Senior Designer (m/f/div)

This is a 12 month fixed term contract. 

Please submit your application in English.

Must be fluent, C1/C2 or native in German and English languages.

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! This is a hybrid role, based in Berlin.

JOB PURPOSE

As Senior Designer, you will work on a broad range of small and large projects across some of the largest, well recognised brands in the world. 

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 other designers
• Delivering constructive feedback
• Coach your team members and help them to realise areas of development
• Working on a brief from start to finish
• Image sourcing and artworking
• Designing responsive customer-centric emails and landing pages
• Maintaining and regularly optimising our existing global email design system
• Applying creativity to adhoc projects
• Always striving to create work that contributes towards the client’s business goals
• Researching competitors and staying current with design and marketing trends
• Taking accountability for flawless design output
• Contributing innovative ideas at creative review meetings
• 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

• 3-5 years of digital design experience
• You are well versed in working in an agency context and have relevant experience covering brand, direct and above the line creative work
• Keen to build client relations and confidently pitch ideas to them
• Good eye for layout, skilled in typesetting and retouching.
• Proficient using digital design software (i.e. Figma, Adobe CS)
• Understanding of basic motion design is a plus (we use Adobe After Effects)
• Deep understanding of email marketing and digital design
• A strategic designer who who always takes a customer-first approach, ensuring the user journey is an excellent end-to-end experience  
• A great teammate that supports their colleagues and doesn’t act as an individual
• Very organised with attention to detail
• A great source for up-to-the-minute creative knowledge and digital design trends
• Works with grit and determination in the face of demanding deadlines
• Has a desire to embrace new skills and challenges

WE OFFER

• Flexible hybrid working policy (2 days at the office, depending on location);
• Company pension scheme.
• Lease bike options / JobRad and 25% subsidy for the Deutschlandticket.
• Stay happy and healthy with a contribution to your health through the OpenUp platform.
• €30 per month - You can use the flexible package for digital food stamps and/or fitness providers/sport clubs/massage studios, internet costs, and/ or public transport.
• Future Bens - Exclusive access to sustainable, healthy products at attractive deals.
• Social events, plenty of opportunities to connect with colleagues through organised activities and celebrations.
• 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.

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.