• ABOUT ME
  • Born in Itzehoe, Germany
  • justin@tokarz.xyz





MY VALUES
    Authenticity
    Curiosity
    Honesty
    Intuition
    Cultural relevance
    Critical thinking
    A strong will to shape
MY SKILLS
  • Photography (digital & analog)
  • Videography
  • Visual strategy & storytelling
  • Creative direction & moodboarding
  • Art direction for (music & fashion)
  • Social media concepts
  • Self-taught & hands-on mentality
    SOFTWARES 
    Lightroom Classic
    Photoshop
    Premiere Pro
    After Effects
    Midjourney / AI tools
    Cargo

*Apple UserLANGUAGES
  • German   (+++++)
    English     (++++)

FREELANCE / CREATIVE WORK
Photographer / VideographerClients: Avia808, MTV GERMANY, nodecision., ...

Early creative work (self-initiated)
Motion design: 3D YouTube intros & Call of Duty edits (2013–2016)PROJECTS (self-initiated)Founder / Concept & Strategy“le carré” – Café brand concept merging community, aesthetics and culture (2024–ongoing)
MY ROLE: Full concept development (naming, identity, visual direction, copy)
WHAT I LEARNED: How atmosphere and storytelling can turn a place into a brand


“ÜBERBREITE” – Subcultural automotive brand merging attitude and aesthetics (2024–ongoing)
MY ROLE: Concept & visual identity (naming, logo, cultural research, prototypes)
WHAT I LEARNED: How subculture can be translated into branding – speed, materiality and attitude as design language
Co-Founder“carré STUDIOS” – Vintage clothing  store (2022, closed – lessons learned)
MY ROLE: Concept, curation & brand building (retail experiment)
WHAT I LEARNED: Why positioning is crucial – and how failure can teach more than success


STUDENT JOBS / OTHER WORK
Working Student (Finance & Project Support)Computacenter Germany (2024–ongoing)

Working Student (Marketing)IC – L Ingenieur Consulting (2023-2024)


VIP Host & Event StaffHannover 96 – Bundesliga home games (2022–2023)
    EDUCATION
    B.Sc. in Economics & Management
    Leibniz University Hannover, Germany (ongoing, 8th semester)

    Self-directed studies in:
    branding, design & photography (2022–ongoing)