Marketing Designer

Looking for a new adventure? You've come to the right place. We're an Amsterdam-based team of 50+ individuals with 20+ nationalities among us! A varied bunch of ‘citizens of the world’ with a range of cool skills and hundreds of thousands of kilometers under our travel belts. And we have something important in common (other than our very well-worn passports):

And that's exactly what we're doing, with the travel app to plan, track, and relive trips in a smart and beautiful way. Polarsteps has over 10 million users already, but for us, this is just the beginning. We have big plans for the future, and so we need even more talented and enthusiastic people to help us on our journey.

Want to know more about us? Here you go.

Join our small team doing big things! If you haven't seen our app yet, check it out. You'll see how much we care about providing a seamless, top-quality user experience for our travelers. This dedication has earned us ratings of 4.8* and 4.7* on app stores, where we’ve been featured multiple times. Not only has Google created an awesome video about us, but we’ve also been mentioned in two of Apple’s WWDC keynote speeches!

Our past is impressive, but we’re even more excited for the future. The impact you can make from day one is huge, with everything you ship affecting over 10 million users. We work with an fast-growing marketing team and well-established product and development teams to realize our ambitions.

- Collaborate with the team to develop and iterate on top-performing static, video, and animated advertising materials. You'll experiment with new creative concepts driven by insights and learnings.

- Work closely with copywriters and marketers to bring campaigns to life and maintain them across various platforms, including Instagram, TikTok, blogs, and LinkedIn.

- Create eye-catching designs for emails and feature announcements, ensuring all external communication stays fresh, on-brand, and attention-grabbing.

- Experiment with App Store visuals that represent our brand and clearly communicate our product’s value at first glance.

- Continuously test your designs, gather insights, and incorporate those findings to refine and improve on each iteration.

- Design internal communication materials such as onboarding packs, office materials, event invitations, and presentation decks. Your work will keep the team informed, engaged, and aligned.

- Create unique merchandise designs for internal use, such as team swag for events, stickers, and external giveaways. You'll help keep the brand alive, not just online but in physical form too.

- Guard and evolve our brand identity by ensuring all visuals—both internal and external—are aligned with our style, tone, and message, maintaining a unified look across all touchpoints.

- Review and refine external collaborations, ensuring that any content produced with freelancers, creators, or partners aligns with our brand's story and standards, no matter who’s creating it.

- 5+ years of experience in brand and marketing design, with a strong portfolio that demonstrates your ability to deliver high-quality, performance-driven creative work.

- A versatile approach that allows you to navigate between high-level content strategy and hands-on design tasks, always with an eye for detail and quality.

- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to articulate creative ideas clearly, combined with a proactive, forward-thinking mindset.

- A balance of craft and critical thinking—you understand how to merge creativity with business objectives to drive impactful results.

- Experience in A/B testing, using data-driven insights to optimize designs and develop thoughtful hypotheses to guide future design decisions.

- A keen eye for detail and a deep understanding of how to design within brand guidelines to ensure consistency across all touchpoints.

- Proficiency in Adobe Suite and Figma, with working knowledge of motion and video editing as a must-have.

- A yearly free flight or train ride to a random location! Give our Teleporter a spin here.

- A shiny new laptop of your choice, like a MacBook, to work your magic on.

- Hybrid working. Split your time between the office and your home as you see fit.

- An extensive home office set-up — everything from noise-canceling headphones to a standing desk.

- 30 days of vacation (for adventures or sitting on the couch, it's up to you).

- Two paid Culture Days for days that are important to you but not recognized by the official Dutch calendar.

- The option to switch up your video background by working from another country for up to 8 weeks a year.

- A personal development budget for that curious mind of yours!

- A pension plan to help you save for those around-the-world retirement trips.

- Delicious daily team lunches.

- Awesome monthly parties, as well as team trips away.

- A lively office in downtown Amsterdam, with travel costs reimbursed.

- Free Polarsteps Travel Books to contain all your far-flung adventures.