The consultant and trainer Wolfgang A. Hess has been working in the media industry since 1990. His fields of activities are the conception and production of audiovisual content, ranging from film, TV and new media for private and public television stations to production houses and agencies. In addition, he has successfully realised numerous projects with his own production company.
In his various functions as a media entrepreneur, he has contributed operationally and administratively to the design and implementation of articles, magazines, reports, documentaries, short films and trailers. As a manager, he has realised numerous major projects in the areas of process optimization, change management, IT/broadcast technology and technical development/innovation. In the process, he was able to build up comprehensive business, design and technical expertise. This includes media management, media business administration, personnel management, media design/dramaturgy, media production, postproduction/editing, media technology as well as brand communication and advertising.
After many years of experience in postproduction as editor, editor-in-chief and technical director, Wolfgang Hess worked in the management of ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG from 1999 to 2013. As head of the «On-Air Promotion» department, he managed one of the largest departments of the media group with a team of up to 80 employees. He was responsible for an annual production volume of approx. 20,000 trailers as well as approx. 100 special projects, program and image campaigns. He has received numerous national and international awards for his productions.
Since the combination of science and practice is very important to him, Wolfgang Hess has also been working since 1999 as a lecturer, university teacher, trainer and instructor at universities, universities of cooperative education, further education institutions and broadcasters in Germany and Austria. Additionally, he is a member of company advisory boards at universities.
Since 2014 Wolfgang Hess has been the owner of his company «Wolfgang A. Heß Medien-Innovationen®» and develops innovative solutions for the media of today and tomorrow.
This currently comprises the three divisions Projects, Training and Staff and offers the following services:
- Projects: Conception, consulting and realization of innovative media projects (management, consulting, postproduction supervision, leading consulting, process/workflow optimization, content & technology).
- Training: Knowledge transfer in media economy and science through seminars, trainings and courses (company trainings, open trainings, managed training services, qualification programs, training, e-learning, blended learning).
- Staff: Development and placement of junior staff, specialists and managers as well as experts and trainers in the media sector (staff consulting, staff placement for media professions, creation, administration and technology, external staff management).