Martin Kühne

Associate Creative Director | Social Media

Salary / Daily rate

2655 Ericeira, Portugal

Freelance, open to permanent contract

Can come onsite

Skills

Content StrategyDaVinci ResolveMarketing StrategySocial AdsCMSSquarespaceLinkedIn AdsBufferAdobe IllustratorWebsitesWebflowBranding StrategyMeta AdsMailChimpWeb DesignAdobe Creative SuiteAdobe LightroomAdobe PhotoshopFigmaNo-code ApplicationsSales StrategyCommunity ManagementGoogle AdsTikTok AdsSEMrushGoogle Tag ManagerCustomer.ioPhotographyVideo & FilmAdobe InDesign

Languages

German (Native)English (Fluent)

About me

Intro

Creative Director and Social Media Strategist with proven success in cross-cultural digital campaigns, specializing in TikTok and Instagram content creation. Led campaigns generating 100M+ impressions at VaynerMedia, achieving 106% conversion increase. Offering expertise in organic growth strategies and bold creative direction, backed by LSE education and experience across Germany, London, and Amsterdam.

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Work experience

FreelanceFreelance

Dec 2021 - Present

4 years 11 months

Remote, OR 97458, USA

Freelance Creative

Aug 2023 - Present

3 years 3 months

Remote, OR 97458, USA

Creator & Strategy/Direction

Freelance Marketing Strategist & Web Designer/Developer

Dec 2021 - Aug 2023

1 year 9 months

Marketing & Social Media Strategy Web Design & Development on Webflow

VaynerMediaFreelance

Aug 2023 - Oct 2024

1 year 3 months

Remote, OR 97458, USA

Associate Creative Director

Sep 2024 - Oct 2024

2 months

Remote, OR 97458, USA

Overseeing and leading the creative development for a high-profile 7-figure EMEA client Responsible for organic social media, paid ads and campaigns - Responsible for a multi-market brand campaign - Lead the creative conception of a live TikTok show on two dates with over 100k viewers - Lead the creative conception and development of a German campaign

Lead Creator

Aug 2023 - Aug 2024

1 year 1 month

Remote, OR 97458, USA

- Acting as the go-to creative, known for nailing briefs big or small and your book will be bursting with ideas that show it - Working independently and managing junior members of the team - Turning pitch-winning concepts into actual campaigns while leading conceptualization and articulation of multi-platform campaigns and tactical executions - Working with ACD/CD and with support of Project management and Client partners - Primarily focused on short-form video content for TikTok, Instagram and Meta

Assistant TikTok Team Lead

hurra.com™Freelance

May 2023 - Jan 2024

9 months

Lisbon, Portugal · Remote

Co-leading a newly founded TikTok Team supporting high-profile DACH companies

Head Of Marketing & Social Media

SmartPurse

Mar 2022 - Aug 2022

6 months

- Social Media Strategy focused on growth and awareness - Paid social media ad management - Design and development of conversion-focused landing pages - Supervising and managing marketing team for day-to-day SM activities - Strategic consultation and hands-on app development - Reporting, Analytics, and OKR Management - Press Releases and stakeholder management - Competitive analysis, trend research and corresponding strategy adjustments - Set up and maintenance of project management structures - Design and release of social and marketing assets

Social Media Lead

EnkelkinderkollektivFreelance

Aug 2021 - Oct 2021

3 months

Berlin, Germany

Leading the social media channel of the Enkelkinderkollektiv focused on highlighting the climate crisis in the election campaign leading up to the German federal election. - Development of target group-oriented communication measures and strategies - Strategic Editorial Planning for multiple media platforms in coordination with all stakeholders involved - Responsibility for the maintenance of the channels and promoting the expansion through innovative ideas - Competitive analysis, trend research and corresponding strategy adjustments - Coding and Design of a weekly newsletter in Mailchimp

Client Services

minds + assembly

Feb 2020 - Mar 2021

1 year 2 months

London, UK

Responsible for building and nurturing cooperative global client relationships that are fostering positive business outcomes by anticipating client needs and challenges, resolving complex client problems or disputes in a professional manner and by orchestrating the timely delivery and execution of creative projects - Masterminding creative ways to deliver exceptional creative projects and client experiences - Innovative, creative thinking skills to ensure the organisation is providing a cutting-edge communications strategy and supporting patients worldwide - Managing changing teams of up to 20 members to produce leading marketing assets - Client management nurturing business relationships and long-term partnership - Collaborative management of 9 figure production budget

Client Development Representative

Seismic Software

Sep 2019 - Mar 2020

7 months

London, UK

Responsible for business development covering the Swiss, French and German market across multinational global corporations from various industries, optimising their business, marketing and sales processes. Inbound and outbound outreach to individually researched lead lists, conducting and leading initiative client meetings and working alongside a global team. - Achieved >100% target quota each month while ensuring to facilitate meaningful client interactions - Expanded market reach as first German representative in central European markets, generating a promising sales funnel - Competitor analysis, trend research, product and market research

Master-Student

The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

Nov 2018 - Oct 2019

1 year

London, UK

Master of Science in Global Media and Communications - Overall Distinction Focus: International Marketing: A strategic approach; Disruptive Digital Worlds: Economic Challenges of New Media; Global Environmentalism Politics Dissertation - Distinction Award: 12,000 word examination about climate change communication

Support Manager and Marketing Assistant

Scanbot SDK

Oct 2015 - Oct 2018

3 years 1 month

53 Bonn, Germany

- Coordinated various forms of marketing including social media, newsletter, mail marketing and website management - Improved and customised customer support - Involvement into app development and consultation

Trainee in Commercial Management M2M/IoT

Deutsche Telekom

Feb 2018 - Aug 2018

7 months

53 Bonn, Germany

- Conception and design for internal and external communication - Conception and design of a hackathon in Berlin consisting of 20 companies ranging from start-ups to multinational corporations - Client contact at multiple national wide corporate events - Event management


Education

Le Wagon

2021 - 2021

4 months

The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

Master of Science - MS

2018 - 2019

1 year 2 months

The University of Bonn

Bachelor of Science - BS

2014 - 2017

3 years 2 months

Alexander-von-Humboldt Gymnasium

Abitur

2005 - 2013

8 years 2 months


Licenses & certifications

IELTS - Overall Score 8.5

Issued: Jul 2018

Certified by British Council

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