Komoot - Performance Marketing Designer - Anywhere between UTC-1 and UTC+3

Job Description

Please note: We have an ongoing recruitment process (no deadlines) meaning if this role is online it is still open. In case of a large volume of applications we might take the role down to allow our team sufficient time to review them thoroughly. In case we do not find a right match, we will repost the role again. 

About komoot

Komoot is an app that lets you find, plan, and share adventures with its easy route planner. Driven by a love for nature and powered by the outdoor community’s recommendations, komoot helps you explore more of the great outdoors—wherever and however you want. And we’re good at it. Google and Apple have listed us as one of their Apps of the Year numerous times. Today, with over 40 million users and 300,000 five-star reviews, we are well on our way to becoming the most popular app for finding, planning, and sharing adventures worldwide. 

Join our 100% remote team and start your adventure with komoot.

About the role

We’re looking for an adventurous marketing designer to join us in establishing komoot as the world’s most-loved, relatable and inspiring brand in the outdoor community. You’ll be responsible for the creative output across all areas of our performance marketing squad from paid social and app campaigns to app store optimization, landing pages, and more. You’ll develop new ideas and spot creative opportunities that resonate with our community, effectively showcasing how we can empower their outdoor adventures. You’ll work closely with our marketing managers and brand designers to ensure that all designs are on-brand, high quality, and aligned with our strategic objectives. You’ll take an iterative, test-and-learn approach in your work, developing existing assets and working on new concepts that enhance our brand presence. You’ll join a fantastic team which gets to play with generous media budgets  — a job every designer would dream to have and with over 40 million users our platform ensures your work will be seen and heard.

Ready for your next adventure?

What you’ll do

• Partner with our performance marketing managers and copywriters to help develop and execute on the strategy for all our priority markets with creative approaches for all our customer segments.
• Create a diverse range of creative ads across different channels such as Apple Search Ads, Google app campaigns, Facebook ads, app store screenshots etc
• Create different versions of creatives to test and learn which ones resonate best to show key features of our apps and how they can enhance people’s outdoor adventures.
• Create and edit video content along with motion graphics for app store optimization and video ads.
• Collaborate with our wider design, brand, and marketing teams to maintain a consistent visual brand identity across all your work.
• Understand our community demographics, interests, and motivations to help inspire millions of outdoor enthusiasts to create their own adventures with us.
• Look for ways to optimize your workflow to find efficiencies while maintaining quality.

Requirements

You’ll be successful in this role if you

• Have an excellent portfolio showcasing relevant design experience and can explain your rationale.
• Have experience in designing successful advertising campaigns and have seen projects through from initial concept to launch.
• Have good knowledge of creative best practice by paid channel/platform (Facebook, Instagram etc).
• Can use your creative thinking to surprise and engage our community.
• Understand how to use data to inform your creative decisions.
• Can demonstrate a strong use of core design tools such as Figma and Adobe Creative Suite tools.
• Can make great selections and use of our growing photography library, as well as edit photos.
• Have experience with motion design and video editing as part of your design skill set.
• Love optimization – you learn how to get the most out of your tools to work efficiently and find new ways to improve and speed up your workflow.
• Have a hands-on attitude and are highly self-driven and keen to learn.

Not sure if you meet all requirements above? Don’t sweat it – if you think you’re the right person anyway, we’d love to hear from you!

Benefits

Why you’ll love it 

(always stays the same – don’t change it, don’t add something – our benefits and perks)

• Your work will contribute to helping millions of people enjoy great outdoor experiences.
• We’ve been a remote-working company since 2017, meaning: We are remote by default, have frameworks and systems in place, and know how to do it well.
• You can work from wherever you want, be it a beach, the mountains, your house, or anywhere else that lies in any time zone between UTC-1 and UTC+3.
• We have your costs covered for your co-working space membership or your work-from-home office setup and the latest devices and equipment to do your best work.
• You’ll become an essential part of our diverse and international team with colleagues based in 20+ countries across Europe.
• 38 paid days off (inclusive public holidays) – you are free to take those days whenever it suits you, including a well-deserved winter holiday break.
• We love seeing people grow. That’s why each team member gets €2,000 and 3 additional days to spend on professional development each year. Classes, conferences, books – your choice!

Curious about how we work? 

(always stays the same – don’t change, don’t add something – how we work as an organization)

• Core Communication time between 10 am – 3 pm (Berlin Time). We know people have different lifestyles, which is why we have flexible working hours with core time for synchronous interaction. You can organize your workday in the way that best suits you, your family, and your needs.
• We work on a project basis in cross functional teams to ensure that we collaborate on our goals, move forward smoothly with open lines of communication, and achieve results as a team.
• Every Monday morning, we have a whole-company presentation where you hear about projects across the business, inspire each other, and share great work.  
• We connect in person at three whole-company gatherings each year in beautiful locations. You can check out this playlist to find out more about how we stay close while being remote.
• We use tools like Trello, Slack, Miro, Zoom, and Google Workspace on a daily basis to stay connected, collaborate easily, and manage projects.  

Dive a little deeper and learn…

• More about our team here: Meet the Team
• More about how we work here: How We Work
• More about our recruitment process, salary and FAQs here: FAQs

We support diversity and inclusivity and welcome all prospective applicants.  We have an ongoing recruitment process (no deadlines) – if this role is online, it means it’s still open!