Niko Karcher-Jüngling

Niko Karcher-Jüngling has extensive experience in the field of content and PR. Currently, they are the Director Content & PR at Hamburg Messe und Congress GmbH, where they are responsible for the overall content and PR strategy, as well as managing and developing cross-channel content and PR activities. Niko has a special focus on media relations, social media, content marketing, and the strategic development of the Corporate Newsroom. Prior to this role, they served as the Director Public Relations at the same company, where they were in charge of PR and social media communication for their events. Before joining Hamburg Messe und Congress, Niko worked as a Social Media Manager at NOVUM Hospitality and as the Head of Social Media at Content Fleet GmbH. Niko also worked as a Social Media Manager at Swiss Life Deutschland. Niko'sextensive work history includes serving as the Vice President of Social Media at HypoVereinsbank - UniCredit Bank AG, where they led the Social Media team and was responsible for developing and implementing their social media strategy. Niko also served as a Consultant in PR & Internal Communications at the same company. Niko began their career as a Content and Product Manager in Internal Communications at Vereins- und Westbank and worked there as a Student Employee before that.

Niko Karcher-Jüngling completed an apprenticeship as an industrial clerk at Badische Stahlwerke GmbH from 1990 to 1993. Later, from 1996 to 1999, they pursued a degree in Political Science, History, and Prehistoric Archaeology at Universität Rostock. In 1999, they studied Political Science at Københavns Universitet - University of Copenhagen. In 2000 to 2001, Niko attended the University of Hamburg, focusing on Political Science, History, and Prehistoric Archaeology. Lastly, from 2003 to 2005, they obtained a Bachelor Professional of Marketing and Communications from the Kommunikationsakademie Hamburg (KAH).