Kaspar manz
Editorial Software Developer at NZZ
Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Top SchoolKaspar Manz is an editorial software developer and creative technologist based in Zurich with 15 years of experience blending design, code and storytelling. He builds and maintains newsroom tooling and bespoke interactive story elements—charts, maps, simulators and scrollytelling—that are responsive, accessible and tightly integrated with visual journalism workflows. With roots in game design and a background leading graphics teams, he rapidly turns napkin sketches into polished, pragmatic components and now serves as product owner for NZZ’s internal data-visualization toolkit. He brings technical depth across frontend stacks and automation while coaching teams and streamlining workflows to scale visual production. Known for a keen eye for color and systemic thinking, he thrives on designing interlocking systems that nudge editors toward richer narratives. Outside work he runs a studio creating serious games, a detail that informs his interactive-first approach to journalism.
15 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Physics & Applied Mathematics, Physics & Applied Mathematics at Gymnasium BurgdorfLEDE-12, LEDE-12 at Columbia University - Graduate School of JournalismLicentiate degree, Theatre Studies, Media Studies, English Literature, Licentiate degree, Theatre Studies, Media Studies, English Literature at Universität BernBA, Game Design, BA, Game Design at Zurich University of the Arts ZHdK
English, German, French
Stackoverflow
123reputation
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2questions
Github Skills (61)
popup10
ui-components10
css10
tooltip10
visuals10
font-size10
flexbox10
semantic10
fomantic-ui10
tooltips10
dropdown10
origami9
react9
flowtype8
cli8
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
xeophin/dotfiles
Aug 2018 - Mar 2025
macOS System Configuration with Fish, Package Control, VS Code, Repo management, Hammerspoon
Contributions:2 PRs, 60 pushes, 5 branches in 6 years 7 months
repo-managementnixos-configurationkarabinervs-codeasdf
xeophin/RelativeBot
Feb 2017 - Apr 2024
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 7 years 3 months
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