When I was 18, I moved to Marburg on the river Lahn to study American Studies, Media Science and (Media-)Education. However, I did not only study in Hesse. I also went on a big journey and studied abroad, in Knoxville, Tennessee/USA. When I was a student there and in Germany, I gained first experiences in radio and TV as a freelancer. I worked, for example, for several years for one of Germany's biggest TV stations - for Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen, better known as ZDF.
From 2006 I worked for a media agency and later as well for a production company in Augsburg, Germany – as a producer, copywriter, project manager, and voice-over artist. Thus, I had the great fortune to voice e.g. radio commercials, promos, features, images, audiobooks, the news or the weather for many well-known clients such as IKEA, Woolworth, Dehner, Tessloff Verlag, Dr. Oetker, HIT, idee+spiel, Jacobs Krönung, Mayer Schuhe, MIGROS Deutschland, real,-, RENO, Sportscheck, trinkgut, TV Movie, Weltbild or Blumen Risse.
2013 me and partner moved to Finland and become parents. Since 2014 I work from there as a full-time self-employed German voice-over artist and copywriter for customers worldwide.
Education:
10/1998 – 01/2005
Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany
Master of Arts (M.A.) in American Studies (major), Media Science (1st minor) and (Media-)Educational Science (2nd minor)
Majors/priorities: American literature/media; film and TV studies, media education, adult education
08/2001 – 05/2002
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, U.S.A.
Exchange student
Majors/priorities: American broadcasting, film studies, advertising media strategy, general psychology
Professional Training:
06/2012
Akademie der Bayerischen Presse, Kulmbach
Workshop “Radio-voicing techniques“
05/2010
Akademie der Bayerischen Presse, München
Workshop “Presentation techniques“
04/2010
Akademie der Bayerischen Presse, München
Workshop “Vocal training“
02/2008
Gabriele Lange, Augsburg
Workshop ”Finding visions in the daily business: Emotional authenticity in the presentation”
02/2007
echion Corporate Communication AG, Augsburg
Workshop ”Creativity and idea generation: From nothing to creative text”
02/2006
echion Corporate Communication AG, Augsburg
Workshop “Effective copywriting”
01/2006 – 06/2007
Barbara Volland, Augsburg
Professional speech training
Freelancing/Assistance
08/2002 – 03/2004
ZDF, studio Düsseldorf
Editorial department „Volle Kanne, Service täglich“
08/2001 – 05/2002
International House on the campus of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, U.S.A.
Helpdesk, Head of German Table, Event Organization
08/2001 – 12/2001
Radio WUTK, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, U.S.A.
Music department
Internships
01/2007
RadioDienst Audio Syndication+Network GmbH, München
Sports and News department
06/2002 – 08/2002
ZDF, studio Düsseldorf
Editorial department „Volle Kanne, Service täglich“
07/2001
Medienkompetenzzentrum der Medienanstalt Sachsen-Anhalt MSA), Halle/Saale
Educational projects/“media caravan”
07/1999 – 08/1999 + 07/2000
VEA Instandhaltungsservice GmbH & Co. KG, Leuna
Financial accounting, payroll accounting
02/1998
MDR 1 Radio Sachsen-Anhalt, Halle/Saale
Editorial department
Equipment:
Microphone: Neumann TLM 103
Preamp: SPL Goldmike 9844
Interface: Focusrite Scarlett 2i4
Monitoring: JBL LSR 305