Martin Jann

Martin Jann has a diverse work experience spanning various industries. Martin is currently the Head of XR, Cloud, and Marketing at RapidCompact by DGG, where they are responsible for AR, VR, and Metaverse-related activities. Martin is a member of the Khronos Group and contributes to the development of the gltf standard. Prior to this role, Martin was a Senior Project Manager at the same company, focusing on the optimization and display of 3D models on the web.

Before joining RapidCompact, Martin worked at Pixelsonic as a VR Producer and Game Designer for the virtual reality game "ASTROROXX." Martin also served as the CCO (Chief Creative Owner) and contributed to various digital projects related to computer-generated images, animations, and sound.

Martin has experience as the Managing Director at VIZPARK, a role they held since 2011. Martin also served as the Managing Director at WUNDERPARC, a company that revolutionized 3D World Creation.

In their earlier career, Martin held roles as a Rendering Supervisor, Pipeline Developer, and Lighting Developer at Rothkirch Cartoon-Film GmbH. Martin also worked as a Creative Director at Materialwerk GbR and as a Lighting Artist at Rothkirch Cartoon-Film.

Martin's career started at Native Instruments GmbH, where they held several positions including Head of Sound Design, Head of Sampling Line, and Senior Audio Designer. Martin played a key role in audio and sound design management.

At the beginning of their career, Martin worked as a Sound Engineer at Studio Funk GmbH.

Overall, Martin Jann's work experience showcases their expertise in areas such as XR, Cloud, Marketing, VR, game design, digital studio management, animation, sound design, and engineering.

Martin Jann has a Master's degree in Audio Design from the Music Academy Basel, which they obtained in May 2001. Martin attended the Music Academy Basel from 1996 to 2001. Prior to that, from 1993 to 1995, they studied sound engineering, field recording, and mixing at Studio Funk GmbH. In terms of additional certifications, Martin obtained a Master of Arts in Audio Design from the Music Academy Basel in May 2001. Martin also holds certifications in various aspects of the metaverse and NFTs, obtained from LinkedIn in December 2022 and May 2022 respectively. Furthermore, Martin received the BMWI founders prize for Audiophysix from the Federal Ministry for Economics and Climate Action in August 2008.