# Communication Designer / Graphic Designer (m/f/d) in Jena

At the Leibniz Institute of Photonics Technology (Leibniz-IPHT) the Communications Office is seeking to fill the following position starting March 1, 2026, either full-time (100%) or part-time (at least 30 h/week):

# Communication Designer / Graphic Designer (m/f/d)

## Focus: Science Communication

The position is initially limited to two years. An extension is intended subject to suitability and performance.

The Leibniz-IPHT is a university independent research institute with close connection to the Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena and member of the [Leibniz association](https://www.leibniz-gemeinschaft.de/en/).

## Job description

To strengthen our communications team, we are looking for a Communication Designer / Graphic Designer (m/f/d) to provide hands-on support in shaping our visual science communication. Our goal is to present research in ways that resonate: as infographics, scientific conference posters, project presentations, or visual content for websites and social media. In this role, you will work closely with our editorial team, the digital communications team, and researchers from across the institute.

## Your field of activity includes:

- Conceptualizing and designing graphics, infographics, and illustrations to clearly communicate scientific content
- Designing print and digital media (e.g., reflexion, our annual report, flyers, as well as materials for events)
- Designing and optimizing presentation templates
- Maintaining the institute’s corporate design and contributing to the updating of design guidelines and templates
- Creating visual content for the website, newsletters, and social media channels in collaboration with the digital communications team
- Contributing to the visual implementation and ongoing visual maintenance of the institute’s website within the CMS.
- Maintaining a structured image and graphic archive.
- Planning, and implementing design projects, and collaborating with external service providers as needed (e.g., print shops)
- Optional: Contributing to design concepts in the area of product or prototype design in collaboration with researchers

## Your qualification:

- Completed vocational training (e.g., Media Designer Digital/Print) or a bachelor’s degree in communication design, media design, graphic design, or a comparable qualification

## Desired knowledge and skills:

- Very strong skills in Adobe Creative Cloud (especially InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop)
- Experience designing for print and digital media
- Experience working with a CMS (ideally WordPress or similar) and confidently preparing image and graphic material for web applications
- Very good German and English skills, written and spoken, particularly for working with international researchers
- A structured, reliable working style and enjoyment of teamwork

## In Addition, We Welcome:

- Interest in current trends in graphic design and AI-supported design workflows
- Experience in visualizing scientific or technical content
- Interest and willingness to occasionally take photographs and use a camera to capture impressions from laboratories or conference settings
- Basic knowledge of motion graphics, animation, or video
- Experience working with image and graphic archives or comparable asset management systems
- A basic understanding of web usability and accessibility

## We offer:

- An inclusive and interdisciplinary working environment: Leibniz IPHT is located on the Beutenberg Campus in Jena and brings together more than 450 employees from around the world who work at the intersection of physics, biochemistry, technology, data science, and medicine to develop the photonic technologies of tomorrow.
- A job with purpose: Our scientists work on light-based solutions to address pressing societal challenges: improving diagnostics and therapies for life-threatening diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer’s, detecting drug residues in water, ensuring food safety, and developing alternative energy sources—solutions with light for health, environment, medicine, and security.
- An open and welcoming culture: You will find a creative, professional team and a friendly working atmosphere within a modern, open-minded organizational culture.
- An engaging field of work with opportunities to experience research firsthand—whether in a cleanroom, a fiber drawing tower, or a laser laboratory.
- Flexible working hours, 30 days of paid vacation per year, annual bonus payments, and additional benefits.
- A family-friendly working environment with support services to help balance work and family life (e.g., parent–child rooms, on-campus childcare places, and counseling services for family caregiving situations).
- Jena – a city of science: A young city with a vibrant cultural scene.

## Salary:

Salary is in accordance with the regulations of the TV-L, depending on your qualifications and professional experience.

## About us:

We are a modern, internationally focused research institute. Work-life balance is one of our central concerns. We value diversity and therefore welcome all applications - regardless of gender, disability, nationality or ethnic and social origin. If women are underrepresented in the area of the advertised position, they will be given preferential consideration in the hiring process if they are equally qualified.

## Further information:

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact [Andrea Borowsky](https://www.leibniz-ipht.de/en/author/1201/) or [Lavinia Meier-Ewert](https://www.leibniz-ipht.de/en/author/1340/) from the Communications Team: andrea.borowsky@leibniz-ipht.de, phone: +49 3641 206-064 or lavinia.meier-ewert@leibniz-ipht.de, phone: +49 3641 206-020.

## Application:

Please include a portfolio (PDF or link) with your application that demonstrates your design approach as well as your experience in print and digital formats. Simply apply via our [job portal](https://www.leibniz-ipht.de/en/institute/career/job-portal/) (https://www.leibniz-ipht.de/en/institute/career/job-portal/) or send your application by January 23, 2026 by e-mail, preferably as one pdf file, quoting reference number 1410, to the:

Leibniz-Institute of Photonic Technology Jena e. V.

Human Resources

Albert-Einstein-Straße 9, 07745 Jena

E-Mail: Personal\_Abtl@leibniz-ipht.de

Reference Number: 1410