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Jonas Waaben

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Founding partner, board member at campfire & co
📍 Central Denmark Region, Denmark

Jonas Waaben is the Founder and Creative Director of the Aarhus-based agency Campfire & co. , which he established in 2009. A graduate of Aarhus University, he is a strategist and copywriter who specializes in creative communication and employer branding. People often describe him as creative, inspirational, and possessing astute strategic insight.

Outside of his core role, Jonas is a frequent public speaker, a guest lecturer at The Danish School of Advertising (Den Danske Reklameskole), and has served on the jury for the Clever Content Awards. He has a critical and humorous perspective on the advertising industry and the corporate world, often shared through his writing.

Unique fact: He describes his job as sometimes arriving "after the battle and bayoneting all the wounded ideas – making your corporate propaganda feel like folksy truthisms. "

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Experience
9 Years
Current Role
Founding partner, board member
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Central Denmark Region, Denmark
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Creative Strategy
As a founder and creative director, his focus is on sharpening ideas and developing communication that creates a specific feeling for the target audience.
Brand Communication
He believes that when media novelty fades, what remains is the ability to create the most striking and interesting communication for a brand.
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Career

Work history

Founding partner, board member
campfire & co
2-2025
Gæ-gæ-gæstelærer på te-te-tekstlinjen.
Den Danske Reklameskole
3-2016 - 10-2022
Advisory Board Member
Akademikernes A-kasse
8-2019
Co-owner / Board member
NVY MEDIA HOUSE
Co-owner/ -founder, board member
SelvTak
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Education
Master
Aarhus BSS - Aarhus University
2001 - 2004
BA English & Communication
Aarhus BSS - Aarhus University
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