Deborah Kresov

A growth and product marketer who owns the full journey — from customer problem and product shaping to funnel strategy, CRO, lifecycle, launch and post-launch optimisation.

Deborah Kresov
Bonn / Hennef, Germany Open to fully remote jobs
Profile

A growth and product marketer who owns the full journey — from customer problem and product shaping to funnel strategy, CRO, lifecycle, launch and post-launch optimisation.

Currently

  • Co-building a new digital info-product from 0→1, launching Q4 2026.
  • Contributing to product vision, UX, roadmap and feature scope.
  • Owning the marketing end-to-end across launch, campaigns and lifecycle.
  • Comfortable in Figma, hands-on HTML/CSS, English C1.
0→1New digital product built from scratch
335KRecipients reached across two streams
22%Peak click rate on lifecycle campaigns
2y 7mAt VNR across four progressing roles
Selected impact

Proof points recruiters can scan in seconds.

0→1

Digital info-product launch

Shaped product vision, feature scope, UX input and marketing launch planning for a Q4 2026 release.

4–16%

Open rates

Designed SAM email campaigns for cold and warm recipient streams, including a top-performing self-written campaign.

2–22%

Click rates

Ran CRO, A/B tests and funnel optimisation across landing pages, messaging and lifecycle campaigns.

The route · Experience

VNR Verlag für die Deutsche Wirtschaft AG

Bad Godesberg, Germany · Dec 2023 – present · 2 yrs 7 mo
Product Owner — Product, Marketing & GrowthOct 2025 – present
  • Co-building a new digital info-product from 0 to 1: shaping product vision and feature scope, defining the digital interface with the team, and owning the full marketing launch.
  • Drive product strategy for assigned newsletter and info-product lines — identifying customer needs, prioritising features, giving UX input, and planning future iterations from performance data.
  • Lead projects to launch: coordinate stakeholders, set deadlines, manage cross-team dependencies, and keep delivery on track.
  • Own funnel strategy end-to-end — positioning, messaging, landing page creation, and campaign planning across acquisition stages.
  • Run CRO: design A/B tests, analyse behaviour, and remove funnel bottlenecks.
  • Own CRM & lifecycle marketing — onboarding journeys, activation, upsell/cross-sell, churn prevention, win-back, and segmentation.
  • Design email campaigns to a cold pool of ~200,000 recipients and a second stream of ~135,000; achieved 4–16% open and 2–22% click rates.
  • Coordinate copywriters, typesetters, editors, telesales, and customer service across parallel projects.
Junior Marketing Manager · VNRDec 2024 – Sep 2025
  • Managed marketing campaigns and landing page optimisation across multiple product lines.
  • Expanded funnel responsibilities and led cross-team coordination independently.
Trainee Marketing Manager · VNRDec 2023 – Nov 2024
  • Structured trainee programme across digital marketing, funnel strategy, content, and product.

PROTENO GmbH

Content Marketing Manager · Apr 2022 – Nov 2023
  • Wrote blog articles, website copy, and product texts in Shopware; ran research and competitive analyses.
  • Managed SEO with Sistrix, Matomo, Google Search Console and Analytics; created newsletters and ran community management on social media.

Tonkraft Magazin

Freelance Journalist & Writer · Apr 2020 – Jan 2021 · alongside studies
  • Wrote articles and interviewed musicians and newcomers for an independent music magazine.

Mathematikum, Giessen

Working Student · Nov 2016 – Feb 2023 · alongside studies
What I do · Expertise
Product & StrategyVision → Roadmap
Product StrategyRoadmap Planning0-to-1 BuildsFeature PrioritisationProduct Vision
Growth & MarketingAcquire → Convert
Funnel StrategyCROA/B TestingPositioningCampaignsBudget Management
CRM & LifecycleActivate → Retain
OnboardingRetentionUpsell / Cross-sellWin-backSegmentation
UX & DesignFlows → Interface
FigmaUser FlowsHTML / CSSUX WritingPrototype Review
Project ManagementCoordinate → Ship
Stakeholder CoordinationDeadlinesDependencies

Tools & Analytics

FigmaMiroQuicksightGoogle AnalyticsMatomoSearch ConsoleSistrixJiraConfluenceTrelloPX ShopShopwareWordPressCanvaWebinarGeek

AI

ClaudeChatGPTLeonardoAIHiggsfieldElevenLabsAntigravityLovable
Education & Languages

M.A. German Literature & Linguistics

Justus Liebig University Giessen · Jan 2018 – Jul 2022 · Grade 2,0

Focus on language use in digital & audiovisual media, transmediality.

B.A. German Studies (Germanistik)

Justus Liebig University Giessen · 2013 – 2018

Minor: History. Thesis grade 1,7 on gender roles in media representation.

Languages

GermanNative (C2)
EnglishProfessional (C1)
DutchBasic comprehension (A2)