since 2017
Freelance Design/ Creative Director and Consultant for various bureaus and direct clients, amongst them MetaDesign, MRM/McCann, circl.link
About Ronen Schmitz Even Zur
Milestones
2015
started working as Head of Design for Adidas Runtastic, Linz, Austria
Mainz, Germany, 2008
2005
started working as Art Director for ZDF, German Television, Mainz, Germany
1997 – 2004
studies in Communication and Media Design at University of Applied Sciences Mainz, Germany
Jerusalem, Israel, 1998
1999 – 2005
worked for, e.g. Institut für Mediengestaltung, Opak, Pixelpark, Scholz & Volkmer, ZDF
Jerusalem, Israel, 1995
Fürth, Germany, 1994
1992
started working for
Hyperium | Hypnobeat Rec., Nuremberg, Germany
1990
started to photograph portraits, musicians, concerts and other live events
Neu-Isenburg, Germany, 1983
Neu-Isenburg, Germany, 1979
1979
family moved to Frankfurt am Main, Neu-Isenburg, Germany
1977
family moved to Paris, France
1975
born in Mainz, Germany
Photography credits in order of appearance: Thomas Vollmar, Unknown, Limor Schmitz-Cohen, Carola Riedel, Heribert Schmitz (last two).
Professional Experience
Design for Brands, Communications, Architecture and Archaeology
e.g. amongst other assignments and projects
Geuder, Heidelberg
Merk, Darmstadt
Fresenius Medical Care, Bad Homburg von der Höhe
MRM/McCann, Frankfurt am Main
as well as Archaeological Design
Israel Antiquities Authority, Jerusalem, Israel
Head of Design
Managerial responsibility for depts
Brand Design, Creatives, Media and UI/UX-Design
i.e. amongst other assignments and leads
Installation of the the overall Design department
Development and creation of the brand and identity of Runtastic
Development and definition of the employer brand
Definition of the design architecture and workflow/delivery management
Senior Designer
MunichRe: Development of the overall Design and UI/UX-Architecture
Design Director
Directory Board,
Department of Marketing and Corporate Design
e.g. amongst other assignments and project leads,
Design Direction for the brand ZDF
Overall Design Architecture and style guides
Design Direction for all internal design departments and external agency portfolio
Corporate Architecture, Branded Spaces and Event Design
Transformation from Branded House to House of Brands and
implementation (ZDFneo, ZDFkultur, ZDFinfo)
Design Direction of the "Mainzelmännchen",
i.e. Little Mainz Men
Designer
e.g. amongst other projects
Theaterhaus Frankfurt
Braas
opakwerbeagentur.de
Interior Photography
Trainee, Designer
Operational Division of Design and Photography
Fraunhofer IMM
former Institut für Mikrotechnik und Mikrotechnologie
Mainz, Germany
1997 – 1998
Designer
e.g. amongst other projects
Concept and Design Development of the Corporate Website
Production and Implement thereof
Visual identities for several spin-offs
Tassilo von Grolman Design
Oberursel am Taunus
now located in Berlin, Germany
1994
Trainee Design
Hyperium | Hypnobeat Rec.
Nuremberg, Germany
1993 – 1997
Designer
Design of record covers and record labels
e.g. amongst others
Visual Identity of Stereo Deluxe record label
Calva Y Nada
Digital Factor
Staff
Studies
Communication and Media Design
Diplom-Designer (FH)
History of the Arts, Archaeology, Philosophy
not graduated
