Kai Horstmannshoff

I help partners from the art industry use the tools, platforms and technologies that Google has developed to digitise and promote their collections, develop websites, obtain interior Street Views, set up mobile apps, and tell their stories in online exhibits. As project manager I worked with Google staff on the execution of complex marketing launches by coordinating tasks across different teams (Tech Support, Engineers, Street View, Legal, Marketing and Policy) and managed a team of 7 account managers.

I completed a PhD thesis about contemporary architecture at Free University Berlin. The thesis was completed within the minimum allocated timeframe and is currently under review and awaiting publication. During the time of my PhD I taught and planned undergraduate classes, coached students to improve their writing and presentation skills, and helped organise an international conference for my department.

At Sotheby’s, I worked on internal and external communications, sales, account management and customer relations. I liaised with external experts around the world to support the valuation process for artworks, maintained the customer database, updated team schedules, engaged potential clients to build relationships, represented the auction house on the sales floor, and assisted with the planning of an international art auction.

I worked in the departments for conference management, communications and event planning. I assisted with the organisation of international conferences (Brussels Forum, Marshall Forum), scheduled meetings with business leaders, rented locations and consulted suppliers for a scholarship program, and maintained internal communication between the NGO’s offices in Berlin, Washington, Brussels and Paris.

Contemporary Architecture

American Studies, Political Science, Economics