AllHandsonDeck:Demodern'sHamburgTeamSetsSail
Full Speed Ahead: At the new Hamburg location, the digital agency Demodern is setting sail with a seven-member team. Under the leadership of Managing Director and Creative Director Alexander El-Meligi (35), the agency is launching and expanding its expertise in the areas of design, creation, and user experience. This is ensured by Robert Girvin (34), UX Director, Kjell Wierig (29), Digital Art Director, Florian Gläser (29), Designer, Tobias Soffner (34), Digital Producer, Christopher Brinkmann (30), Creative Development, and Sonja Conradi (42), Office Management.
Demodern aims to strengthen its collaboration with its Hamburg clients such as Montblanc, Hamburger Sparkasse (Haspa), Nike, and Lemonaid, and move closer to them with the new team at the Alster. Additionally, new business potentials are to be explored from Hamburg in the future.
"For us, the Hamburg location is of particular strategic importance. Not only because of the especially creative atmosphere that prevails in the city," says Alexander El-Meligi. "Here we find innovative-thinking companies and brands that, like us, want to explore new ways of communication and have the courage to try them out." The proximity and quick travel routes to the German creative hub, Berlin, are also advantages for El-Meligi that the agency will now utilize.
The new employees play a special role in this strategy: With their support, El-Meligi also wants to integrate their international experiences into the agency's service portfolio. El-Meligi adds: "Our internationality is a significant benefit for clients. This allows us to offer them the latest solutions and strategies from other markets and showcase them more effectively."
In addition to the seven experts at the new Hamburg location, Demodern employs another 25 staff members at the Cologne agency branch, who serve clients such as Chip.de, EDDING, and Dextro Energy.
The new Hamburg Demodern team in detail:
With American Robert Girvin, 34, Demodern gains an experienced UX expert. As UX Director, the San Francisco-born designer will create innovative experiences for clients. Before joining Demodern, he worked as a UX Designer for fuseproject, San Francisco, serving clients such as Intel, Herman Miller, GE, and Apple.
Joining as Digital Art Director is Kjell Wierig, 29. His career path led him through Kolle Rebbe, SinnerSchrader, and Jung von Matt/365 to his current employer Demodern. With his focus on web specials, UI/UX, digital campaigns, screen design, and shooting experience, the communication designer will strengthen Demodern's digital profile.
Another international talent working as a designer for Demodern is Austrian Florian Gläser, 29. He joins from the Hamburg agency Robinizers, where he served as Head of Design for national and international clients. Previously, he gained international experience in Vienna and Amsterdam and has won prestigious awards for his work, such as Best of Corporate Publishing, Sitecore Digital Innovator Award, Awwwards Site Of The Day, red dot, and iF design.
Tobias Soffner, 34, joins Demodern Hamburg as a Digital Producer. Most recently, he was a product manager at Die Zeit and a consultant at the communications agency Molthan van Loon in Hamburg, where he managed numerous national and international companies, associations, and ministries. At Demodern, he will now contribute his extensive expertise in digital product development and communication strategies.
Additionally, Christopher Brinkmann, 30, joins Demodern Hamburg as a Developer. He previously worked as an Art Director at Jung von Matt/Alster and Heimat, Berlin, for clients such as Mercedes-Benz and Hornbach. At Demodern, he will contribute his keen eye and analytical thinking to develop web and mobile projects. His work has earned him a Grand Prix at ADC Germany, Gold at Eurobest and AME, and the Campaign Of The Year award at the Lead Awards.
And the office management of Demodern Hamburg gains a new head with Sonja Conradi, 42. The trained communication designer, who previously managed office management for agencies like achtung!, Freunde des Hauses, and acht – all in Hamburg – will now organize the office for the Demodern team in the Hanseatic city.
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About Demodern
As an independent digital agency based in Cologne and Hamburg, Demodern has been creating innovative communication for the digital age since 2008. Under the leadership of Kristian Kerkhoff, Alexander El-Meligi, and Thomas Junk, 25 permanent employees serve renowned clients such as Nike, Edding, and Montblanc.
Demodern has already received numerous international and national awards for its work, including Gold at ADC Europe 2010 for "Sounds of Hamburg," two Gold Lions in Cannes 2011, and twice Gold at the New Media Award, in 2012 for Edding's "Wall of Fame" and in 2013 for "The Montblanc Worldsecond."
Press Contact Demodern
Kristian Kerkhoff, Demodern – Digital Agency, Brüsseler Straße 89-93, 50672 Cologne,
Phone 49 (0)221 999 696 99, kk@demodern.de
http://www.demodern.de/