Job profile: Project manager

What is your professional background?

Since completing studies in theatre, film, and television as well as design, I’ve spent 20 years working in the area of conceptual design and project management for agencies and public institutions. My work focuses on exhibitions, campaigns, and digital applications. I’ve also taught project management at Bremen City University of Applied Sciences.

What do you do at the Arolsen Archives?

I’m the project manager of the crowdsourcing initiative #everynamecounts: thousands of volunteers are helping us build a digital memorial to the victims of Nazi persecution. Our plans are to make all the documents of the Arolsen Archives available online by 2025. To achieve this goal and to attract even more volunteers, I devote most of my time to planning high-profile campaigns around #enc and developing new approaches and concepts that I put into practice with an interdisciplinary team.

What fascinates you about the Arolsen Archives?

I’m as impressed as ever by the archive itself and by the knowledge contained in the documents themselves and in the minds of the staff. It’s exciting to witness the transformation process within the Arolsen Archives – from rigid administration to agile project management, from an institution that was closed and reserved to one that is open and cooperative. There’s a huge variety of opportunities here, and we have a lot of freedom. I appreciate the trust the directorate has in the staff, the professionalism of the organization, and the excellent working relationship with my colleagues.