I’m a bilingual Creative Director & Leader of multi-disciplinary creative teams
From my first ever paid job as a magician, to being a freelance journalist and working with Holocaust survivors, to chewing 5 packs of gum to seal a leaky camper van window on a beach in Portugal – being unconventional led me to working with some of the biggest brands and agencies in the world: From Zalando in Berlin, over 72andsunny and Adidas in AMS, to Google in Hamburg, where I currently lead creative at Android.
My 12+ years of experience in global advertising on both client and agency side have made me a seasoned creative director, not only with the ability to direct creative work from brief to execution, but also with solid skills in business, stakeholder management, big picture brand thinking and setting creative strategic directions for huge global brands. Next to work I host dinner experiences for women at my home and knit wherever I go.
WHAT OTHERS SAY ABOUT ME
AWARDS
“Connie’s work ethic, her ideation, her articulation, her eye. All second to none. She pushed boundaries, elevated the output across the board. There are few out there with the complete package she possesses.” PAUL MANN, GLOBAL CREATIVE DIRECTOR JD SPORTS, ex-adidas
“Connie is one of these rare gems you’ll only meet a few of in a lifetime. She’s a very strong Creative with impeccable writing skills. Her ideas are at a whole other level. She is a great leader and team player, and gives her projects that special shine they didn’t have before.”
ANNELIEN ORBIE, SENIOR FILM PRODUCER WIEDEN + KENNEDY, ex-72ANDSUNNY
“Connie is proactive, entrepreneurial, with an amazing work ethic. She is always there to support when work needs to be done.” VIGFUS VIGFUSSON, CREATIVE OPS, ex72ANDS.
ADC AWARDS/THE ONE CLUB 1x Bronze Film Craft (Writing)
THE ONE SHOW 1x Silver (Writing - Moving Image Craft)
CAPLES 1x Gold (Trad. Media), 1x Silver (Writing), 1x Bronze (Content)
CLIO 1x Silver (Film), 3x Bronze (Writing, Edit, Music), 2x Shortlist
EUROBEST 1x Bronze (Film Craft Script), 1x Shortlist
EPICA 1x Bronze (Film), 2x Shortlist
Webby Awards 2x Winner – Best Writing and Best Branded Short
D&AD Shortlist
ANDY AWARDS Shortlist
LOVIES Finalist Advertising, Video, Best Editing
CV:
Google January 2024 - now – Creative Director leading creative for the Android brand (DE market) during a brand-defining moment.
Tom Tailor Hamburg June 2023 - Jan 2024 – Global Creative Director across all creative marketing output of the brand.
adidas / Studio A June 2021 - May 2023 – Creative Lead STYLE & Originals on Digital Campaigns, leading a team of 5-9 Creatives
+ Business Owner “Butter Vintage” 2015-Dec 2022 – Seven years of success with my vintage fashion online business.
72andsunny Amsterdam Jan 2018 - May 2021 – (Sr.) Creative – Brands: Coca-Cola, Sprite, Coca-Cola Energy, LikeMeat, Google, eBay
Zalando Creative Studio Berlin 2015-2018 – Hybrid Creative – Global Brand Campaigns, Experiential Creative, Brand Collab Campaigns (OYSHO, Viktor&Rolf)
Outfittery Berlin (Startup) 2013-2015 – “The Creative Swiss Army Knife” – Brand Campaigns, Social Media Campaigns, PR, Brand Storytelling, Customer Magazine
Freelance Journalist Berlin 2011-2013 – Der Tagesspiegel, Electronic Beats
Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust 2013 – Charitable Work, Historical Consultant, Archival Work
berlinomat Platform for Berlin Design 2010-2012 – Store conception, design development and all-around Creative
B.A. of Arts from Freie Universität Berlin (Excellence University) in History and Publishing-& Communications Sciences
Pre-Diploma from AMD Academy of Fashion & Design in Fashion Journalism and Media Communications
I speak many languages:
English (native) / German (native) / Dutch (conversational) / French (good) / Spanish (okay)