The posting
Job Description
In a Nutshell
You are a digital designer with a strong eye for brand – and you love bringing ideas to life on screen. As maternity cover in the Design Hotels Creative Team, you design digital experiences for the Design Hotels brand – from our own website and campaigns to the services we offer our hotels, where you work with the Art Director to translate hotel brandings into digital applications. You own your projects from concept to rollout. This is a hands-on design role without team leadership or art direction for photo and film productions.
Tasks & Responsibilities
- Evolve our digital presence: Design and evolve the Design Hotels website, digital campaigns and brand touchpoints.
- Translate brandings: Develop digital applications of hotel brandings together with the Art Director, such as websites and digital touchpoints.
- Create campaign assets: Design assets for social media, newsletters, paid ads and motion content.
- Build systems: Translate brand strategy into digital design systems, layouts and UI – consistent across all channels.
- Tell the story: Create concept presentations and decks, and present ideas and design rationales to stakeholders and hotel partners.
- Collaborate: Work closely with developers, copywriters and project managers – from scope and timelines to design QA – and keep several projects moving without compromising quality.
Experience & Mindset
- 5+ years of experience in digital design, ideally in an agency, studio or in-house brand team
- A portfolio with websites, UI and digital campaigns, including applying brand identities to digital touchpoints
- Strong typography and layout skills
- Expert in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite
- Solid understanding of responsive design, accessibility and web best practices
- Working knowledge of HTML and CSS, with an understanding of how websites are structured and how designs translate into code
- Webflow development (or other no-code platforms): Build and maintain responsive websites in Webflow, translating design concepts into well-structured, production-ready pages
- Prototyping skills and confident use of AI-assisted tools in your creative workflow
- Strong communication skills: you explain your ideas clearly, listen well and handle feedback constructively
- A team player with a can-do attitude – proactive, well organised and hands-on
- Fluent English; German is a plus
Nice to have
- Experience with hospitality, travel or lifestyle brands
- Motion Design
The Team
- You report to the Senior Art Director and are part of a creative team of 20 – art directors, designers, editors, writers, project managers, brand managers and media managers – led by our Creative Director.
WHAT WE OFFER
Perks & Benefits
- A great experience in the niche market of luxury boutique hotels
- Hybrid mobile working options
- Working in a motivated and international team from over 39 countries at the global Headquarters of Design Hotels™
- Great benefits at member hotels, brand partners and other employee discounts and special offers, including Marriott Explore rates
- Career development opportunities in an international company
Send us your CV, a portfolio (PDF or link) of your digital design work and a few sentences on why you would like to join Design Hotels. For team projects, briefly note your role.
About Design Hotels™
Design Hotels GmbH (www.designhotels.com) is a full-service hospitality consultancy, offering customized services to its member hotels. Under the brand Design Hotels™ the company represents and markets a curated selection of currently more than 300 luxury hotels in over 60 countries. These member hotels are independently owned but united by a commitment to individuality, progressive design, and cultural authenticity. Design Hotels™ embodies the most advanced ideas in the hospitality industry and offers discerning travelers new opportunities and inspiration for both a more conscious travel and lifestyle.
The company has its headquarters in Berlin and branches in Los Angeles, New York, London and Singapore. Since March 2021, Design Hotels GmbH is part of the Marriott International portfolio.
Design Hotels is an equal opportunity employer, we celebrate diversity and practice inclusivity. Hiring decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and our business needs only.
Marriott International is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive, people-first culture. We are committed to non-discrimination on any protected basis, such as disability and veteran status, or any other basis covered under applicable law.
Marriott International is the world’s largest hotel company, with more brands, more hotels and more opportunities for associates to grow and succeed. Be where you can do your best work, begin your purpose, belong to an amazing global team, and become the best version of you.
