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Software Developer with a journalistic background
I have been working as a freelance software developer since 2022, with a focus on websites and web apps. Together with my brothers, I co-founded Ermisch & Brüder: a family-run manufactory for individual online presences.
I prefer to implement my projects in Next.js / React (for interactive web apps) and Wordpress (for websites with content management systems). Regardless of the technologies used, I value:
👨🏻🎨 Custom designs instead of pre-made themes
💶 Avoiding expensive plugins and page builders
🤓 Developing custom components and blocks where sensible
🧑🏼💻 User-friendly presentation of content
GDPR compliance, responsiveness, and fast loading times are a matter of course for me.
I have a journalistic background: Trained at the Cologne School of Journalism for Politics and Business, I have been working for media outlets such as Handelsblatt, WirtschaftsWoche, and t3n since 2012. Why do I mention this? Because journalistic virtues are also enormously helpful in software projects:
💭 Quickly getting to grips with topics and industries
📚 Broad general knowledge
🤔 Questioning things, thinking along
🕵️♂️ Quick and efficient research
📝 Text work
German
Native or bilingual
English
Conversational
Remote only
Primarily works remotely
Experience
- Ermisch& BrüderSoftware Developer | Co-founderDIGITAL AND ITAugust 2022 - Today (3 years and 10 months)Köln, GermanyI have been working as a freelancer in software development since 2022. This started with participation in the well-known Harvard course CS50 and its offshoot CS50 Python. My current projects focus on web development – a field where journalistic skills such as targeted research and user-friendly content presentation are also in demand.In 2025, together with my brothers (both computer scientists), I founded Ermisch & Brüder: a family-run manufactory for websites and web apps in Cologne.
- Pressebüro JP4Freelance JournalistPRESS AND MEDIAJuly 2012 - Today (13 years and 11 months)Köln, GermanyI have been working as a freelance journalist since 2012 as part of the JP4 press office. My texts have appeared in Handelsblatt, Impulse, t3n, and Wirtschaftswoche, among others. I also undertake editorial tasks such as editing texts and producing journalistic publications. I learned my craft at the Cologne School of Journalism for Politics and Business.
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Education
- Diploma in EconomicsUniversity of Cologne2009Schwerpunkte: Politikwissenschaften, Wirtschafts- und Sozialpsychologie
- Specialist Journalist for Politics and BusinessCologne School of Journalism for Politics and Business2007
Certifications
- CS50x CompletionHarvard University2023