About Interbrand
Interbrand understands what it takes today to build the world’s most iconic brands.
To support our clients in an ever more complex and fascinating world, we have renewed our commitment to both common global standards and greater empowerment, experimentation and entrepreneurialism.
Interbrand is its people. We are a global team of highly diverse thinkers, makers and collaborators. We are proud of our heritage and often regarded as the university of branding. Over the past four decades, we have pioneered iconic work and invented many of the brand building tools that are now commonplace.
In collaboration with many of the world’s leading brands, we are pioneering the future of brand building. In a world where people’s expectations are moving faster than businesses, we give our clients the confidence to make Iconic Moves that create desire and utility, reshape the competitive landscape and drive extraordinary results.
The Interbrand Best Global Brands study/rankings are resources to our clients and the industry, providing proprietary data and insight for our role as client partner and commentator. We have published 18 books on brands and are often the reference point for university curriculum and professional associations. Today, through our own Academy, we aim to be the most impactful learning environment in the marketing world.
Our Behaviours
Our culture is informed by a set of behaviours we co-created as a business. Our behaviours give us space to experiment, permission to speak out, and a model of leadership that anyone in the business can adopt. Our behaviours are Lead with love, Be Brave, Listen First and Make it happen. We are proud of our behaviours. They make us, us.
Location: Cologne, Germany
Department: Creative
Employment type: Full-Time, Hybrid (3 Office Days per Week)
The opportunity
You're starting your creative career at a moment when iconic brands are made by people who understand both craft and strategy. At Interbrand, you'll work on real projects for ambitious global brands, learning from experienced designers, strategists, and writers from day one. You'll develop proficiency in emerging design tools and AI applications to further expand your craft, while building foundations as a versatile, cross-channel designer who understands how identity systems flex and evolve across all consumer touchpoints. You'll be trained in how we approach creative work through our Thinking & Making philosophy and Three Lenses, building strong foundations in design craft while collaborating with colleagues. This is a role where you'll ask questions, pay attention to detail, and develop the skills that will shape your career.
What we're looking for
As this role is located in Germany within an international working context, we are looking for business fluency in German and English.
Experience
Portfolio or internship experience in design. You may be a recent graduate or switching disciplines. Your genuine curiosity and willingness to learn matter most. Comfort with learning new tools rapidly, familiarity with generative AI tools is a big bonus, but not required.
Craft
You care about how things look and work. You want to understand why design choices matter and how they connect to what a brand is trying to do.
Collaboration
You're a genuine team player. You listen to others, contribute positively in workshops, take feedback well, and show you're eager to learn from experienced designers around you.
Learning
You're genuinely interested in brands, culture, design, and people. You follow what's happening in the world, ask good questions, and bring ideas and references to the team. You are curious about how AI and other new tools are reshaping the creative practice and are eager to understand both their potential and limitations.
Communication
You explain your work clearly, share progress and any blockers proactively, ask precise questions, and capture what you've learned and agreed.
Ownership
You take responsibility for what you commit to and deliver it on time and to a high standard. You show initiative and know when to ask for help.
Why Interbrand
For over 50 years, we’ve been shaping the world’s most iconic brands. We solve brand challenges through our Thinking & Making approach, combining Human Truth, Brand Economics, and Experience to help our clients make the moves that unlock growth and define what’s next.
We nurture a global community of thinkers and makers with the curiosity and confidence to create iconic work. Here, you’ll find transparent career pathways, on-demand learning, honest feedback, real collaboration across borders, and a culture that champions difference and wellbeing.
We don’t do ordinary. And we don’t expect you to either.
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