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Ines Steiger

Royalty & Contract Departement

Since August 2026, Ines Steiger has been supporting the contracts and royalty department alongside Astrid Assél, Jasmine Meßner, and Alexandra Schmid. After earning her master’s degree from LMU Munich (ethnology, English and Spanish literature), she began her professional career as an editor at the magazine publisher New In The City.
She then worked as a language specialist at Booking.com in Berlin before moving to FTI Touristik GmbH in the content management department. Her career path subsequently took her to Ackermann Kunstverlag as a marketing and sales assistant, and most recently, she served as a project manager at a translation agency.
In her free time, she plays the cello, enjoys nature while hiking, and loves to discover new languages and cultures while traveling.

Alexandra Schmid

Royalty & Contract Departement

Alexandra Schmid joined the agency team in August 2026 to work in the area of royalties & contracts. Together with Astrid Assél, Jasmine Meßner, and Ines Steiger, she forms the team responsible for royalty statements and contracts. Previously, she worked at a small publishing house as an administrative assistant and production manager, while also earning a certificate in media marketing and distribution.
In her free time, she enjoys archery or spending time with her cat and a good book.

Taufig Khalil

Taufig Khalil - born in 1966 - is one of Germany’s most prominent sports journalists. For more than three decades, he has been reporting on national and international sporting events for radio and television. As a reporter, commentator, and host for Bayerischer Rundfunk and ARD, he covers, among other things, FC Bayern Munich, the Bundesliga, the DFB Cup, the Champions League, and the Olympic Games. At the same time, he has made a name for himself as a bestselling author, host, keynote speaker, and public speaking coach.

Annika Fröhlich

Annika Fröhlich, born in 1998, lives in a small town near Fürth. She studied journalism in Ansbach and Oslo and now works as a social media editor for the sports magazine *kicker*. For several years, she has been a member of a literary writing workshop at the Kulturzentrum Nord in Nuremberg.
In her writing, she explores memory, speechlessness, and the subtle fissures in family relationships. Waldbeben is her debut novel.

Marinus Obermair

Marinus Obermair was born in 2003 and grew up in a small village in Upper Bavaria. While in school, he became the Bavarian triathlon champion; he then completed an apprenticeship as a chef at the renowned Alpenrose on Samerberg. Immediately after passing his journeyman’s exam, he quit his job and decided to travel around the world without any financial savings. Hundreds of thousands of people follow his adventures on social media.

Antonia Schreiner

Traineeship

Antonia Schreiner is currently completing an traineeship at AVA, where she supports the team across various departments. After earning a bachelor’s degree in German Language and Literature and History from the University of Augsburg, she completed a master’s program in Book Studies: Publishing Practice at LMU in Munich. During her studies, internships and part-time jobs gave her insights into the various aspects of publishing. 
In addition to reading exciting books, she enjoys drawing and listening to film scores.

Jasmine Meßner

Royalty & Contract Departement

Jasmine Meßner joined the agency’s royalty & contracts team in May 2026 and, together with Astrid Assél, Alexandra Schmid and Ines Steiger forms the team responsible for royalty statements and fees. Most recently, she worked at Hilbert Artists Management, a renowned Munich-based classical music agency, where she was responsible for contracts and billing.

Her many years of professional experience combine organizational expertise with a deep passion for culture, film, and communication. She spent many years in marketing at Universum Film GmbH (now Leonine Studios) as well as at SOS-Kinderdorf e.V.

Her professional background is complemented by a journalism training program she successfully completed in 2025 at the German Journalists’ Academy, specializing in culture and travel. In her personal life, she is passionate about literature, cinema, music, and travel - especially to Italy. She writes about her travel experiences on her personal travel blog.

Kristina Hußmann

Kristina Hußmann, born in the Ruhr region in 1994, is a trained media designer and studied communication design. She worked for DIE ZEIT in Hamburg for three years before setting off with her husband in October 2022 to walk the length of New Zealand. Today, Kristina Hußmann lives and works as a freelance graphic designer in Essen, combining her creative passion with the freedom to spend a lot of time in nature and on the move.

Marlena Anders

Marlena Anders, born in 1994, lives in Wolfsburg and works as a project manager in the automotive software sector. In her spare time, surrounded by her personal library, she captures fantastic and emotional stories on paper. She prefers to start her day writing in the early hours of the morning.

Nicolas Kreutter

Nicolas Kreutter was born in a small village in Switzerland and moved to Berlin in his early 20s to work as a radio presenter before switching to television, developing TV formats, meeting his wife and starting a family. When he lost his job during the coronavirus pandemic, he ventured into two new beginnings: he founded the expat podcast Einfach aussteigen (Simply Get Out) and emigrated to Ireland with his family.

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