Jan Marko Schneider Creative Director · Cologne

Ideas, systems
& stories for
brands in motion.

Creative Director & Creative Lead working at the intersection of brand, corporate communications and integrated campaigns.

Work
25+years of experience
10+years with Palmer Hargreaves
30+brand projects
360°campaign experience
AUDITELEKOMBAYERBMWMINIJOHNSON & JOHNSONQVESTLANXESSMETROMIELE PROFESSIONALWELLATHYSSENKRUPPCOMMERZBANKCAP ANAMUR

Work

Less portfolio.
More point of view.

A selection of brand, corporate and campaign work — from strategic framing to creative direction and rollout.

01 Executive & Corporate Communications Creative Lead

AUDI

Complex business stories, made clear.

Creative leadership for executive and corporate communications — turning complex business, transformation and technology topics into clear stories and coherent visual systems.

Creative LeadExecutive CommunicationsCorporate Social
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Agency · Palmer HargreavesClient · Audi
Selected Audi work: management communication, annual media conference and corporate social formats
AUDICorporate & Management Communication
02 Corporate Design Rollout & Brand Implementation Creative Consultant

QVEST

Turning a new identity into a working brand system.

Turning a new identity into a usable brand system — translating strategic brand principles into scalable applications for everyday corporate communication.

Brand ImplementationCreative DirectionRollout
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Agency · JMS DesignClient · QVEST
Selected QVEST brand implementation work including logo applications, social media and brand assets
QVESTIdentity → Application → Consistency
03 International Campaign Adaptation Art Director

MINI

The Other MINI.

Adapting a distinctive global campaign across markets, languages and retail touchpoints while preserving the unmistakable MINI idea, tone and visual language.

Art DirectionInternational CampaignAutomotive
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Agency · Interone BBDOClient · MINI
MINI Clubman launch campaign with The Other Entrance and The Other Flexibility motifs
MINI CLUBMANThe Other MINI.
04 Nonprofit & Donation Campaign JMS Design

CAP ANAMUR

Hoffnung spenden.

Working directly with Cap Anamur, I developed a clear campaign idea and flexible visual system for communicating different dimensions of humanitarian support.

Campaign DesignNonprofitPrint
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Direct client collaborationClient · Cap Anamur
Cap Anamur donation campaign motif Hoffnung spenden
CAP ANAMURHoffnung spenden.
05Mobility Awareness CampaignSenior Art Director

LANXESS

Making the unseen visible.

Making an abstract B2B topic tangible — connecting LANXESS material expertise with recognisable mobility applications through a clear visual campaign system.

Campaign DevelopmentArt DirectionB2B
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Agency · Liquid CampaignClient · LANXESS
LANXESS — Mobility Awareness Campaign
LANXESSMobility Awareness Campaign
06B2B Promotions & Format DevelopmentSenior Art Director

METRO / HORECA

A full assortment. Delivered.

Developing promotional ideas and new communication formats for professional food-service customers — with the pizza-box activation as one example within a broader body of work.

Campaign DevelopmentFormat DevelopmentB2B
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Agency · Liquid CampaignClient · METRO / HORECA
METRO / HORECA — Pizza & Delivery Promotion
METRO / HORECAPizza & Delivery Promotion

More work

Different sectors.
Same standard.

A compact visual archive of work that broadens the picture without turning the homepage into a catalogue.

Miele Professional Cube and Cube X communication
Miele ProfessionalProduct & B2B Communication
BMW Premium Selection campaign: a red chili among green chilies
BMWPremium Selection · Campaign Design
Bayer AYANGO campaign: two bananas forming a heart with the headline Protect what you love
BayerAYANGO · Campaign Design
Wella Koleston Perfect communication
WellaEditorial Design · Art Direction

What I do

Senior creative thinking.
Hands-on when it matters.

01

Brand & Communication Strategy

Positioning, narrative, messaging and creative frameworks.

02

Creative Direction

Ideas, art direction, systems and quality across teams and channels.

03

Corporate & Executive Communications

Communication for management, stakeholders and transformation.

04

Integrated Campaigns

From concept to rollout across digital, social, print and presentations.

Profile

I connect strategic brand thinking with creative execution.

For more than 25 years I have developed communication at the intersection of brand, corporate communications and creative direction — for international organisations across automotive, technology, healthcare and B2B.

I work comfortably between strategy and execution: shaping narratives, setting the creative direction, aligning stakeholders, leading interdisciplinary teams and translating brand principles into coherent systems and rollouts.

Good creative direction is not decoration.

It is clarity, character and consistency.

Have a project?Let’s talk.
schneider@
jmsdesign.de

Freelance Creative Director · Creative Lead
Brand & Corporate Communications · Cologne