Wednesday, June 5, 2024 Axel Schmidt assumed the role of Head of Corporate Communications at Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg (Ber Airport ) GmbH on June 1. His responsibilities now include overseeing location marketing, PR, event and content management, employer branding, social media, internal communication, and partner and sustainability communication. With 18 years of experience in communications management at various companies and agencies, Axel’s background is extensive.
From 2019 to 2022, he led PR and Social Media at ImmoScout24, developing regular market analyses and online formats like the “Wohnen Weiter Denken” debate platform. In early 2023, he transitioned to Scout24, an MDAX-listed company, where he headed external and internal corporate and financial communications. In 2017 and 2018, Axel was an account director at the Berlin agency Zucker.
Kommunikation, managing accounts for Amazon Germany and E.ON’s digital products. At mc Group agency, he handled accounts for Turkish Airways, the Croatian National Tourist Board, and the German Federal Ministry of Health’s digital presence.
Axel began his career in 2006 at Frogster Interactive AG, where he built and coordinated a global PR team. From 2012, he managed event and content management, direct marketing/CRM, employer branding, and corporate social responsibility at Gameforge and GameDuell. He studied political science, modern history, and literature in Bonn and Hamburg, earning a degree in media studies.
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