Student Position - Graphic Designer

About Teads

Teads is a leading omnichannel advertising platform focused on driving outcomes for brand and performance advertisers across screens. With a focus on meaningful business outcomes for branding and performance objectives, Teads drives value by leveraging predictive AI technology to connect quality media, beautiful brand creative, and context-driven addressability and measurement. Teads is directly partnered with more than 10,000 publishers and 20,000 advertisers globally. The company is headquartered in New York, New York with a global team of around 1,700 people in 30+ countries.

For more information, visit www.teads.com.

About the opportunity 

This role sits within our Teads Studio Germany team, based in our vibrant Hamburg office. Teads Studio is our in-house creative hub, responsible for helping global brands transform standard assets into rich, interactive, and highly engaging digital video and display formats. You will join a collaborative local team of designers, developers, and creative strategists working to deliver cutting-edge advertising solutions for the DACH region.

• Core Mission: Support the local design and strategy team in conceptualizing, adapting, and producing cutting-edge mobile and interactive display ad units using the Teads Studio platform.
• Team Alignment: Work closely with members of all departments—primarily Sales, Creative Strategy, and Ad Operations—to gather project specs and deliver high-impact ad mockups.
• Scope of Ownership: Take hands-on ownership of graphic asset preparation, interactive ad formatting, and building stunning client-facing creative presentation decks.
• Impact Metric: Success in this role means delivering pixel-perfect, on-brand creative concepts and mockups within agreed-upon timelines to support and win commercial campaigns.

What will you do?

Creative Innovation & Design

• Craft Interactive Ad Units: Create compelling, immersive, and interactive video and display ads based on client briefs.
• Protect Brand Identities: Ensure all design outcomes are strictly true to our clients' brand guidelines, color palettes, and style standards.
• Design Presentation Materials: Support the local design and strategy team in building highly visual, impactful PowerPoint decks to pitch creative ideas to clients.

Execution & Flawless Delivery

• Prepare Design Assets: Slice, crop, and format raw client assets (images, vectors, and video clips) using Photoshop and After Effects to ensure they are optimized for our platform.
• Maintain Quality Control: Verify that ad templates and mockups strictly match internal technical specifications and deployment guidelines.
• Contribute to Portfolio Growth: Help innovate and test new interactive design layouts to expand Teads' global ad format portfolio.

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Partner Cross-Functionally: Work daily with Sales and Ad Operations to gather technical project specs and coordinate creative deployment procedures.
• Communicate Progress: Maintain transparent, proactive communication regarding project status, design revisions, and timelines.

What will you bring to the team?

Must-Haves 

• Student Status: Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's or Master's degree program in Germany, preferably in Graphic Design, Digital Media, Communication Design, or a related creative field (available to work up to 20 hours/week during the semester).
• Experience: 0–1 years of experience in graphic design (prior internships, freelancing, or strong university project work).
• Technical Software: Good working knowledge of the Adobe Creative Suite, with a strong focus on Photoshop and After Effects.
• Presentation Skills: Strong proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint with an eye for modern slide design.
• Time Management: Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage your time effectively and meet tight deadlines.
• Language: Fluent in English (written and verbal). Good working knowledge of German is highly appreciated.
• Portfolio: A portfolio showing clean design layouts, digital assets, and any motion graphics/video editing examples.

Nice-to-Haves 

• Basic understanding of web development languages, particularly HTML and CSS.
• Basic knowledge of 3D design software (e.g., Cinema 4D, Blender) or advanced video editing techniques.
• Experience working in a collaborative, fast-paced team environment.

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Please submit your CV in English.

Life at Teads

At Teads, we don’t just offer new roles - we blend creativity, technology, and data to shape the future of media. You’ll work with smart humans, meaningful brands, and cool tools, all while helping redefine how advertising works in a world that demands more transparency, better insights, and smarter strategies.

As a Teadster, you’ll play a critical role in shaping our future success in the region. Here’s why Teads stands out:

• We've merged two open internet category leaders—Outbrain and Teads—to create the ‘new’ Teads, a unified omnichannel platform that drives results from branding to performance across all screens, including CTV, mobile, and web.
• As part of our team, you’ll thrive in a collaborative and forward-thinking environment that fosters innovation, creative problem-solving, and continuous learning.
• Teads is committed to your success, offering the support, tools, and development opportunities you need to excel in your role.

Our company culture is welcoming, dynamic, diverse, global, and built on top performance.

Teads is an equal employment opportunity employer and committed to diversity and inclusion at all stages of recruitment and employment.

Our team is made up of individuals who are approachable, resourceful, passionate, and proactive. We foster a sense of belonging through our Employee Resource Groups – employee-led groups in which we debate topics and drive change: environmental, women empowerment, charitable initiatives to diversity, equity, and inclusion, you’ll be able to share your passions with likeminded people.