Leibniz Institute for Media Research | Hans-Bredow-Institut (HBI)
Hamburg
Supporting research projects in computational social science through research, testing and helping to develop computer-assisted analysis methods.
2026 – present
03 — Experience
Office
Between politics, research and the newsroom: where I work now, where I’ve been before, and a few snapshots from everyday work.
Current
Patrick Pender, MdL
Schleswig-Holstein
Responsible for strategic advice and preparing content, especially on media policy. Other tasks include (political) research and writing speeches and communication content.
2023 – present
Journalism
FUNKE Digital
Hamburg
Working in the online newsroom on article production, reporting and search engine optimisation (SEO), covering topics from across northern Germany.
2022 – 2023
Politics
Patrick Pender
Norderstedt
Support and advice on the campaign trail, from organising events to designing flyers and posters.
2018 – 2022
Internships
Volunteering
Children and Youth Council of the City of Norderstedt
Norderstedt
Represented the interests of children and young people as an elected, non-partisan member in committees and Norderstedt’s city council. Also a board member responsible for press and public relations and for redesigning the council’s corporate design.
2019 – 2021
Toolbox
Computational social sciencePolitical communicationPress relationsSocial mediaRStataPythonSEOWordPressGhostGoogle AnalyticsAdobe PhotoshopAdobe InDesignAdobe Premiere Pro
Snapshots from work
