Senior Brand & Digital Experience Designer (f/m/d)

Your mission

We’re looking for a Senior Brand & Digital Experience Designer to join our Design team, someone who can elevate how people experience our brand across the web and beyond. You’ll take ownership of our digital brand presence, crafting thoughtful, engaging, and user-centered designs that span landing pages, digital campaigns, and evolving brand touchpoints.
As a key member of our small and collaborative in-house Design team, you will:

• Lead the design and continuous evolution of a diverse ecosystem of websites and landing pages that attract millions of monthly visitors.
• Drive the refinement and advancement of our design system, ensuring scalability, visual consistency, and creative excellence across all brand touchpoints.
• Champion and evolve our visual design language, ensuring that nebenan.de remains fresh, distinct, and aligned with our mission.
• Partner closely with different teams and stakeholders to maintain a cohesive and accessible digital experience.
• Guide and mentor peers on best practices in web design, visual communication, and creative problem-solving.
• Contribute to the development of digital campaign materials and marketing assets, ensuring brand coherence across platforms.
• Occasionally engage in early-stage UX work and user research to ground visual decisions in user insights. Adapt your skills where they’re most needed: this role offers variety and the chance to deepen your skills across different areas

Your profile

• Degree in Communication Design, Digital Media, or a related field.
• 7+ years of professional experience in Web, Brand, or Product Design (freelance or in-house)
• Proven track record of leading web and brand design projects from concept to implementation.
• Expertise in responsive design, modern layout principles, and accessible design standards.
• Skilled in working with and extending a robust design system.
• Strong aesthetic sense with exceptional typography and attention to brand detail.
• Experience with website implementation, either in a visual website editor (Webflow or similar) or in code (HTML/CSS).
• Familiarity with AI-enhanced design workflows (e.g., Figma AI, Midjourney, or similar tools) to boost efficiency and creative exploration.
• Confident communicator with the ability to present and defend design decisions to stakeholders at all levels.
• UX design and/or user research experience is a strong bonus.

A strong, well-curated portfolio showcasing high-impact, relevant work is required for this application.

What we offer

• A hybrid work model combining office and remote days
• A purpose-driven job – we’re building a great product that creates real value for local communities
• Collaboration with a cheerful and experienced team that shares knowledge and learns from one another
• Insight into the full workflow of our social startup as well as the nebenan.de Foundation
• Ownership and plenty of room to actively contribute your ideas and shape your work
• Your nebenan.de SpenditCard – each month you’ll receive an additional €35 to spend on things of your choice
• 30 days of annual vacation – plus the option for workation models and sabbaticals