Senior Manager Creation & Design (m/f/d)

We are looking for a Senior Manager Creation & Design (m/f/d) for our Brand Appearance team in the Communication and Brand Directorate as soon as possible, full-time (40 h).

As Senior Manager Creation & Design, you will take on professional responsibility for demanding design projects, provide creative sparring for colleagues, and work closely with the Brand Appearance team lead and Brand Management.

Concept & Creation:

• Independently manage complex design projects: You will be responsible for projects from briefing through visual key concept to rollout, keeping an eye on quality, timing, and applicability.

• Visually translate brand strategy: You will develop key visuals, image concepts, and modular design systems that precisely convey narratives and brand identities.

• Design cross-medially: You will conceive and realize communication and advertising materials for digital, social media, print, out-of-home, moving image, event, and stadium branding.

Brand Appearance & Design Systems:

• Further develop corporate and brand identities: You will modernize existing brand appearances and develop new visual foundations as needed.

• Systematize guidelines and templates: You will create and maintain design manuals, layout grids, templates, and asset libraries, ensuring consistent application.

• Ensure production readiness: You will handle final artwork, image editing, and compositing, and prepare data reliably for various production paths.

Project Management, Quality & Sparring:

• Confidently manage interfaces: You will coordinate with internal departments, present design decisions clearly, and lead projects to a solution-oriented conclusion.

• Support agencies and creative partners: You will formulate clear briefs, manage external services, and evaluate results based on defined quality standards.

• Provide professional sparring: You will support colleagues with feedback, share methods, and strengthen the design quality within the team – in close coordination with the team lead.

• Optimize brand appearance and processes: You will monitor relevant design, technology, and industry trends and translate meaningful impulses into standards, workflows, and applications.

• Completed degree in communication, graphic, or media design or a comparable qualification
• Senior experience: At least six years of relevant professional experience in brand or communication design, ideally in the sports, agency, or entertainment sector
• Compelling portfolio: Work samples that demonstrate conceptual strength, excellent design, and secure cross-media implementation
• Excellent design competence: Very good sense for typography, composition, form language, image aesthetics, color schemes, and brand impact
• Experience with design systems: Proficient in the development, documentation, and cross-media application of modular corporate and brand design systems
• Conceptual and strategic thinking: You can structure complex content and translate brand strategies into clear visual key concepts
• Production and process proficiency: Good knowledge of relevant production paths for print, out-of-home, digital, moving image, and event branding, as well as experience with asset and template management
• Very good tool knowledge: Proficient use of Adobe Creative Cloud, especially Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign; Figma, as well as After Effects or Premiere, are advantageous
• Project and stakeholder competence: You manage multiple projects in a structured manner, communicate clearly, and present yourself confidently to internal clients, agencies, and partners
• Feedback and team orientation: You convincingly justify design decisions, provide constructive feedback, and enjoy sharing your knowledge within the team
• Initiative and flexibility: You work reliably, solution-oriented, and with a high demand for quality; you are willing to travel and occasionally work on weekends or holidays

• Flexible working time models, the option for mobile working up to 50%, and additional days off on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve
• Exclusive football experiences such as free tickets for international matches or events – you are not just present, but in the middle of it
• Individual development and learning opportunities, as well as internal impulses and the chance to take on responsibility
• Corporate Benefits, company pension scheme, and discounts with contractual partners
• Diverse sports offerings – with an on-campus fitness studio, company teams, a beach volleyball court, and internal sports groups
• Culinary highlights from our employee restaurant
• Whether it's a summer party, Christmas party, dragon boat race, or J.P. Morgan Run: we celebrate successes together and create connecting experiences
• DFB parking garage, free e-charging stations, and excellent public transport connections
• A modern campus with a unique football atmosphere and lived team spirit
• A work culture characterized by respect, openness, passion, and team spirit

Please apply with a short cover letter, a compelling portfolio, and your salary expectations by September 24, 2026, at the latest. We look forward to receiving your application!