Vita

Sophie Pester
Communication Designer / M.A. European Media

*28|05|1982

Work

2011 / Partner at "workisnotajob."
Inspire the masses and move the individual. We work on the paradigm shift in the definition of work.
www.workisnotajob.com

2010 / Formation of "hello handmade"
A place for independent, handmade design and original ideas. A mix between Weblog + Gallery + Market + Competition.
www.hello-handmade.com

2006-today / freelance work for my own design label "jodii" and editor of a weblog about the community of craftspeople in Europe
www.jodii.de
www.jodiijodii.blogspot.com

2006-2011 / Project assistant / Designmanagement
Proengine GmbH, Leipzig + Hamburg, Germany

2005-2006 /Organisation / Design >digital sparks 06<
A competition for students and graduates of all disciplines whose work is linked to media art, media design, media IT and media communication.
Fraunhofer-Institut für Medienkommunikation, Bremen, Germany
http://netzspannung.org/digital-sparks/06/


Education

2003-2005 M.A. in European Media
University of Portsmouth, UK

2001-2005 graduated in Communication Design
Merz Akademie Stuttgart (University of Applied Arts), Germany


Internships

09-11 2005 Exhibition" Storyrooms"
Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester
Andrea Zapp, Manchester Metropolitan University

09|2003-03|2004 Redesign / media + art website www.netzspannung.org
MARS (Media Arts & Research Studies) im Fraunhofer Institut für Medienkommunikation, Sankt Ausgustin

02-04 2002 miscellaneous advertising campaign
Leonhardt & Kern Werbung, Stuttgart


Exhibitions

Expanded Media
Württembergischer Kunstverein Stuttgart, 19. January-26. February 2006 (competition 19. Stuttgarter Filmwinters + Malcolm Le Grice)

Moving Territories
Stuttgart, 27.-29.June 2003 (Merz Akademie and Akademie Solitude)


Awards

Milla und Partner-Preis für Medien im Raum
»Stadtkörper« won the highest award at the 19. Stuttgarter Filmwinter 2006


Languages

German - first language
English - fluent, First Certificate in English (University of Cambridge)
French - basics