Ole Kristian Bakkene

Ole Kristian Bakkene has a diverse work experience spanning various roles in marketing, communications, and media. Ole Kristian currently serves as the Nordic Marketing Manager at Trek Bicycle, where they started in October 2020. Prior to that, they worked as a Marketing Specialist for Trek Bicycle from August 2020.

From 2016 to 2021, Bakkene worked as a Blogger for Midtlivskrise i lycra. During this time, they gained experience in content creation and digital marketing.

In 2020, Bakkene served as a Markedsansvarlig (Marketing Manager) for Foss Sykler AS from January to August.

From August 2019 to January 2020, they worked as a PR-spesialist (PR Specialist) for Clarion Hotel / Nordic Choice Hotels, where they developed expertise in public relations.

Earlier in their career, Bakkene held the role of Head of Content at McCann Oslo from October 2018 to August 2019. Ole Kristian also worked as a Rådgiver (Advisor) at Schjærven Reklamebyrå from September 2017 to September 2018.

Prior to that, they gained valuable experience at Spoon Publishing as a Rådgiver og markedsansvarlig (Advisor and Marketing Manager) from May 2014 to August 2017.

Bakkene has a background in sports communications, as they served as the Kommunikasjonssjef (Communication Manager) for Lillestrøm Sportsklubb from March 2007 to May 2014. In this role, they were responsible for PR, communications, advising, event management, CMS administration, digital and social media management, and content production.

Ole Kristian also worked as a Konsulent, media (Consultant, Media) for Norsk Toppfotball from May 2013 to March 2014.

Bakkene started their career as a Journalist and Reporter at Sportsblikk, where they worked on a part-time basis from June 2001 to March 2007.

Ole Kristian Bakkene started their education in 1994 at Skedsmo videregående skole, where they obtained a degree in Generell studiekompetanse in 1997. In 1998, they attended the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) for a year, studying Informatikk in various subjects. Following this, in 1999 they enrolled at Næringsakademiet for a project candidate degree in EDB-prosjektkandidat, completing it in 2000. Lastly, in 2001 and 2002, Ole Kristian Bakkene attended Norges Markedshøyskole, focusing on diverse subjects to further their education.