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Nico Wittig

Recruiting & Employer Branding Manager

€950/day
Köln, DE
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Nico

I help companies build recruiting and employer branding effectively and scalably.
My focus is on end-to-end recruiting, structured decision-making, candidate experience, and translating internal reality into credible employer communication.
I work pragmatically, data-driven, and closely with executives – in scale-ups, medium-sized companies, and corporate environments.
  • German

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

  • Spanish

    Basic

Can work on-site
Köln (up to 50km)

Experience

  • WhiteWall Media GmbH (Teil der CEWE Group),
    Recruiting & Employer Branding Manager
    PRESS AND MEDIA
    August 2025 - Today (10 months)
    50226 Frechen, Germany
    • ● Overall responsibility for the organization & management of the end-to-end recruiting process (Candidate & Employee Experience)
    • ● Contact person for technical and management staff, as well as management in recruiting. Focus: Aptitude diagnostics & process quality
    • ● Member of the editorial team of the internal communication app of the CEWE Group
    • ● Active sourcing of specialists and managers (Europe), as well as freelancers (USA)
    • ● Planning and implementation of personnel marketing & employer branding
    Recruiting Requirements Analysis Stakeholder Management Employer Branding Recruiting Processes
  • People & Business Development, HR-Autopilot GmbH,
    People & Culture Consultant
    SOFTWARE PUBLISHING
    August 2024 - August 2025 (1 year)
    Cologne, Germany
    • ● Sparring partner for management and HR in medium-sized companies
    • ● Consulting and projects on recruiting and employer brand
    Talent Acquisition Applicant Management Recruiting Processes Job Advertisements Candidate Experience
  • talentrix consulting GmbH
    Consultant, then Managing Partner
    HUMAN RESOURCES
    April 2020 - August 2024 (4 years and 4 months)
    Köln, Germany
    • ● Consulting at management level & for HR departments.
    • ● Development and implementation of culture-based recruiting & employer branding strategies
    • ● Implementation of data-driven recruiting processes to increase applicant quality and reduce time-to-hire
    • ● Leadership of interdisciplinary teams of 2 to 5 people
    • ● Management & implementation of projects with direct customer responsibility
    Employer Branding HR Processes Recruiting Employer Value Proposition Personnel Marketing

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Education

  • M.Sc.
    FOM Cologne – University of Applied Sciences
    2016
    M.Sc.
  • B.A.
    Rheinische Hochschule Köln
    2013
    B.A.

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