Company Description

We Dream. We Do. We Deliver.

As a full-service, data-driven customer experience transformation, we partner with Top 500 companies in the DACH region and in Eastern Europe. Originally from Switzerland, Merkle DACH was created out of a merger Namics and Isobar - two leading full-service digital agencies.

Our 1200+ digital enthusiasts are innovating the way brands are built, through providing expertise in Digital Transformation strategy, MarTech platforms, Creativity, UX, CRM, Data, Commerce, Mobile, Social Media, Intranet and CMS. We are part of the global Merkle brand, the largest brand within the dentsu group, who shares with us a network of over 66,000 passionate individuals in 146 countries.

Job Description

The Role

We are looking for a Digital Designer to join our rapidly expanding, award-winning creative department. As a Digital Designer you will, first and foremost, be a natural-born creative thinker. You?ll be obsessed with the craft of design and never think one visual treatment is enough. You?ll have design ideas coming out of your ears and have infectious energy for making work just look cool ? but also meticulous, pixel-perfect attention to detail and can spot if something isn?t best practice a mile off.

You?ll have knowledge and experience of best practice email design, paid media formats, as well as video and animation skills to bring your designs to life across digital advertising and CRM channels. You will have good knowledge of HTML / CSS, and understand the technicalities of HTML5 display, rich media and email design. You?ll be able to identify technical challenges and come up with ways to work around them ? because you?ll believe that if there?s great creativity to be made, there?s a way to do it.

Your main responsibilities will be to deliver creative designs from conception to production, through formats such as dynamic display, rich media and email communications, alongside the design and digital artwork of marketing communications with other designers and copywriters.

You will take lead from the Creative Director, Senior Designers, project managers as well as work collaboratively with other designers, developers and copywriters on a variety of projects, and as a result, the successful candidate must be able to juggle their time and communicate effectively.

Life as a Digital Designer at Merkle

• Craft beautiful design for all digital formats, working within client?s brand guidelines but always looking to push the boundaries and quality of your work
• Ideate, develop, design and produce, social media, video, email, dynamic display (DCO) and rich media communications
• Work closely with the Creative Director, delivery managers, designers, developers and copywriters to create successful and award-winning ideas and work
• Translate client?s marketing objectives into clear, compelling, brand-appropriate communications
• Ensure designs and finished developed materials are cross-device compliant and accessible
• Ensure that all work meets or exceeds the quality standards of the agency

Benefits and Perks

• Cutting Edge Technology & Latest IT tools
• Software-house environment
• Agile and Flexible working hours
• Hybrid work system
• Health insurance (also included for the household)
• Mental health support
• Volunteering experiences and sustainable mindset
• Childcare costs reimbursement
• 3 extra vacations day (in addition to what you are entitled to by law)
• Free breakfast every first Monday of the month
• Football, Paddle and Running Clubs
• Gym membership reimbursement
• Employee discounts
• Team & Company events

Let?s go!

Sounds good? Then send us your complete application (including your portfolio) using our online application form. We are looking forward to meeting you!

• Applications without a portfolio will not be considered

Qualifications

What we are looking for in you

• It is anticipated the appropriate candidate will have circa 3-4 years experience in advertising/marketing design
• Previous experience in design with a focus in marketing or advertising communications
• Natural creative thinker who is excited about getting stuck into coming up with the next great idea
• Strong working proficiency with Adobe XD and the Adobe Creative Cloud ? Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
• Previous experience designing best practices, personalized email communications
• HTML 5 & CSS 3 experience is a bonus
• Experience with Google Web Designer is a bonus
• Previous experience with programmatic and/or display particularly within dynamic creative
• JQuery & JavaScript ability is a nice to have
• Attention to detail, results-oriented, team player
• Ability to deal with ambiguity, strong problem-solving skills, exercise sound business judgment
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities to align with current business needs
• Focused; a self-starter with experience working in a very fast-paced environment

Additional Information

Inclusion & Diversity

We value the strength diversity brings to our business and are working hard to build a more inclusive workplace through partnerships with Stonewall, Business Disability Forum and Business in the Community?s race and gender equality campaigns. We are happy to discuss all flexible and agile approaches to working for all our roles ? we can?t promise we will be able to offer you everything you want or need but we do promise to discuss it with you openly and honestly.

If you have any reasonable adjustment needs arising from a disability or medical condition to fully participate in the recruitment process, please discuss this with the recruiter who contacts you.