Company Description:
We Dream. We Do. We Deliver.

As a full-service, data-driven customer experience transformation, *we partner with Top 500 companies in the DACH region and in Eastern Europe. Originally from Switzerland, Merkle DACH was created out of a merger Namics and Isobar - two leading full-service digital agencies.
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Our 1200+ digital enthusiasts *are innovating the way brands are built, through providing expertise in Digital Transformation strategy, MarTech platforms, Creativity, UX, CRM, Data, Commerce, Mobile, Social Media, Intranet and CMS. We are part of the global *Merkle
brand, the largest brand within the dentsu group, who shares with us a network of over 66,000 passionate individuals in 146 countries.

Job Description:
You are responsible for envisioning and shaping first-class, innovative digital touchpoints.

Being the connecting piece between business goals, user needs and technical implementation you collaborate deeply with CX strategists, designers and developers, always acting as advocate for users’ needs throughout the entire process.
Your tasks

  • As a creative lead, you are responsible for developing complex, interactive solutions for big, well-known clients
  • You translate visions and ideas into ambitious design concepts, control their implementation and take over the technical leadership of the creation team
  • Navigation concepts are as important to you as a creative guiding idea and an understandable fine specification
  • You decisively shape our creative portfolio in Portugal, give impulses for excellent design and continuously ensure that innovative ideas find their way into projects
  • In interdisciplinary teams with consultants, researchers, designers and developers, you work on exciting and complex issues
  • With pitches and offers, you take over the lead and convincingly present your concepts and ideas at the management level

Qualifications:
What we need from you is:

  • You are passionate about digital creation and bring with you extensive knowledge in the areas of human centered design, information architecture, interaction concept and usability
  • A college degree (university or technical college), e.g. in communication, interaction design or human computer interaction or a comparable qualification
    You master the common design and prototyping tools (Figma, Miro, Adobe Creative Suite,...) as well as creative methods and design workflows (facilitating workshops, benchmarking, low-to-high prototyping, usability walkthroughs, user testing...)
  • You like to take responsibility, you are decisive and big, complex tasks you see as an exciting challenge
  • You are passionate about excellent digital cases and are well acquainted with the latest trends and technologies in the UX environment
  • You are experienced on the customer front and can present your concepts and suggestions with passion and structure

If you have experience as a team leader, that’s definitely a plus

Additional Information:
Perks:

  • Cutting Edge Technology & Latest IT tools
  • Agile and Flexible working hours
  • Fair compensation according to your experience
  • Career path
  • Software-house environment
  • Health insurance (also included for the household)
  • 25 vacations days
  • Free coffee
  • Team & Company events (we can't wait to give a huge party after the COVID)

More Information:
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