This role is part of our Personalised Creative team. We create emotive yet conversion-focused ideas, products and campaigns at scale and speed. Our specialty is hyper-personalised, digital communications that change perceptions, shape new behaviours, and shift market share for our clients including eBay, Ancestry, Walmart, and more!
JOB PURPOSE:
As a Designer, you will be creating engaging designs that start conversations between people and brands. You will be part of a small team of creative, composed by 2 designers and 1 copywriter to deliver impactful designs that fulfil client briefs and communicate DEPT®’s standard of Design.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Understand project requirements and concepts; working on a brief from start to finish
- Produce final design solutions
- Creating marketing display banners from scratch
- Animate engaging and disruptive videos for social
- Work closely with the production team to deliver multiple campaigns at the same time
- Use feedback from your peers as well as leaders to improve standard of work
- Pitch creative ideas where relevant that enhance projects
- Liaise with the client and explain design thinking
- Research latest design trends to put into practice
- Apply industry trends and innovations to day to day work
- Being able to bring creative and new ideas by respecting brand guidelines and client demands.
SKILLS AND PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE:
- You will have a genuine love for the medium, and in particular digital marketing
- Good eye for visual design and understanding of visual elements; layout, type and fonts
- Experience with design software including Adobe Suite (Predominantly Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects) and Figma.
- Familiarity with design techniques (e.g. prototyping)
- Ability to design in small web placements
- Good typesetting & retouching skills
- Great communication skills
- Excellent team player and problem solving aptitude
- Self-driven with an inquisitive nature
WE OFFER
- Healthcare with Matmut
- 25 days’ holiday exclusive of bank holidays
- A flexible, hybrid working policy
- Buddy Program: You will be paired with a ‘Buddy’ to help you through your first weeks’ at DEPT®
- A reputation for doing good. DEPT® has been a Certified B Corp® since 2021 and named ‘Agency of the Year’ at both The Lovies and The Webby Awards.
- Awesome clients. Whether big or small, local or global — at DEPT® you’ll get the opportunity to work with clients of all sizes and across all industries. And we celebrate all of our successes together!
- The opportunity for possibility. We want to enable you to do what you do best and help you develop your skills further with training, development and certifications.
- Global annual DEPT® Cares Month in which employees come together and donate their skills to support local charities.
WHO ARE WE?
We are pioneers at heart. What does that mean? We are always looking forward, thinking of what we can create tomorrow that does not exist today. We were born digital and we are a new model of agency, with a deep skillset in tech and marketing. That’s why we hire curious, self-driven, talented people who never stop innovating.
Our culture is big enough to cope and small enough to care. Meaning, that with people across 30+ countries, we’re big enough to provide you with the best tools, global opportunities, and benefits that help you thrive. While acting small by investing in you, your growth, your team, and giving you the autonomy to solve our clients problems, no matter where you are in the world.
DEPT® is committed to making a positive impact on the planet and since 2021 has been Climate Neutral and B Corporation certified.
DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION
At DEPT®, we take pride in creating an inclusive workplace where everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive. We actively seek to recruit, develop, nurture, and retain talented individuals from diverse backgrounds, with varying skills and perspectives.
Not sure you meet all qualifications? Apply, and let us decide! Research shows that women and members of underrepresented groups tend not to apply for jobs when they think they may not meet every requirement, when in fact they do. We believe in giving everyone a fair chance to shine.
We also encourage you to reach out to us and discuss any reasonable adjustments we can make to support you throughout the recruitment process and your time with us.
Want to know more about our dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion? Check out our efforts here.
