Graphic Designer (Maternity Cover)

Swapfiets; Hilversum; Hybrid; EUR 36,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Swapfiets provided

Salary €3500 gross

Holiday 32 days

Pension plan

Health insurance discount

Laptop provided

Travel allowance

Lunch at office

Urban Sports Club

Learning programs

Workshops & talks

Volunteer day

Hybrid 2/3 days

Job summary

Swapfiets is seeking a full‑time Graphic Designer to join our Brand & Creative team at the Amsterdam HQ. You’ll help bring Swapfiets’ bold, innovative visuals to life across digital advertising, landing pages, newsletters, and retail materials.

As a self-starter and strong team player, you’ll collaborate with the Content OPS manager, copywriter, and marketers to deliver on-brand concepts. The role offers a hybrid work setup and requires a strong portfolio and 4–6 years of experience.

Qualifications

• 4–6 years of design experience (agency or in‑house).
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in graphic design or related field.
• Strong portfolio showing brand work, creativity, and impact.
• Proficiency in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and Figma.

Responsibilities

• Translate brand strategy into compelling graphic design across channels.
• Create engaging digital and print assets for campaigns, landing pages, and emails.
• Collaborate with Content OPS, copywriters, and marketers to align with brand direction.
• Turn briefs into sharp, on‑brand, channel‑optimized designs across markets.
• Elevate brand identity with high‑quality assets and fast iteration.

Skills

Graphic design

Brand identity

Adobe Photoshop

Illustrator

InDesign

Figma

Framer

Typography

English

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's in Graphic Design

Tools

Framer CMS

Job description

Omschrijving bedrijf

Swapfiets is the world’s first ‘bicycle as a service’ company. Founded 2014 in the Netherlands, the scale-up quickly developed being one of the leading micro mobility providers in Europe with a total of over 280.000 members in the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Denmark, France, Spain, Austria and the UK.

The concept of Swapfiets is quite simple:

For a monthly subscription fee, Swapfiets members receive a fully functional bike or e-Bike for their own use.

If needed, a repair service is available within 10min in store to repair or directly swap the two-wheeler at no additional cost.

Omschrijving functie werkzaamheden

Are you ready to join the blue tire movement?

Hi, we are Swapfiets! The world’s 1st bike subscription where you bike, and we take care of the rest. Our mission? Making cities more liveable and sustainable by giving everyone a “worry-free bike”. Do you see a challenge instead of a problem and are you able to move quickly? Then you are ready for the Swapfiets adventure!As the full time Graphic Designer in our Brand & Creative team at Amsterdam HQ, you’ll be helping to bring Swapfiets’ brand to life through bold, innovative, and visually stunning designs.

Start rolling up your sleeves.

Are you a creative and driven graphic designer with a passion for content? If so, we want you to join our in-house creative team at Swapfiets! As a rapidly growing company with a startup mindset, we are always seeking new and innovative ways to grow our online and offline brand presence. That's where you come in. We are looking for someone who is a self-starter, and a big team player, with sharp design skills to help bring our brand to life.

How you pedal us forward!

As a Graphic Designer at Swapfiets, you will contribute to translating the brand strategy into graphic design expression and create engaging content for all our channels. This includes a variety of formats such as digital advertising campaigns, landing pages and web banners, newsletters & email journeys, slide decks, retail materials and OOH among others. You will also:

• Collaborate with our Content OPS manager, copywriter, content creator, and marketers to design solutions for integrated campaigns in line with our brand strategy and creative direction;
• Turn creative briefs into sharp, engaging designs that are on-brand and channel-optimised across multiple markets;
• Contribute to ideation, shaping concepts and activations with the brand & creative team.
• Elevate our brand identity, ensuring consistent, high-quality assets with a fast test and learn mindset;
• Partner with the Content OPS manager and Copywriter to prioritise and streamline workflows.
• Stay ahead of design trends, keeping our brand fresh, relevant, and inspiring;
• Work closely with external agencies and freelancers, providing design input and feedback;
• Confidently pitch and present your design ideas to internal stakeholders.

The gear you need!

• 4-6 years of design experience (agency or in-house) working across digital, and print.
• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, applied arts, communications or other relevant fields, or a relevant field;
• A strong portfolio that shows a balance of brand expertise, creativity, and commercial impact;
• You master Adobe Suite (photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) and Figma
• Experience with headless CMS tools to build landing pages (Framer preferred)
• A sharp eye for detail: photography composition, strong typography skills, and understanding of how design drives performance across channels.
• Ability to juggle multiple projects and deadlines with a positive, collaborative mindset.
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English. (Dutch, German, Danish, or French is a plus);
• Excited to collaborate with the team and be in our HQ office a minimum of 3 days/week to help build a brand that users love.
• Bonus points for familiarity with: Celtra (for building performance ads and dynamic content), motion design and/or video editing skills (After Effects, Premiere Pro or similar), AI production tools (Weave, Higgsfield)
• Nice to have: if you’re a trained illustrator

Benefits for a smooth ride!

• Your own Swapfiets (lend-lease) !
• A starting salary of €3500.- gross per month, depending on your experience, + 8% holiday allowance.
• 32 vacation days;
• A pension plan and a discount on your health insurance;
• MacBook or a Windows laptop (your choice);
• Lots of responsibility, challenging work, and friendly colleagues;
• Travel allowance (if you live more than 11 km away from the office—otherwise you’ll just use your Swapfiets, right? );
• Delicious lunch at the office for a small contribution;
• Urban Sports Club for Business arrangement (to promote your healthy lifestyle!);
• Learning programs developed by our L&D department;
• Lots of workshops and inspirational talks;
• One day off per year to do voluntary work paid by Swapfiets;
• Flexibility in working 2 days from home and 3 days at our office at the Molukkenstraat in Amsterdam.

Pedaling towards inclusivity at Swapfiets!

At Swapfiets, we believe in the power of diversity and inclusivity. While we’re proud of our progress, we know there’s more to do. Research shows underrepresented groups often hesitate to apply unless they meet all requirements—but we don’t check all the boxes either! We value equal opportunity, unique perspectives, and diverse experiences. So, even if you don’t see yourself represented on our team, we encourage you to apply—because when we pedal together, we go further!