Junior Graphic Designer (f/m/d)

Time for Nature GmbH
Full-time•Vienna, Austria
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<h2>We&#x2019;re looking for our new team member!</h2>

<span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><strong>You love turning one strong idea into a whole visual world?</strong><br>You have an eye for the little details that make a design stand out? You enjoy creating visuals that work together, across campaigns, formats and channels? And you want to grow by working on real products and real creative projects, together with a team that shares ideas and helps each other improve?<br><strong>Perfect, then you've come to the right place!</strong></span>

<h2>Do we have your attention?</h2>

<span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">At HOLZKERN, we create watches and jewellery with unique natural materials. And we believe every piece deserves a visual story that feels just as distinctive. For our Visual Content team, we are looking for a <strong>Junior Graphic Designer (f/m/d), 20 hours per week</strong>, who combines a love of design with curiosity, initiative and a strong team spirit.</span><br><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><br>You will bring creative ideas to life for product launches, social media, seasonal campaigns and digital channels. You will learn how impactful individual designs become coherent creative families, from the first composition to the final export.</span>

<h2>Your areas of responsibility</h2> <ul><li style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span style="font-weight:600;">Create visuals that make an impact:</span> Design and refine static assets and simple animations for campaigns, Meta, CRM and product launches.</li><li style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span style="font-weight:600;">Make one idea work across many formats:</span> Adapt layouts, crops and variations with a consistent look, strong composition and attention to detail.</li><li style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span style="font-weight:600;">Build on what already works:</span> Use our creative templates and visual standards, improve them with your own ideas and recognize when something new is worth exploring.</li><li style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span style="font-weight:600;">Put the product first:</span> Make the authentic materials, details and distinctive character of our watches and jewellery visible. Check product references and claims carefully.</li><li style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span style="font-weight:600;">Turn feedback into better design:</span> Explore thoughtful iterations, learn from creative results and contribute to work that is not only beautiful but useful.</li><li style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span style="font-weight:600;">Take care of the details:</span> Prepare accurate, well organized files, naming, exports and editable sources, and review your work before handover.</li><li style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span style="font-weight:600;">Create together:</span> Collaborate closely with colleagues from Graphics, Photo, Video, Copy and Performance. Share ideas, ask questions and speak up early when something is missing.</li></ul> <h2>Your profile</h2>

<strong>Requirements</strong><br><ul><li>A strong foundation in graphic design, through education and a compelling portfolio of practical work.</li><li>A confident sense of typography, composition, visual hierarchy, colour and detail.</li><li>Hands on experience with <strong>Adobe Cloud</strong> (Photohop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects).</li><li>An organized, reliable way of working and the motivation to take ownership of agreed tasks.</li><li>Curiosity, initiative, openness to feedback and a genuine interest in making the whole team's work better.</li><li>Good working skills in <strong>German and English</strong>.</li></ul><strong>Optional but valuable</strong><br><ul><li>Experience with social media ads, performance creatives or e-commerce design.</li><li>Motion design, Figma, reusable templates and design systems.</li><li>An interest in brand storytelling, product photography and authentic materials.</li><li>Familiarity with responsible AI assisted design workflows, while keeping real products visually accurate.</li></ul><strong>What you can expect</strong><br><ul><li>The chance to create for <strong>real campaigns and real products</strong>, with work that reaches customers across channels.</li><li>A supportive team with close creative exchange, practical feedback and room to develop and grow your own visual judgment.</li><li>An introduction to HOLZKERN's brand, tools, templates and quality standards. You will not be expected to figure everything out alone.</li><li>Space to contribute your own ideas while learning how great design, teamwork and thoughtful execution work together.</li><li>A <strong>20-hour part-time position</strong> with clear priorities, growing responsibility and a hybrid working setup in Vienna.</li></ul>

<h2>Nice to haves</h2> <h2>Enjoy our benefits</h2> <ul><li>Create for<strong> real products </strong>and <strong>campaigns</strong> that reach customers across channels.</li><li>Learn through <strong>close creative exchange</strong>, <strong>practical feedback </strong>and <strong>support from an experienced team.</strong></li><li><strong>Receive an </strong><strong>onboarding </strong>to HOLZKERN's brand, tools, templates and quality standards.</li><li><strong>Contribute your own ideas</strong> and develop your visual judgement while building coherent creative families</li><li>A 20-hour part-time role with clear priorities, growing responsibility and a <strong>hybrid working</strong> setup at Vienna HQ.</li><li>Legendary <strong style="border:0px solid;font-family:inherit;font-weight:600;margin:0px;">annual </strong><strong style="border:0px solid;font-family:inherit;font-weight:600;margin:0px;">company events </strong>with the whole Holzkern family - all inclusive</li><li>Regular <strong style="border:0px solid;font-family:inherit;font-weight:600;margin:0px;">team events </strong>with your team throughout the year.</li><li>State of the art technical equipment (<strong style="border:0px solid;font-family:inherit;font-weight:600;margin:0px;">MacBook</strong>).</li><li>Generous <strong style="border:0px solid;font-family:inherit;font-weight:600;margin:0px;">employee discounts </strong>for you and your loved ones.</li><li><strong style="border:0px solid rgb(229,231,235);font-family:inherit;font-weight:600;">Health and Wellbeing:</strong> Free access to medical consultations, health checks, workshops and expert sessions - on site and online.</li><li><strong style="border:0px solid;font-family:inherit;font-weight:600;margin:0px;">Fresh fruits, coffee, tea, milk</strong> (also vegan and lactose free) in the office on site.</li><li>Healthy and balanced meals from <strong style="border:0px solid;font-family:inherit;font-weight:600;margin:0px;">Schrankerl</strong>. Holzkern pays 20% of each meal.</li></ul><span style="border:0px solid;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(66,66,66);font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;text-transform:none;margin:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);">These and many other exciting benefits will await you at Holzkern. <br style="border:0px solid;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;">But most of all, you can expect a secure job, good vibes, teamwork, appreciation and trust - YOU are important to us!</span> <h2>Hard Facts</h2>

<strong style="border:0px solid rgb(229,231,235);font-family:inherit;font-weight:600;">Start of employment: </strong>J<span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">anuary 2027</span><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br><strong style="border:0px solid rgb(229,231,235);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, Inter, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-weight:600;color:rgb(66,66,66);font-size:14px;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);">Hours per week:</strong> 20 hours <br><strong>Salary:</strong> <span style="color:rgb(66,66,66);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;text-transform:none;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);display:inline;">The salary for this position starts at € 1.170 per month, based on 20 working hours per week.</span></span><br><strong style="border:0px solid rgb(229,231,235);font-family:inherit;font-weight:600;">Workplace:</strong> ​Vienna HQ / hybrid<br><br>

<h2>Application process</h2>

<span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><strong>Show us how you think and create</strong><br>Please send us your <strong>CV and a concise portfolio</strong> (PDF or link). We'd love to see <strong>two or three projects</strong> that show your eye for design and the systems behind it, for example, a campaign, a series of related assets, a motion piece or a creative idea you refined after feedback.<br></span><br><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Tell us briefly what <strong>you personally contributed</strong> and what you learned or improved along the way.</span>

<h2>About us</h2> <p style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">HOLZKERN was founded in 2016 with the purpose of creating unique pieces of nature - just as unique as our customers. Seven years later, we are one of the most successful D2C brands in DACH selling a huge variety of watches, jewelry &amp; accessories. We’re proud to say that over 1.000.000 customers worldwide were already able to find their perfect piece of nature. Join our team of over 170 people and help us to bring natural uniqueness to the whole world!<br></span><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><br>As a dynamic team, we value open corporate communication, teamwork, development opportunities and flexible working hours. But most of all, you can expect to work in a friendly working environment with warm-hearted colleagues who will always support you.</span></p> <div style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZnGSg2_HJB8?si=zHslWiD7Utw1o3Ei" frameborder="0" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin"></iframe>

Application Requirements

Candidates should have a strong graphic design foundation demonstrated through education and a practical portfolio, along with confident skills in typography, composition, visual hierarchy, color, and detail. Hands-on Adobe Creative Cloud experience, organized and reliable work habits, openness to feedback, initiative, and good working skills in German and English are required.