Design Director
4 weeks ago
This role is part of our Personalised Content team, responsible for creating emotive and 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 PurposeAs a Design Lead, you will develop and manage all aspects of design and creative output for a specific account or piece of business. This is a leadership role, with accountability for online and offline design output and commercial success of the design and creative department.
Key Responsibilities- Be a brand guardian, ensuring adherence to brand guidelines and suggesting, defining, and identifying what is on-brand.
- Continuously monitor the team's workload and help define design briefs when necessary.
- Lead and develop Senior Designers and the wider team, aligning with company and Design Department needs.
- Look for efficiencies in the design and production process to ensure projects are on budget.
- Ensure projects are delivered on time.
- Work with the Design Director to set the direction for different campaigns within their scope of work.
- Delegate tasks appropriately, providing direction and support while demonstrating good judgment when being more hands-on is necessary.
- Maintain a good knowledge of the latest industry design trends and benchmarks, sharing insights with the team.
- Gain and maintain global reach and knowledge of the work of other lines of business.
- Understand and articulate user journeys and the synergy between different touchpoints, ensuring consistency.
- Be a constant support to the team, acting as an advocate for DEPT values.
- Undertake any other duties as required and in response to business needs.
- Experience managing successful design teams.
- Working knowledge of design software, including Adobe, Sketch, and Figma.
- A strong working knowledge of on- and offline design, brand development, and the creative process.
- Fine eye for detail.
- Strong communication and presentation skills to peers and clients, perceived as a design thought leader.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Ability to deliver constructive feedback, even in difficult situations, in a sensitive and professional manner.
- Solid understanding across other design disciplines, including Brand, Business, and Product Design.
- Experience carrying out strategic opportunity discovery work within a design practice that creates value for clients.
- Demonstrates credibility at this level when liaising with departments and stakeholders, such as UX Designers, Developers, and Clients.
- Holistic approach to copy and design to see how an overall piece of communication is being delivered.
- Healthcare with Bupa or Medicash.
- 26 days' holiday, exclusive of bank holidays.
- Mental health support.
- Company pension scheme with The People's Pension.
- Enhanced family-friendly policies.
- A flexible, hybrid working policy.
- Ride to work scheme.
- 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 and named 'Agency of the Year' at both The Lovies and The Webby Awards.
- Awesome clients, including big and small, local and global, across all industries.
- The opportunity for possibility, enabling you to develop your skills further with training, development, and certifications.
- Global annual event where employees come together and donate their skills to support local charities.
We are pioneers at heart, always looking forward, thinking of what we can create tomorrow that does not exist today. We were born digital and are a new model of agency, with a deep skillset in tech and marketing. We hire curious, self-driven, talented people who never stop innovating.
Our culture is big enough to cope and small enough to care, providing the best tools, global opportunities, and benefits that help you thrive, while 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 has been Climate Neutral and B Corporation certified since 2021.
Diversity, Equity & InclusionWe 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.
We 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.
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