Junior Campaign Developer (AJO)
Dentsu
At a glance
- Location
- Barcelona, Spain
- Work type
- Hybrid
- Category
- Software Engineering
Junior Campaign Developer role at dentsu/Merkle in Barcelona focusing on building and testing campaigns in AJO, authoring email/SMS/push content, applying personalization, and supporting client sessions. Hybrid work with development, QA, and learning opportunities through Merkle University.
What they are looking for
Location: Barcelona
The purpose of this role is to assist in the development and integration of campaign platform technologies.
Job Description
Day in life: Your morning starts with the build tracker and a journey design by your colleagues. You spend the first couple of hours in the AJO email designer, assembling a welcome message from an approved template, wiring in the personalisation tokens listed in the spec, and fixing the padding that collapses in Outlook. Before lunch you push the journey into the dev sandbox, set up four test profiles, and run through the QA checklist — every link, every fallback value, every render. Two things fail, so you screenshot them, log the defects, and flag one to the mid-level consultant because you can't tell whether it's your build or the underlying schema. In the afternoon you sit in on a client working session, mostly listening and writing notes, then update the build documentation so the design and what actually exists match. You finish by reading the latest AJO release notes because your certification exam is in three weeks.
Does
Builds journeys and campaigns in AJO from a design produced by someone else
Authors email, SMS and push content using the Journey Optimizer designers, templates and content fragments
Applies personalisation using profile attributes and helper functions
Executes test plans: proofs, test profiles, dry runs, link and render checks
Logs defects, documents what was built, keeps the build tracker current
Attends client sessions to take notes and learn the domain.
Needs
Working knowledge of the AJO canvas: journey vs campaign, events, conditions, wait, split, actions
HTML/CSS for email, enough to fix a broken template rather than only use one
Understands what an XDM schema, dataset, audience and real-time profile are — can navigate AEP read-only
Careful, checklist-driven, comfortable saying "I don't know".
Additional information
Whether it's the joy of working with people at the top of their game or the Merkle social calendar, people love working here – and we hope you will too:
Attractive compensation package.
Spanish/English Lessons
Free Life and Health Insurance
Career development through Merkle University
Day off on your birthday
Annual wellness days
Merkle Care Employee Assistance Program
Merkle Benefits Club
2 volunteering days per year
Flexible salary compensation scheme
Flexible hybrid home office work conditions
- At dentsu, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) is central to our vision:
"To be at the forefront of people-centered transformations that shape society." We cherish the unique talents and perspectives of all individuals, welcoming applicants regardless of gender, gender identity, nationality, religion, ethnicity, cultural background, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental ability. By embracing diverse perspectives, we create meaningful change and sustainable growth for our people, clients, and society. Our hiring decisions are guided by qualifications and role-specific requirements, ensuring a workplace free from discrimination and harassment.
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Location
Barcelona
Brand
Merkle
Time Type
Full time
Contract Type
Permanent
Fixed Term Contract (Fixed Term)
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