Katharina Figge's work experience begins with their current role as a Customer Experience Specialist at Jimdo, a position they have held since June 2023. Prior to this, they worked at PTW as an English-German Translator and LQA from November 2022 to February 2023. From August 2019 to May 2022, they served as a Senior Process Executive at Apple through Cognizant Technology Solutions. Katharina also gained experience as an Academic Exchange Service participant at University College London from September 2018 to June 2019. Before that, from December 2015 to June 2018, they worked as a German Language Teacher at inlingua Sprachschule Halle GmbH. Additionally, they were a Student Teaching Assistant at the German International School Kobe in February-March 2017 and a Content Writer for DW Learn German at Deutsche Welle in August-September 2016.
Katharina Figge's education history begins with their Bachelor of Arts degree in Linguistics from the University of Cologne, which they obtained between 2010 and 2014. Following that, they pursued a Master of Arts degree in German Language Teacher Education at The Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg from 2015 to 2018. Recently, in 2021 and 2022, Katharina attended Designlab where they completed the UX Academy - UX/UI Design Bootcamp.
In addition to their formal education, Katharina has also obtained several certifications. Katharina received the UX Foundations certification from Designlab in June 2021. In August 2019, they obtained the CELTA Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages certification from the International House London. Lastly, in October 2022, Katharina successfully completed the UX Academy program at Designlab.
June, 2023 - present