(Senior) Designer (12 month FTC)

This role is part of our Personalised Content 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 Senior Designer, you will work on a broad range of small and large projects for eBay, one of the biggest and well recognised marketplaces in the world.

Our Senior Designer are also Design Mentors. Our Design Mentors are required to understand, organise and motivate people to achieve extraordinary things: they’re able to guide thinking and behaviour in others and take counsel from within to thrive in a dynamic environment. Our Design Mentors are masters of their craft, demonstrate good judgement and emotional intelligence, and inspire self-development.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Overseeing the work of and mentoring more Junior Designers, providing constructive feedback
• Working on a brief from start to finish.
• Contributing with innovative ideas at creative briefs.
• Creating high quality design work.
• Image sourcing and digital artworking.
• Developing rich visual content for owned channels: onsite, app and email.
• Always striving to create work that contributes to client business goals.
• Staying current with design and marketing trends.
• Taking accountability for flawless design output.
• Delivering work on time and within the scheduled timeframes.
• Contributing innovative ideas at creative review meetings.
• Liaising with internal and external stakeholders
• Protecting brand integrity and guardianship.
• Drive the delivery of work on time and to the highest standard by understanding of your team's capabilities.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Digital design experience on industry standard design frameworks like figma.
• Self driven and resourceful.
• Good eye for layout, skilled in typesetting and retouching.
• A great teammate that supports their colleagues and doesn’t act as an individual.
• Very organised with attention to detail.
• Has a desire to embrace new skills and challenges.
• Motion and 3D experience is a plus. 
• Fluent in French and English

WE OFFER

• 25 days paid holiday exclusive of bank holidays
• Mental health support 
• A flexible, hybrid working policy
• Possibilities to do what you do best and to develop your skills further with training, development and certifications
• 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.