About

Since 2007, I have worked with numerous companies of all sizes, while continually expanding my professional education. I also teach design as an independent lecturer at universities and coach students and junior designers.

Portrait Oliver Jahn

Oliver Jahn

Interaction designer (BA),
Digital & print media designer
(state-certified)

Memberships

  • German UPA Member 2024
  • Gesellschaft für Designgeschichte
  • ivfsf Mitglied

Positions

since 12/2011

Freelance product design consultant

Self-employed, Hamburg

06/2011 – 09/2023

Digital transformation consultant

Dataport, Hamburg

01/2017 – 10/2017

Senior experience designer & project manager

Useeds, Berlin

07/2015 – 12/2015

User experience designer

Zalando, Berlin

01/2013 – 06/2015

User experience designer & product owner

welldoo, Berlin

12/2010 – 11/2011

Screendesigner

KMF Werbung, Berlin

02/2009 – 07/2010

Media design apprentice

arTec, Berlin

09/2007 – 01/2009

Media design apprentice

IG Nord, Kiel

Awards

11/2017

Africa FinTech Challenge winner

Impact Hub Berlin, by order of GIZ

Education

11/2019

Strategyzer Masterclass

Strategyzer Academy, Munich

Certificate of attendance

10/2013 – 02/2015

Interaction design

btk – Hochschule für Gestaltung, Berlin

Bachelor of arts, Grade: 1.6

09/2007 – 07/2010

Media design apprenticeship

OSZ Druck- & Medientechnik, Berlin

State-approved professional degree

04/2004 – 08/2007

Archaeology, history of arts, history

Christian-Albrechts-Universität, Kiel

Lectures

  • IU Internationale Hochschule
  • DCI Digital Career
  • SAE Institute

Languages

German

Native speaker

English

Full proficiency

French

Working proficiency

Latin

Advanced certificate

“Oliver has exceedingly wide and very well-founded specialist knowledge, which he always knew how to convey to the students. He was highly motivated and showed an extraordinarily high level of initiative and commitment. He was extremely reliable and his working style was always characterized by very careful planning and a systematic approach.”

Portrait Philipp Dominski

Philipp Dominski

Head Instructor Web & Crossmedia at SAE Berlin (then)

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