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Hi, I'm René. I'm passionate about conceptualizing and designing user-centered digital products, websites, and strong brand identities. I have broad design expertise, around 15 years of experience as a freelance designer, Head of Design, and Creative Director, and can work with a wide variety of roles and interfaces. I build compelling presentations and am confident in client contact – in my native German as well as in English.
German
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Can work on-site
München (up to 50km), Rosenheim (up to 50km)
Experience
- EXPERIOR DIGITAL GmbHHead of UX & DesignDIGITAL AND ITAugust 2024 - Today (1 year and 10 months)München, GermanyOn a mission to design digital customer experience. As a partner in a digital consultancy, I work on a wide variety of client projects, including for a personnel consultancy, a medical center, and a software manufacturer in the construction industry. Mostly remote, but also directly at the client's site in Hamburg or Munich. My tasks in detail:- UX Design: Research, analysis, conception of user flows, information architecture- UI Design: Development of complex design systems and creation of user-centered, modern user interfaces, primarily for modern web applications- Brand Development: Redesign or greenfield, from initial brand assessment through ideation to the creation of ready-to-use brand guidelines and corporate design elements
- drei60.aiPartnerDIGITAL AND ITNovember 2023 - December 2024 (1 year and 1 month)München, GermanyStartup project with the goal of integrating AI applications into the daily work of tax and business consulting firms and supporting their digital marketing and employer branding.- Brand development, corporate design- Website (Wordpress)- Presentations, pitches- UX/UI design for a digital AI dashboard
- rkk.designUX - Brand - UIDIGITAL AND ITJanuary 2009 - Today (17 years and 5 months)München, GermanyWith over 16 years of experience in various design projects and positions, as well as in diverse industries, I have been able to build a broad portfolio.- UX Design- UI Design- Brand development & Corporate Design- Conceptualization & implementation of digital products in various team constellations- Presentation design- Website design and development with Wordpress
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Education
- Professional Diploma in UX DesignGlasgow Caledonian University2025Studiengang am UX Design Institute, um mein Knowhow im Bereich User Experience Design zu erweitern und auf ein aktuelles theoretisches Fundament zu stellen
- Diplom VolkswirtLudwig-Maximilians-Universität München2007Schwerpunkte: Internationale Handelstheorie, Wirtschaftsinformatik & neue Medien, Entrepreneurship