Kriesmair

Most creative work is judged by what people see.


I’m more interested in what makes it work.

Over the past 14 years, I’ve worked across agencies, media companies and independent consulting, helping brands define their position, build stronger narratives and create communication systems that scale.


Today my focus sits at the intersection of brand leadership, creative direction and organizational thinking.

( About me )

Creative Direction starts with clarity. Over the years, alongside creating campaigns, a second role has increasingly come into play: helping organizations make better creative decisions.


I enjoy working where brand, strategy and execution meet. Not because these disciplines are separate, but because the strongest work emerges when they operate as one system.


My experience spans global brands, media platforms, transformation projects and interdisciplinary teams. Across all of them, the challenge remains surprisingly similar: How do you create relevance, consistency and growth at the same time?

200+

Campaign & Brand Projects

200+

Campaign & Brand Projects

20+

National & Intern. Brands

20+

National & Intern. Brands

14+

Years experience

14+

Years experience

What i do

Brand Leadership

Creative Direction

Team Leadership

AI & Creative Operations

Growth Thinking

Work experience

Independent Creative Director

mkriesmair

2023 - Now

Independent Creative Director

mkriesmair

2023 - Now

Brand Management

Ströer Content Group

2021 – 2022

Brand Management

Ströer Content Group

2021 – 2022

Senior Art Director

thjnk Hamburg

2018 – 2020

Senior Art Director

thjnk Hamburg

2018 – 2020

Creative Art

GGH MullenLowe

2015 – 2018

Creative Art

GGH MullenLowe

2015 – 2018

Building Creative Systems

Great creative work rarely depends on a single idea.

It depends on alignment.


Over the years I have increasingly focused on building structures that help teams create better work together: clearer positioning, stronger decision-making processes, scalable workflows and shared creative standards.


More recently, this also includes exploring how AI can support creative organizations without replacing the human judgment that great brands still depend on.

Contact
0049 (0) 176 328 383 62