EXPERIENCE

March 01, 2018
today

Senior Picture Editor

Blue Ocean Entertainment, Stuttgart
Hubert Burda Media

„creative assessment of the photographic material based on defined quality criteria“

— Selection of Images
— Image Editing and Quality Control
— AI-Assisted Photo and Visual Content Creation
— Layout Design / Page Structure
— Visual Storytelling Aligned with Brand and Project Objective
— Photography / Photo Work on Projects and Articles
— Visual Interface between Publisher and Agencies
— Cooperation with Photo Agencies, Press Offices and Photographers
— Editorial Work / Working with Editorial Staff and Designers
— Digital Asset and Content Management System

„photographic and journalistic sense as well as a sure eye for the quality and aesthetics of pictures“

Working on Physical & Digital Products: Magazines, Trading Cards, Stickers, Collectibles, Apps
—  Selected Brands: LEGO, Playmobil, Mojang, Topps, DreamWorks, Universal, ZAG, National Geographic, KOSMOS, Schleich, ZDF

Tools & Software:
— Design & Creative: Adobe Creative Suite
— AI & Generative: ChatGPT, Flux, Stable Diffusion, Nano Banana, Firefly, Midjourney, Topaz
— Productivity & Office: Microsoft Office, DC-X, Picturemaxx

September 04, 2006
today

Freelancer

kironjulian.de, Stuttgart

— Graphic Design
— Webdesign / Redesign and Maintenance of Web Pages
— Corporate Identity / CMS
— Social Media Content
			
Tools & Software:
— Design & Creative: Adobe Creative Suite, Topaz, Audacity
— AI & Generative: ChatGPT, Flux, Stable Diffusion, Nano Banana, Firefly, Midjourney, Topaz
— Web & Interactive: WordPress, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery

February 14, 2012
March 31, 2018

Event Management

FOM University of Stuttgart

— Event Management
— Exam Management
— IT / Service
			
Tools & Software: CRM / PDB, Woodstock, TeleV, Microsoft Office

September 09, 2012
January 18, 2016

B.A. Interactive Animation

Middlesex University London
Bachelor of Arts (2.2)

— Digital Marketing, Promotion and Publicity
— Project Management and Project Planning / SCRUM
— Controlling, Accounting, Finance and Taxes / Business Plan
— Copyright and Media Law (BGB / HGB)

Bachelor thesis (2.8)
"Zuschauermagnet eSport: Eine empirische Studie zur Korrelation zwischen Livestreaming und elektronischem Sport."
Spectator magnet eSport: An empirical study on the correlation between live streaming and electronic sports.
			
Tools & Software: Adobe InDesign, Microsoft Office, WordPress

September 10, 2012
December 12, 2014

Game Art & 3D Animation Diploma

SAE Institute Stuttgart
Diploma (2,6)

— Picture Design, Compositing, Digital Image Editing
— Graphic Design, Game Design / Level Design, Character Design
— 3D Modeling and Sculpting / Hard-Surface- and Organic (HI-Poly- / Lo-Poly)
— Animation: Character Animation, Effect Animation, Paricle Animaion
— Rendering: Unwrapping, Shading, Texturing
— Concept Drawing, Digital Painting & Storytelling (Moodboard)
— GUI Usability / Product Visualization / 3D Scripting Basics
— Motion Design / Motion Capturing, Simulation / Virtual Reality
— VFX & Sound Design

Thesis (1.7)
"Europa nach der Zeitenwende: Warum sich im Schicksal des havarierten Flaggschiffs Counter-Strike tiefgreifende
Veränderungen im elektronischen Sport ablesen lassen."
Europe after the turn of the century: Why the fate of the damaged flagship Counter-Strike profound read changes in electronic sports.
			
Tools & Software: Autodesk Maya, Mudbox, ZBrush, Adobe Creative Suite, Unity, Mono, Python, KeyShot, V-Ray / Redshift

October 17, 2011
July 31, 2012

B.Sc. Software Engineering

University of Stuttgart

— Mathematics for Computer Scientists and Engineers
— Programming and Softwarem Development
— Logic and Discrete Structures
— Data Structures and Algorithms
— Program Development and Software Quality

Tools & Software: Ada, liberAda, HTML, Java Basics Course

September 10, 2001
July 31, 2010

High School

Geschwister-Scholl-Gymnasium, Stuttgart-Sillenbuch