Friederike Schiller studied Social and Economic Communication for her bachelor's degree and Media and Political Communication for her master's. During and after her studies, she gained experience at various radio stations, TV channels, and production companies. She has always been interested in how to convey news topics in a contemporary way—most recently at the Digital Studio Drive beta in Berlin, where she led projects for ARTE, funk, ZDF, and the Goethe Institute. Since the end of 2023, she has been serving as the vertical video department head at ZEIT ONLINE.