Carsten is an accomplished Executive Creative Director with over 25 years of experience, known for collaborating with some of the industry's most renowned directors on high-profile projects. His work includes Sir Ridley Scott's "Seven Worlds" for Hennessy, Zack Snyder's "Batman v Superman" for Turkish Airlines, Guy Ritchie's "Pep Talk", and Matthijs van Heijningen's "Trailblazers". He frequently partners with talents such as Traktor, Ians Pons Jewell, Nick Gordon, Antoine Bardou-Jacquet, Frederic Planchon, and RSA's Robert Stromberg.

Expanding into direction, Carsten's debut project, the Marvel PS5 Wolverine teaser trailer, earned a Silver Clio in 2022. Since then, he has directed notable campaigns, including Sonic the Hedgehog 2 for McDonald's and Paramount, Apple's Prehistoric Planet teaser, HBO's House of the Dragon DOOH global campaign, and Volvo's Electric EX30 global launch film.

As Head of CG, Carsten led MPC's London CG team to remarkable success, securing 11 VES Awards from 19 nominations between 2017 and 2021, including the acclaimed Burberry Festive film.