Follow this step-by-step guide to create a modern job template using the Job Ad Designer in onlyfy Application Manager.
If you would like to learn more about the Job Ad Designer, we recommend you read our article "Creating customized templates with the Job Ad Designer".
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Please note that a job template can only be created or edited by users with admin rights. If you do not have admin rights, please contact the appropriate person in your organisation to make the necessary adjustments.
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Step 1: Create a job template
Create a new template under ´Settings´ (1) > ´Jobs´ (2) > ´Job templates´ (3) by clicking on ´Add job template´ (4).
Step 2: Define title & text
First, give the job template a descriptive title. To do this, double-click on ´My template´.
Then fill in the text boxes. The text boxes are integrated into the smart components and are included in the job templates by default. Please do not remove the smart components as they provide the basic structure for different job boards.
Fill in the text sections for your job by double-clicking on the desired field:
- „Einleitung“ (Introduction): Describe your company.
- „Ihre Aufgaben“ (Your tasks): List any tasks you want your new talent to do.
- „Ihr Profil“ (Your profile): Enter the skills your new employee should have.
- „Wir bieten“ (What we offer): What does your company offer to its employees? As well as salary, benefits such as meal vouchers, a company car or extra holidays are of great interest to candidates. List everything potential applicants need to know.
- „Kontakt“ (Contact): Don't forget to include a contact person for questions.
You can also find more content tips & tricks in our article "Boost the performance and reach of your jobs".
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The job title will automatically be filled in with the placeholder "%jobTitle%" when the job is created.
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Step 3: Format text
The Job Ad Designer gives you standard design options such as text colour, alignment and listing. You can also use placeholders for specific text, such as job title, company name or contact person. Use the <> button to access the source code (HTML).
Format the text as you wish.
Step 4: Customize colors to suit your corporate identity
In the ´Design´ (1) > ´Colors´ (2) section, you can adapt the colors of the template to your own color scheme. You can set the colors for the following sections by clicking on the appropriate button:
- Background: The color of the whole template.
- Paragraph: The color of the text in the paragraph.
- Buttons: Background color of the apply button.
- Buttons text: The color of the apply button text.
- Headings: The color of the headings.
Click on the arrow to set the color for the element you want. You can set the color in the following formats:
- Color picker
- HEX value
- RGB value
- HSL value
To switch between HEX, RGB and HSL, click on the grey button with the appropriate name.
In our example, we use the following parameters:
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We recommend you use the exact HEX, RGB or HSL parameter to get the precise color values of your company. You will receive this information from the responsible colleagues within your organization.
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Step 5: Customize the font
In the section „Design“ (1) > „Fonts“ (2) you can set the font, size and weight for the headline level 1 (2), for the paragraphs (4) and for the ´Apply´ button (5).
The following fonts are available:
- Standard fonts like Arial, Arial Black, Courier New, Georgia, Impact, Tahoma, Times New Roman, Trebuchet MS, Verdana
- Free Google Fonts
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Please note that it is not possible to use your own licensed fonts. However, you can find a large selection of fonts, including previews, on Google Fonts. Use this page to search for equivalent fonts.
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Either select the font you want from the drop-down list or, if you know the name of the font, click the box under ´Font´ and search for it.
Step 6: Insert images
Now add some images to the job template.
Banner
The banner is one of the central elements of your template. Not only because this image will be used for your desktop version, but also because the various job markets like XING will use this one on their homepage. This is also the reason why you are allowed to use the banner only once in a template.
Upload a banner by clicking the ´Upload´ button (1) at the top of the job template under ´Upload image here´. Add now your banner by clicking the ´Upload file´ button (2) or by dragging it directly into the ´Drag file here' area (3).
- Format: JPG, JPEG, PNG
- Maximum size: 2 MB
- Image size: 1140 x 456 pixels
You want do redirect the applicants to your homepage when they click on your image? Just add the full link including "http(s)://" into the field ´Link to´ (4). You can also create and add a placeholder as a link or part of your link.
Describe the image for people with impaired vision under ´Alternative text for images´ (5). We recommend you to leave the field empty if the image is used only as a design element.
Insert additional images into your template by dragging the image component into the template. Make sure you place the image component inside the smart components.
Benefit icons
In our example, we will add three icons below the benefits text. To do this, follow the steps below:
- First, add 3 columns directly below the text. The 3 columns can be found under ´Basic components´ > ´3 Columns´. Drag the element to the desired position.
- Now add an image component to each column. You can find the image component in ´Advanced components´ > ´Image´. Drag the element into each of the three columns.
- Click the ´Upload´ button to upload your images. Add the images using the ´Upload file´ button or drag and drop them directly into the ´Drop file here´ area.
Recommended size of images: 50 - 150px
Image formats: GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, SVG, WebP
You want do redirect the applicants to your homepage when they click on your image? Just add the full link including "http(s)://" into the field ´Link to´. You can also create and add a placeholder as a link or part of your link.
Describe the image for people with impaired vision under ´Alternative text for images´. We recommend you to leave the field empty if the image is used only as a design element.
Photo of the contact person
To personalise your job, you can also add a photo of the relevant contact person to your job template.
How it works:
- In the ´Contact´ section, first add 2 columns directly below the text. The 2 columns can be found under ´Basic components´ > ´2 Columns´. Drag the element to the desired position.
- Now add an image component to the left column. The image component can be found in ´Advanced components´ > ´Image´. Drag it into the column.
- Click the ´Upload´ button to upload your images. Add the images using the ´Upload file´ button or drag and drop them directly into the ´Drop file here´ area.
- Now add a paragraph to the right column by dragging the ´Paragraph´ component from the ´Basic components´ into the column. Now insert your text.
You can also upload a video instead of images. To do this, drag the ´Video´ element from the ´Advanced components´ into your job template. Then click on 'Select', insert the desired link and save the change. Please note that you can only add this element once to the template.
Supported video portals: YouTube and Vimeo.
Step 7: Mobile view
Content and design of your template will be automatically adapted to the mobile view. Please note that, in this view, it is not possible to display more than one column. Therefore, your multi-column templates will be converted to a single-column view. The width of the column will be adjusted to the total size.
You can also adapt the design of the mobile view to your needs in order to obtain the perfect layout. Click on the gear icon and specify the desired width.
Step 8: Structured template
Job templates created with the Job Ad Designer can be optimized for different purposes. This includes optimal viewing on a desktop or smartphone, as well as posting to job boards that require a special structure ("liquid design").
In order to optimize the placement of your ad, you will need to define and fill in the five sections that we introduced in step 2:
- Introduction
- Your tasks
- Your profile
- What we offer
- Contact
We recommend that you always activate the structured template. However, do not activate the structured template until you have finished designing the template so that any changes you make are applied.
Activate the structured view by moving the slider next to ´Prepare structured template´ (1) to the right. You will now be redirected to the structured template and the structured view will be displayed next to Desktop and Mobile (2).
If text elements cannot be automatically assigned to a section, a message will appear at the top of the page. Click on ´Components´ and you will be taken to the bottom of the page. You can now drag these elements into the upper sections. If you do not distribute the components, the content will not be used.
In our example, the placeholder "%jobTitle%" could not be assigned.
You can customize the following settings in the structured template
- Background color for mobile devices
- Color for headings and links
- All text including headings
Gallery
The structure view also provides you the possibility to create a gallery with max. three images.
Upload the other images by clicking the gear icon next to the banner and selecting ´Add additional image´. Your images will be displayed in the order you uploaded them.
The result
We have created the following job template using this step-by-step instruction:
Expert tip
Advanced users can also edit the job template with HTML and CSS code by clicking on the ´Source code´ button (<>).
Please make sure that you do not delete the existing tags, but only add to them if necessary.