Sr. Advertising Designer

TEKsystems•Cincinnati, OH

4d•$70 - $73•Remote

About The Position

Kroger is seeking a strong User Experience Interaction Designer specifically with Advertising/Brand/Creative experience to specifically support the Precision Marketing teams. Their end goal is to make advertising spots come to life. They will be utilizing the experience for the advertising platforms. Examples of products and opportunities they are thinking through are picturing a burger with a flag in it - they could templatize that asset and repurpose the flag for several different brands like Heinz, their own brands like Simple Truth, etc. We are seeking a Level 12 Advertising Experience Designer (Contract) to support the rapid integration of Kroger Precision Marketing (KPM) into our digital customer experience. KPM is a critical business driver, and this role will focus on execution and acceleration—translating advertising and monetization goals into scalable, customer-first design solutions. This designer will partner closely with Product, Monetization, and Design to ensure advertising is embedded seamlessly into the experience, enabling both customer value and business growth.

Requirements

5+ years in product design, UX, or digital experience design
Demonstrated ability to translate business goals into user-centered solutions
Strong foundation in: Interaction design, Visual hierarchy, Conversion-oriented design
Experience working in cross-functional product environments (preferred)
Experience with digital advertising ecosystems, including: Google Ads / DV360 / Ad Manager, Amazon Advertising, Retail media networks
Familiarity with: Sponsored products, display ads, native advertising, Auction-based systems and ad serving logic
Strong communication skills are required
Presentation skills
Demonstrated collaboration experience across multiple teams
Experience with Google Ads is ideal, really understanding this ecosystem, templatizing to create efficiencies, etc.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in cross-functional product environments
Agency background
Marketing/brand design experience
Retail experience

Responsibilities

Design advertising experiences that are intuitive, relevant, and integrated into the customer experience
Ensure ads supports discovery, decision-making, and conversion
Reframe advertising as part of the end-to-end customer journey, not an interruption
Ensure all new and existing experiences can accommodate monetization opportunities
Create repeatable, standardized ad components (not one-off solutions)
Design for relevancy at scale, not static placements
Ensure formats are: Sellable to brands, Buildable at scale, Consistent across surfaces
Partner with monetization teams to align design outputs with commercial strategy