Junior Corporate Designer – Brand Design (m/w/d)

About the Role

At gmk brand consulting, effective corporate design starts with a solid strategy. As a Junior Corporate Designer, you will collaborate with seasoned designers and strategists to convert strategic foundations into compelling visual solutions.

Daily Responsibilities

• Create visual concepts based on brand strategies alongside experienced designers, developing moodboards, design routes, and early prototypes.
• Design and adapt visual elements for both digital and physical touchpoints, contributing to design systems and style guidelines.
• Prepare persuasive presentations of your designs, clearly explaining creative decisions to the team and clients.
• Incorporate AI-powered tools in design workflows for research, ideation, image generation, and variant creation—evaluating outcomes critically for quality, brand fit, and practical usability before advancing them.
• Manage individual work packages, share your perspective actively, and refine your outputs through continuous team collaboration.

Candidate Profile

• A completed degree or equivalent training in communications, graphic, or media design with a focus on corporate and brand design.
• At least one year of relevant professional experience post-graduation in a recognized brand or design agency specializing in corporate and brand design.
• A portfolio demonstrating conceptually strong and precisely crafted corporate and brand design projects, showcasing visual principles, systems, and their application across various touchpoints, with clear evidence of personal contribution.
• Strong sensitivity to typography, visual systems, and aesthetics, understanding how design decisions derive from brand strategy.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, Figma, PowerPoint, and common Microsoft 365 applications.
• Practical experience with generative AI in the design process, blending curiosity with rigorous standards for selection, quality, and further creative refinement.
• Independent and organized work habits, openness to feedback, and a desire for continual creative and strategic growth.
• Confident communication skills in both German and English.

Unique Benefits at gmk

• Opportunity to work and learn alongside Germany's top brand experts.
• Personal coaching budget to support your professional and individual development.
• Encouragement and recognition for contributing to the evolution of gmk’s brand consultancy.
• Regular team events that strengthen in-person camaraderie.
• Work with a scenic view of the Rhine in gmk's Cologne office or after the probation period, work flexibly up to three days a week from home.
• Clearly defined career progression stages for accelerated advancement.
• Immediate involvement in team projects and client work to make impactful change together.

About gmk brand consulting

We deliver brand work that makes a difference: Our multidisciplinary team of consultants and creators craft brand histories with and for clients ranging from mid-sized businesses to blue-chip corporations, including Bosch, Groupe Beneteau, Deutsche Vermögensberatung, and Bayerischer Rundfunk. We support brands on their journey through digital transformation and work with innovative digital players like IU Internationale Hochschule, seeking talented individuals like you to join our team.