
Dipl.-Ing. Marco Praetorius
Skills
Timeline
Professional experience for Marco Praetorius
- Current 5 months, since Mar 2025
Head of Website Solutions
Axisbits GmbH
- 10 years and 5 months, Nov 2014 - Mar 2025
FREELANCE BUSINESS IN THE AREA OF CRO & UX
onlineconversion
Various customers from D & CH in areas such as lead generation, e-commerce, online consumer goods, SAAS companies, as well as transactional and subscriptional online entertainment. • Consulting on conversion optimisation, UX research & UX design • Webinar speaker • Landing page concept/creation/optimisation • Customer Journey optimisation • SEA account management (previously, now not anymore)
- 4 years and 7 months, Feb 2020 - Aug 2024
PRODUCT OWNER CRO & PERSONALISATION
IU Internationale Hochschule
Running an experimentation programme (mix of CoE and decentralised) with 6+ CROs on 9+ IU Group websites for all IU markets worldwide
- 7 months, Jul 2019 - Jan 2020
HEAD OF CRO & UX
adzLocal GmbH
In a core strategy team alongside the CEO and another colleague. Focused on optimisation, we overhauled our agency's website and enhanced the landing pages for our extensive 2,000+ client base. • Professional leadership in UX & CRO • Advising & consulting with executive management on UX & CRO • Conceptualising optimisation strategies for customer LPs • Accompanying and designing the new pages of the website relaunch to improve customer acquisition • Designing materials to boost the sales team
- 2 years, Jul 2017 - Jun 2019FFG FINANZCHECK Finanzportale GmbH
UX RESEARCH / DESIGN & CONVERSION OPTIMISATION
Managed quantitative/qualitative research aiding five product teams. • Testing: Both qualitative and quantitative testing • Design & Prototyping: Conceptualisation, UI/UX design, interaction design, and prototyping • Process Management: Establishing processes, requirement management, and Kanban management • Stakeholder Engagement: Stakeholder management, coordination, and communication • Project Oversight: Prioritisation and planning
- 11 months, Jun 2015 - Apr 2016
FREELANCE CONVERSION SPECIALIST
maxdome GmbH / ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE
Joined Maxdome GmbH / ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE as a temporary replacement, later transitioning to a full-time role for 11 months due to my contributions. • Managed prospect & user optimization • Conducted a/b tests for conversion and UX improvements • Pre-launch testing of new portal features • Provided regular reports and consultancy to stakeholders • Oversaw quality from external agencies • Conducted qualitative testing • Handled Jira Kanban Board Management and Confluence documentation
Advanced from intern to junior at Second Elements GmbH & Co. KG, managing client projects and contributing to the agency's website. • Managed AdWords, offered client support. • Conducted UX consulting, conversion optimization, and A/B, MV testing. • Led migration from self hosted servers and Microsoft to Google Apps for Business; addressed technical tasks and maintained the agency's website. (Note: Role ended as scheduled due to business division discontinuation.)
- 7 months, Nov 2013 - May 2014Second Elements GmbH & Co. KG
TRAINEE ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT (SEA) / CRO / UX
- 6 months, Feb 2013 - Jul 2013
WEB DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS
Freiberuflich
Led individualised workshops in web design & development.
- 8 months, Dec 2012 - Jul 2013
IT CONSULTING
VAMV Münster und Umgebung e.V.
IT Consulting: Provided IT administration support and consulting for VAMV Münster und Umgebung e.V.
- 4 months, Dec 2012 - Mar 2013
ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE WORKSHOPS
Freiberuflich
Adobe Creative Suite workshops: Conducted specialized one-on-one workshops.
Engaged with oncampus GmbH, Lübeck as a Multimedia Development working student, also completing two university internships for practical E-Learning experience. • Project Leadership: Developed a browser-based learning game for supply chain management • Multimedia Creation: Produced graphics, illustrations, and Flash interactions • Programming: In ActionScript 2 and 3 • E-Learning Analysis: Evaluated elearning tools • Quality Assurance: Proofread content for clients, including Dräger & Bäckerei Junge
Educational background for Marco Praetorius
- Current
Internationaler Studiengang Informationstechnologie und Gestaltung
Fachhochschule Lübeck
Notendurchschnitt: 1,5 - Multimedia Konzept und Design (Interface, Web, Print, Audio, Video, 3D), Human Computer Interaction, Software Engineering, Programmierung
Languages
German
First language
English
Fluent
French
Basic
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