Global research and communications, focused on art, architecture, technology and society.



About

Send/Receive is a Berlin-based public relations office with deep experience in the worlds of contemporary art, architecture, design, media and technology. Through insightful research and active yet nuanced communication, we connect our clients to a broader social environment, and help articulate their role and relevance both within and beyond their professional contexts.


Approach

Media consumption is taking place within increasingly isolated feedback loops. Our ambition is to enable greater communication (and ultimately understanding) between people, communities and cultures – especially those that do not typically speak with one another. By linking different disciplines and geographies, we feed the exchange of knowledge and dialogue in global society.


Expertise

Our services include written and visual communications, profile and story development, media relations, audience research and analysis, public engagement strategy and execution, trend monitoring and research, social media campaigns, graphic design, art direction and branding.




Team

Jeremy Higginbotham
Founder and Managing Director

Jeremy Higginbotham is the founder and managing director of Send/Receive. He has spent more than twenty years in media working with some of the world’s leading figures in culture, technology and government. Before founding Send/Receive, he was global head of public affairs for OMA, the Pritzker Prize–winning architecture firm. He has also worked in the CEO’s office at SpaceX and Tesla, and at Ringier AG, one of Europe’s leading media companies. Jeremy is originally from Reno, Nevada, studied political science and economics at Georgetown, and is based in Berlin. He is a trustee of the Nevada Museum of Art and a member of the Atlantik-Brücke.


Sander Manse
Co-Founder and Creative Director

Sander Manse is the creative director of Send/Receive. He is a writer and designer, and was previously part of the public affairs team for OMA in Rotterdam. Before joining OMA, Sander worked as a product designer and researcher for the Dutch design studio Hella Jongerius/Jongeriuslab, where he co-authored a publication on Jongerius’s colour research. He has published essays on architecture, technology and design and taught at the Design Academy Eindhoven. Raised in the Netherlands and Oman, Sander graduated cum laude from the Design Academy Eindhoven, and holds an MA in philosophy from the European Graduate School.


Nicholas Yatromanolakis
Senior Advisor, Cultural Strategies

Nicholas Yatromanolakis advises private and public institutions on strategy, governance, communication, impact and growth. Most recently, Nicholas served as Greece’s first Deputy Minister for Contemporary Culture in the cabinet of Prime Minister Mitsotakis. During that time he secured funds totaling over €400 million to launch new contemporary culture initiatives. Prior to that he served as General Secretary for Contemporary Culture. Nicholas has more than two decades of broad experience, spanning sectors, industries, and countries. Previous employers include Microsoft, Harvard University and the RTL Group. He holds a Bachelor in Political Science from Panteion University and Master in Public Policy from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government.


Patricia Atkinson
Senior Advisor, Climate and Philanthropy

Patricia Atkinson leads Send/Receive’s work with climate and philanthropic organizations, helping to shape, execute and communicate their visions. She advises existing and emerging philanthropists and the organizations they support. Most recently, Patricia served as the head of grantmaking at the IKEA Foundation, leading a €200m/year grant program focused on climate harm reduction – one of the largest of its kind globally. Prior to that, she worked for the Gates Foundation in Seattle. She holds a BA and an MBA from Stanford University.


Florian Vanicatte
Head of Office

Florian Vanicatte is a communications professional with broad experience in the tourism sector and arts management. Born and raised in France, he worked in communications for the Mayor of Lille and the Institut Français in Amsterdam. He moved to Berlin to start Découvrir Berlin, a bicycle tour company for Francophone tourists that received a top-ten rating on Tripadvisor. He holds a master’s degree in arts and cultural management from Sciences Po.


Andrew Goodhouse
Head of Research

Andrew Goodhouse is an editor and writer. Before joining Send/Receive he worked at M+ in Hong Kong, where he contributed to the launch of the new museum’s digital and print publications program. He previously worked at the Canadian Centre for Architecture in Montreal as an editor for publications, exhibitions and other public-facing projects. Raised in Athens, Dubai, Brussels and Charlottesville, Virginia, he holds an MA in decorative arts, design history and material culture from the Bard Graduate Center in New York City and a BA in French and anthropology from Macalester College. He is the editor of When Is the Digital in Architecture? (Canadian Centre for Architecture and Sternberg Press, 2017).


Darine Wehbi
Head of Media Relations

Darine is a journalist and communication strategist with over a decade of experience within the advocacy, media, and broadcasting fields. Prior to Send/ Receive, she raised funds for and worked with refugees in Lebanon before moving to Dubai to pursue a career in media. Darine has been a part of a number of key media and broadcasting networks, where she led collaborations with Disney, WarnerMedia, HBO, and Sony. She contributed to the launch campaign of Disney+ Originals in the Middle East and North Africa, led social initiatives in collaboration with the UNHCR, and worked as a publicist and planner for artists in the region. Darine holds a master’s degree in International Relations and Cultural Diplomacy from Furtwangen University.


Laura Schleussner
Communications and Research

Laura Schleussner is an editor and project manager for large-scale international cultural events. She has worked as the managing editor for the Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale (2024) and for multiple editions of the Berlin Biennale (2016, 2018, 2020). She was a member of the communications team for the international literature festival berlin (2024) and documenta 14 (2017). As the artistic director of Kunstverein Göttingen (2015–17) she curated programs dedicated to young and emerging artists and developed a new institutional identity and publication series. Prior to taking on these roles, she worked as a freelance English translator for German museums and cultural institutions as well as Hatje Cantz publishers. Born in New York, Laura received a BA in classical archaeology from Brown University and studied art history and philosophy at the Humboldt University in Berlin. She also holds an MFA (Meisterschüler) from Berlin’s University of the Arts.


Jan-Willem Marquardt
Communications and Research

Jan-Willem Marquardt is a writer and communications strategist with a strong interest in digital environments and the impact of new technologies on society. Before joining Send/Recieve, Jan-Willem worked as a cultural manager for the Arts Foundation Baden-Württemberg, co-founded the record label RDK Island and consulted the LA-based design studio LOT2046 on the development of their music program. As an editor and writer, he has contributed to several academic publications and the Swiss music magazine Zweikommasieben. Jan-Willem holds a MA in Communication in Social and Economic Contexts from University of the Arts Berlin, where he was part of the research group Inequality and Digital Sovereignty at the German Internet Institute.


Tomi Laja
Communications and Research

Tomi Laja is an American designer, writer, and researcher based in Berlin. She is a 2023-24 Fulbright recipient for independent research in architecture and the guest editor of the third issue of DISC: Media, Technology & Environments. She has worked with Skidmore Owings & Merrill (SOM), the Graham Foundation, Harvard Design Magazine, Park Books, and Scapegoat: Architecture, Landscape, and Political Economy, amongst others. Holding a Master of Architecture II from Harvard University and Bachelor of Architecture, cum laude, from Iowa State University, her independent design-art practice works with sculpture, drawing, and essays with focuses on formalism, ecology, and the ‘cool.’


Jihad Suliman
Communications and Research, Arabic Language

Jihad is a journalist and communications professional. Prior to joining Send/Receive, he worked at an international news agency, where he produced coverage of numerous major global events. Jihad's work has been published in Al-Arabi cultural magazine and Der Architekturführer Irak/Syrien, and he has contributed to the Syrian Heritage Archive Project at the Museum of Islamic Arts in Berlin. At UNRWA, Jihad spent several years in community development before supporting relief efforts during the Syrian war. He is a member of the International Drama Without Borders Institute. Jihad holds an MA in Media and Communication Management from Macromedia University in Berlin and a diploma in Economics and Trade from Damascus University.


Paula Ramírez
Communications and Research

Paula Ramírez is a writer and editor. She is a master’s student of Global Communications and Politics at the University of Erfurt and holds a B.A. in journalism and art history from Belmont University, where she presented research in the field of postmodern art criticism. Before joining Send/Receive, she lived in Nashville, Tennessee, and worked as a news producer and digital strategist at the USA Today Network and in the First Museum’s communication department.


Susanne Niemann
Communications and Research

Susanne Niemann is a researcher and editor currently studying anthropology and cultural policy at Freie Universität Berlin and Bocconi University Milan. She holds a BA in Interactive Media Arts and Anthropology from NYU Abu Dhabi. Before joining Send/Receive, she was a Tamayyuz Research Fellow at NYUAD, where she conducted research on spaces and networks of contemporary cultural practice in Southwest Asia and North Africa. She also serves as an editor for Global Art Daily in Dubai, focusing on contemporary art and critical discourse. Her work explores the intersections of art, cultural identity, and policy.


Amy Patton
Communications and Research

Amy Patton is an artist, filmmaker, editor and writer. She has edited dozens of publications on art theory, art history, urban studies, literature and philosophy and published over twenty book translations, including an acclaimed translation of Peter Sloterdijk’s Terror from the Air. Her films and artworks have been featured in exhibitions at art institutional ons in the United States and Europe. Originally from Austin, Texas, Amy holds degrees in art history and new media art from the University of Texas at Austin, and an MFA in experimental media design from the Universität der Künste Berlin.


Kelly Diepenbrock
Designer

Kelly Diepenbrock is a Californian graphic, 3D and motion designer living in Berlin. Her work often marries classical design principles with new technologies to produce unique visual identities. She holds degrees in modern history, fine art and communication design from the University of St Andrews in Scotland, the San Francisco Art Institute and the Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin.











Send /
Receive
︎

Friedrichstraße 217
10969 Berlin
Germany

Send / Receive Office
+49 30 97996370
send@sendreceive.eu

Jeremy Higginbotham
+49 170 783 4100
jeremy@sendreceive.eu

Sander Manse
+49 170 473 7129
sander@sendreceive.eu



View available positions

Subscribe to our Newsletter
Follow us on Instagram
Find us on LinkedIn


IMPRESSUM            DATENSCHUTZ