Creative Strategist

We offer our future Creative Strategist flexible working arrangements, both in terms of time and location, a pleasant corporate culture, and great opportunities for personal development.

Axel Springer Corporate Solutions is the agency unit of Europe's leading digital media group. We combine the speed and creativity of an agency with the security and innovative power of a large media company. With ideas that move, we drive our clients forward – in external and internal communication, content marketing, and consulting. We help renowned clients such as Volkswagen Group, Bayer AG, BASF, Lufthansa, CLAAS, and many more to reach their target groups with the right content.

You will be part of an interdisciplinary strategy and creative team that works closely with data, design, and production experts. Together, you will develop campaigns, storytelling formats, and brand concepts that create lasting impact for clients and target groups.

We believe in the future of journalism as a business model and invest in forward-looking technologies. Our five Essentials are the values that connect us and our compass in our commitment to freedom.

What you will move with us:

• Develop creative and communicative strategies for internal and external communication across various channels and formats.
• Conceive concepts, core messages, and leitmotifs for campaigns, products, and pitches to effectively position brands.
• Identify cultural, digital, and creative trends and transform them into insights that teams can use for innovative ideas.
• Lead qualitative and quantitative research projects with interviews, surveys, and stakeholder input to secure data-driven strategies.
• Work closely with creative and production teams as well as internal and external stakeholders to realize strong concepts and campaigns across all touchpoints and sustainably anchor strategies.
• Moderate workshops, idea sessions, and strategic sprints to foster clear direction and creative energy in the team.
• Develop brand and content storytelling to ensure messages are consistent and effective across markets and target groups.

What you bring:

• You bring proven experience in creative or strategic functions, ideally in agencies, brands, or interdisciplinary environments or in comparable areas.
• Utilize your understanding of cultural and platform-specific trends to develop innovative and effective creative solutions.
• Confidently apply research methods such as Social Listening, target group segmentation, and performance analysis (e.g., GA, Brandwatch, Sprinklr).
• Convince in briefing and collaborating with creative teams from design, editorial, motion, UX/UI, and production.
• Strengthen us with strong communication skills and experience in managing and coordinating internal and external stakeholders.
• Design and moderate workshops or collaborative sessions that promote creative clarity and strategic alignment.
• You communicate proficiently in German (C2) and English (C1).

What we offer:

• Employee offers that suit you and your life situation: Whether discounted Deutschland-Ticket, bicycle garage (with bicycle service) or childcare offers.
• FreeLunch! Receive a free lunch daily in one of the great neighborhood restaurants.
• Top equipment in the office and for your Mobile Office: Current hardware (also for private use), software, and modern office spaces allow you great flexibility to combine job & private life.
• Look forward to a diverse and open-minded work environment with various communities and interest groups where you can actively participate.
• Never stop learning! Use our diverse learning content and offers for your personal development.
• We offer you a full-time position, initially limited to 1 year, starting immediately.

Axel Springer has a lot to offer as an employer: Diverse and integrated print, mobile, and online media offerings with which we reach millions of people daily. Opinionated journalism. A variety of subsidiaries under one roof. A wide range of tasks, from editor to IT specialist.

Questions and answers about the application process

The most frequent questions and answers can be found in our FAQs: career.axelspringer.com/de/faq

To facilitate readability, we limit ourselves to masculine designations in the text. Nevertheless, diversity is an essential part of our corporate culture! We welcome all applications regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion, worldview, disability, age, and sexual orientation and identity.

Information on the severely disabled representation at Axel Springer can be found here: career.axelspringer.com/de/ksbv

Contact person for this position (reference number REF2546M) is: Sarah Michalczewska #LI-SM1