiergarten), „Heydt Eins" (Berlin-Tiergarten), "Speicherstadt Potsdam" (Potsdam), "Belles Etages" (Berlin-Mitte), "Beuth-Höfe" (Berlin-Mitte), „YOURS.BERLIN“ (Berlin-Kreuzberg), „Maximilians Quartier“ (Berlin-Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf), „Mittenmang" (Berlin-Mitte)

2014

Art Director

allmyhomes

Creative direction of the start-up

2013

Art Director

Bitkom

Graphic-digital lead for the new conception and design of the marketing measures for the int. conference hub.berlin and Bitkom, as well as their subsidiaries

2011-2013

Art Director

RSG Group

Roll-out and implementation of the rebranding of McFIT in Germany, Italy, Austria, Poland and Spain.

Lead branding of the new brands John Reed Fitness, CYBEROBICS, High5 and Qi2 Sports Nutrition.

Conception, design and implementation of the interior of the training and module rooms.

Planning and management of shootings with celebrities like Wladimir Klitschko, David Kirsch or Daniel Aminati for international campaigns.

2007-2009

Graphic Designer

neuwaerts

Implementation of small and medium-sized projects for national and international clients such as Sparkasse Hannover, Konica Minolta Europe, TUI AG or Continental AG

Education

2021 - 2023

General Management Certificate of Achievement

Cambridge Judge Business School

- Strategic Branding 2.0: The Cambridge Approach
- Strategic Marketing Management
- Digital Innovation & Transformation
- The Cambridge Creativity Lab
- Managing Innovation Strategically

2013 - 2022

Bachelor of Arts - Media Business and Management

DIPLOMA - University of Applied Science

Specialization: Media Business - Changing Global Media Markets

2009

Business English

BLOOMSBURY INSTITUTE, London

2007 - 2009

Media Designer

MMBBS, Hannover

Skills

Software

InDesign

Expert

Software

Photoshop

Expert

Software

Illustrator

Expert

Software

Acrobat XD

Expert

Software

After Effects

Expert

Software

PowerPoint

Expert

Software

Word

Expert

Software

One Note

Expert

Software

Teams

Expert

Software

Slack

Expert

Coding

html

Coding

CSS

Coding

JavaScript

Coding

WordPress

Coding

Elementor

Coding

Gutenberg

Tools

Wooding

Tools

Frontify

Tools

ChatGPT

Tools

Spatial

Tools

ReadyPlayerMe

Tools

Opensea

Industries

C-Level

Sports & Fitness

Retail & FMCG

Real Estate

Automotive

IT

Pharma & Health

Chemicals & Raw Materials

Finance & Insurance