Working Student Graphic Designer

Be extraordinary - Excite the ordinary!

Our vision is to make a healthy and sustainable lifestyle the most attractive choice. So we defy: the status quo, misleading product, and nonsense rules! We truly believe in the power of ideas and are thirsty to realize the ones that could have impact. We're an eclectic bunch of creative minds, experts, builders, and improvers. Our perspectives, cultures, backgrounds, dreams, skills, and life paths may have nothing in common, but we gather behind a vision and sail together towards our ambitious goals.

Are you looking to take on a new challenge? Let's talk.

At air up, we believe in revolutionizing the way people experience and enjoy beverages. Our mission is to make healthy habits irresistible. With our innovative scent-based taste drinking system, we've created a unique way for people to enjoy drinking water without the need for added sweeteners or artificial flavors.

We are seeking a dynamic and creative working student to join our passionate team. As a Graphic Designer mainly focussed on packaging artworks, you will help in ensuring our product packaging reflects the essence of air up's brand, while making customers understand what is so special about our products, and create a desire to buy.

This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to update packaging artwork, supporting our Senior Packaging Designer and other marketing and branding colleagues.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work closely with our Senior Packaging Designer to create and modify packaging artwork files, in line with air up's brand guidelines and the specific product requirements.
• Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders to gather input for artwork development, refinement and approval.
• Conduct thorough reviews of packaging files to ensure accuracy, consistency, and compliance with suppliers’ requirements and air up standards before we send them out for production.
• Contribute creative ideas to enhance the customer experience around our packaging, to stay current with industry trends.
• Quickly adapt to feedback and make necessary adjustments to artwork to meet tight deadlines without compromising quality.
• Effectively communicate design concepts and updates with team members, while capturing their feedback.
• Maintain well-organized documentation of all artwork versions, ensuring version control and easy accessibility for project team members.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Currently enrolled in a design or related program, pursuing a degree in graphic design, visual arts, or a related field.
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign) and other relevant design tools.
• Strong design sensibility with a keen eye for detail, color, and composition, shown though your portfolio of work samples (as website, or .pdf).
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a collaborative, team-oriented, fast-paced environment, due to past successful internship(s).
• Fluent verbal and written communication skills in English; German language skills are a plus.
• Proactive approach to problem-solving and a willingness to take ownership of tasks.
• Genuine interest in design, branding, and packaging.

But what’s in for you?

🏖 30 days of vacation

🏷 discount on our products

💰 employer-funded pension & location related insurances

🏡 purpose built office

📈 personal development

🎉 regular team events

🏁 start-up spirit

🌍 workation

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air up® have developed an innovative and world-first drinking system. Through scent alone, the air up® bottle brings flavour to simple tap water and can be enjoyed without any single-use plastic bottles, sugar, or additives. air up is a young, fast-growing company filled with ambitious and creative minds from various backgrounds.

air up® is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to maintaining an equal opportunity environment for all persons free of discriminatory behaviour. We will not discriminate and will take affirmative action measures to ensure against discrimination in employment, recruitment, advertisements for employment, compensation, termination, upgrading, promotions, and other conditions of employment against any employee or job applicant on the bases of race, color, gender, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, veteran's status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.