Roland Hess

Roland Hess is a senior creative coming from the world of advertising. After studying graphic design in Basel he worked at cR Basel and Weber, Hodel, Schmid (WHS), Switzerland’s most relevant advertising agency at that time. Then he moved to Hamburg and joined the fast rising stars of Jung von Matt where he worked as art director and concept developer. After returning to Switzerland he founded his own agency named HessKiss. It grew steadily to become one of the relevant players in Swiss advertising. In 2010, Roland left the firm and served various national communication and branding clients on his own.

As an advertising man and great creative mind Roland’s focus at Scholtysik is on the junction of branding and marketing communication. He is highly experienced in developing and realizing integrated communication concepts and campaigns.

In private life, he is an art lover and a rather accomplished calligrapher.

Selected Accounts
Bank Cler, City of Zurich, Swissgrid, UPK Basel, 20 Minutes, ALDI Suisse, Bernie’s, Betty Bossi, BILD, cashgate, Deutsche Bahn, Deutsche Post, Dunkelziffer e.V., E-Rechnung, FC Zürich, Fleurop-Interflora, GetAbstract, Helvetia Gruppe, Haldengut, Heineken, Homegate, Ittinger Klosterbräu, Jever, MyClimate, Pilgrim (Brauerei Kloster Fischingen), Schweiz Tourismus, Sparkasse, STOP AIDS, Tages-Anzeiger, Tamedia, Stäubli International, Kunsthaus Zürich, Radio 24, Radio Zürisee, Valora, VZO, Wella, Züspa.

Awards

• ADC Europe
• ADC Germany
• ADC Switzerland
• DDC Bronze
• Swiss EFFIE
• Best Poster of the Year (Switzerland)
• Newcomer Agency of the Year