Mostafa Tabatabaei
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Mostafa Tabatabaei

I produce video content that makes organisations visible, from first brief to final publication.

Corporate communications. Visual storytelling. Digital content strategy.

Across national media, higher education and international corporate environments.

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Germany / EMEA Communications / Production / Strategy
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01 / Cognitive practice

How I
think.

I translate communications goals into content that reaches the right audience — starting from stakeholder intent, brand context, target group, and what the finished piece needs to achieve.

My work begins with the wider system: stakeholder needs, user journeys, technical constraints, access, content, timing and the operational decisions that connect them.

02 / Leadership practice

How I
lead.

I coordinate creative and strategic production processes — from briefing senior stakeholders and defining the communications goal through to shoot planning, team coordination, and post-production delivery.

I work across academic, technical, creative and vendor teams to create the conditions for steady execution, clear ownership and a consistent audience experience.
  1. 01Align on message and audienceStakeholder intent, communications goal, target group
  2. 02Coordinate across disciplinesCreative, technical, communications, vendor teams
  3. 03Protect production readinessPre-production planning, quality assurance, contingency
  4. 04Deliver and distributePublication, channel strategy, audience reach

03 / Flagship project

How I
execute.

Institutional media infrastructure at scale

The same systems thinking and stakeholder coordination that underpinned complex institutional infrastructure now drives how I approach video content strategy — from production planning through to audience delivery.

I designed and led a complex, multi-stakeholder institutional media programme at TU Darmstadt — spanning GDPR and WCAG 2.1 compliance, AV-to-platform workflow automation, broadcast infrastructure, and end-to-end delivery coordination across university leadership, legal, technical, and academic teams. The programme is now embedded in permanent university operations.

The project required the same capabilities I bring to video and communications work: understanding the strategic goal, coordinating across disciplines, building systems that hold up under real conditions, and delivering content and infrastructure that serves a defined audience reliably at scale.

€300K+Coordinated requirements, planning and delivery for a €300K+ institutional media infrastructure programme

20,000+ usersMedia and platform operations serving 20,000+ users across a large university environment

GDPR · WCAG 2.1Compliance-first approach to scalable institutional broadcast and recording delivery

Digital learning infrastructureAV workflows Stakeholder coordinationCompliance (GDPR/WCAG) Broadcast infrastructureSystems design Institutional delivery

04 / Designed encounters

How I design
experiences.

Thesis research into creative team collaboration — qualitative study with 33 participants, prototype framework developed.

Environmental education through immersive storytelling.

Transmedia structure, 3D audio, interactive media, user testing, and educational experience design.

Developed within a collaborative interdisciplinary project, with my contribution focused on educational media development, transmedia structure, immersive audio, user testing, and project realisation.

Trusted media production when the live moment matters.

SchlossStudio work included live and recorded institutional productions for INNODAY, HIGHEST, emergenCITY and other institutional campaigns. Productions involved multi-camera filming, live streaming, green screen, audio production, and post-production workflows — serving presenters, researchers, academics, and senior university leadership including the President and Vice Presidents of TU Darmstadt. Content was distributed via LinkedIn, YouTube, and institutional channels.

Studio setupMulti-camera recording Chroma keyLighting optimisation Audio monitoringLivestream support

Institutional reference Learn more about SchlossStudio at TU Darmstadt

SchlossStudio work included technical preparation, recording and broadcast support, green-screen productions where personally involved, live troubleshooting, audio and post-production workflows, and coordination from preparation through recording, broadcast, and handover. Productions involved presenters, researchers, academics, multidisciplinary teams, and senior university leadership, including the President and Vice Presidents of TU Darmstadt.

Selected institutions and initiatives across my work in Germany

  • Technical University of Darmstadt
  • HIGHEST
  • emergenCITY
  • Fraunhofer
  • Schader Stiftung
  • Hessischer Rundfunk
Collaboration Systems / research process
Ambisonic field recording for Flüsterwald
Flüsterwald / spatial sound field research
Hybrid lecture capture setup in a university teaching environment
Hybrid Media / capture environment
Mostafa Tabatabaei operating hybrid media production controls
Hybrid Media / live production control

05 / Institutional record

Where I have
done it.

Video content producer and corporate communications specialist within the Central Corporate Communications team.

  • Producing video and multimedia content for an international automotive supplier operating across 14 countries
  • Primary focus on LinkedIn-first content strategy, live event coverage, and corporate brand storytelling
  • First major deliverable: IZB 2026, Europe's leading automotive suppliers trade fair in Wolfsburg

Multimedia Producer & Digital Communications Coordinator.

  • Video and multimedia content production for institutional communications campaigns — INNODAY, emergenCity, PreBachelor, navigatING
  • SchlossStudio broadcast facility: multi-camera production, live streaming, green screen, end-to-end technical responsibility
  • Content distributed via LinkedIn, YouTube, and institutional channels, reaching senior university leadership
  • Production workflow management: briefing, scripting, filming, editing, colour, audio, publication
  • AV infrastructure: automated lecture recording programme, GDPR/WCAG compliance, platform integration
  • Student assistant supervision (10–20 per semester) in video and media production

Digital Media & Content Production Specialist.

  • Digital media content, tutorial videos, and visual communications for academic and public-facing initiatives
  • Faculty and student support for media production and digital content workflows
  • eLearning and instructional media support across academic programmes
  • Contributed to Flüsterwald — immersive 3D audio storytelling experience (thesis project, M.A. Leadership in the Creative Industries)

Led digital media and publishing workflows in a high-volume public-facing platform environment serving more than seven million users.

  • Led all multimedia production and content strategy for a national digital platform serving 7M+ users
  • Fast-turnaround video, photography, and editorial content under daily publishing pressure
  • Cross-functional team coordination: editorial, design, production
  • Reduced production cycle times by 40% through workflow improvements

06 / Academic formation

Academic
formation.

Engineering foundations in Iran. Leadership and media specialisation in Germany. Hands-on execution within European higher education.

Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences · Germany

M.A. Expanded Media · 2021–2023 · Grade 1.7 M.A. Leadership in the Creative Industries · 2018–2020 · Grade 1.8

Shandiz Institute of Higher Education · Iran

B.Sc. Business Administration · completed 2017 · German-equivalent Grade 1.4

Further training · ecomex Business Academy, Berlin

Applied International Online Marketing Manager · 2026 Extending institutional digital-platform practice into SEO, analytics, and audience-facing content strategy.
Certificate of completion, Applied International Online Marketing Manager, ecomex Business Academy
Further training / Applied International Online Marketing Manager

07 / Origins

Where it
started.

Applied engineering research shaped my early systems-thinking approach, from patented autonomous inspection work and prototype development to technical modelling, later carrying into media, learning technology, and institutional delivery.

Engineering taught me to build systems. Media taught me to deliver under pressure. Research taught me to understand people. Institutional work brought all three together at scale.
Archival engineering research acceptance document from Osaka
Applied engineering research / intelligent pipeline inspection
Archival magnetic gear research document from Osaka
Applied engineering research / magnetic gear modelling
Archival international engineering research document from Kuala Lumpur
International academic recognition / Beijing, Osaka, Kuala Lumpur
National Kharazmi Festival emblem
National research recognition / Kharazmi Festival
Iran National Elites Foundation emblem
National research recognition / National Elites Foundation

08 / Independent perspectives

Professional
endorsements.

Independent perspectives from academic, institutional, people-development and industry contexts.

Portrait of Christian Hoppe

Featured endorsement

With his calm, professional approach, meticulous attention to detail and solution-oriented mindset, even under significant time pressure, Mostafa consistently impressed colleagues and external partners alike.
Portrait of Prof. Georg Struck

Academic perspective

During his time at our program, Mostafa has excelled at whatever he has attempted. He is a bright, dedicated student with the charm, self-assurance and regard for others to make a significant difference in the world.
Prof. Georg Struck Director, Master's Programmes Expanded Media & Leadership in the Creative Industries · Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences
Portrait of Alessa Eleftheriadis

People-development perspective

Mostafa doesn't just go through the motions, he genuinely engages with feedback, integrates it quickly, and applies it with intention.
Portrait of Naser Beheshti

Industry perspective

Mostafa is one of the most valuable people I've ever worked with. Proactive, ambitious, dedicated and broad-minded...

09 / Contact

Open to professional conversations around corporate communications, video production, and visual storytelling.

Emailm.tabatabaei@m-tabatabaei.com LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/mtabataba

LocationGermany / EMEA