KAYAK, part of Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG), is a leading travel search engine. With billions of queries across our platforms, we help people find their perfect flight, stay, rental car and vacation package. Weβre also transforming business travel with a new corporate travel solution, KAYAK for Business.
As an employee of KAYAK, you will be part of a travel company that operates a portfolio of global metasearch brands including momondo, Cheapflights and HotelsCombined, among others. From start-up to industry leader, innovation is at our core and every employee has an opportunity to make their mark. Our focus is on building the best travel search engine to make it easier for everyone to experience the world.
KAYAK is seeking a Senior Digital Designer to join our Marketing team and lead the visual development of our campaign assets, landing pages, and modular design systems. In this role, you will be a key contributor to how our global audience interacts with our portfolio of brands, including Swoodoo, checkfelix, momondo, and Cheapflights. You will balance high-level creative thinking with a systematic approach to design, ensuring that every touchpoint - from brand activations to partner-facing media solutions - is visually compelling and functionally robust.
As a Senior Digital Designer, you will be responsible for designing and building custom landing pages using our modular system, while also shaping the future direction of that system itself. You will work cross-functionally with Global Brand Design, Growth Marketing, and Media Solutions teams to create components that are versatile, inclusive, and on-brand. This role requires a designer who embodies "systems thinking", capable of independently leading design concepts with a quick turnaround while maintaining a deep understanding of digital best practices and cultural trends.
This role requires you to commute to our Berlin office at least 3 times a week.
IN THIS ROLE, YOU WILL:
- Design and build custom landing pages for Media Solutions and Brand Activations using our internal modular landing page system.
- Create and refine campaign page templates for a wide variety of use cases, including marketing initiatives, PR, and new product launches.
- Contribute to the ideation of concepts that align with brand and business objectives for partners such as Destination Marketing Organizations.
- Align with a diverse array of global stakeholders to deliver high-quality landing page assets and campaign materials.
- Source and curate imagery that is on-brand, authentic, inclusive, and exciting for use across all marketing channels.
- Take responsibility for shaping the visual design of our Modular Landing Page System and providing support to its users.
- Apply "Systems Thinking" to design problems, considering how components impact the user experience and brand architecture both now and in the future.
- Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure design solutions meet the needs of growth marketing and media partner teams.
PLEASE APPLY IF YOU:
- Have a minimum of 4 years of experience designing for consumer-focused companies or high-growth tech brands.
- Possess a strong understanding of branding and how to create cohesive branded systems for campaigns and sub-brands.
- Maintain a deep knowledge of industry best practices for designing across all digital channels and platforms.
- Demonstrate the ability to lead a design concept independently and deliver high-quality work with a quick turnaround.
- Have an objective and professional approach to absorbing and implementing feedback quickly.
- Are proficient in Figma or similar modern design tools.
- Demonstrate familiarity with AI-driven design tools and automation workflows, leveraging them to improve creative output, accelerate production, and scale marketing assets efficiently.
- Have experience working within WordPress (Gutenberg preferred) or similar content management systems (considered a plus).
- Possess basic knowledge of HTML and CSS to better collaborate with engineering teams (considered a plus).
- Hold a BA in Graphic Design, Motion Design, or a related field, or have equivalent professional experience.
- Provide an online portfolio that showcases conceptual thinking and a mastery of digital design principles.
BENEFITS AND PERKS:
- 6 weeks of paid vacation
- Work from (almost) anywhere for up to 20 days per year
- Focus on mental health and well-being:
- Company-paid therapy sessions through SpringHealth
- Company-paid subscription to HeadSpace
- Company-wide week off a year - the whole team fully recharges (and returns without a pile-up of work!)
- No meeting Fridays
- Paid parental leave
- Paid volunteer time
- Focus on your career growth:
- Development Dollars
- Leadership development
- Access to thousands of on-demand e-learnings
- Travel Discounts
- Employee Resource Groups
- Free lunch 2 days per week
- Pension plan contributions
- Public transportation subsidies
- Bike leasing program
- Monthly social events, massages, Thursday happy hours, sports teams
- An awesome office in Friedrichshain, Berlin
INCLUSION
At KAYAK, we want everyone to have the space to grow, share ideas and do great work. Thatβs why weβre focused on hiring the best talent from all walks of life and experiences, supporting them well and making sure no one feels like they have to fit a mold to belong here.
Need any adjustments for the interview, application or on the job? No problem - just give us a heads-up. Weβve got you.
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