Senior Creative Designer (divfm)

DEPT is a Growth Invention company built to help the worlds most ambitious brands grow faster. Operating at the intersection of technology and marketing our 4000 specialists deliver growth invention services across Brand & Media Experience Commerce CRM and Technology & Data. We’re 5050 tech and marketing partner‑led and first to move. Clients include Google Lufthansa Meta eBay and OpenAI. We have been certified B Corp and Climate Neutral since 2021.

Job Purpose

This role is part of our Growth Marketing team. We deliver end‑to‑end data‑driven campaigns which foster both creativity and performance. Our specialty is creative digital communications that drive performance, boost brand awareness and shift market share for our clients. Our team in Germany is the only agency that combines technology, creativity and data to really make our clients grow.

As a Senior Creative Designer you define visual direction and concepts across static and light‑motion work. You lead ideas through strong graphic design composition and art direction with motion used to support the visual story. You care about clarity, consistency and how design systems scale across formats. You stay hands‑on while guiding the visual quality of the work.

What You’ll Do

• Define and own visual direction and creative concepts for projects
• Lead static design and art direction across campaigns and formats
• Use light motion to enhance visual ideas across social and digital assets
• Create and own styleframes, visual systems and design guidelines
• Guide and support junior and mid‑weight designers through feedback
• Collaborate with motion designers, creative and other disciplines to align ideas
• Stay aware of tools, trends and AI workflows that support visual design

What You Bring

• Strong visual judgement and confidence contributing to concepts and creative direction. Art‑direction experience showing how you’ve helped craft the visual story of your work.
• A social‑first mind who is aware of designing for social and current social trends with a portfolio to match this experience.
• Strong experience as a visual or graphic designer with an art‑direction focus.
• Excellent visual judgement and confidence shaping concepts and visual direction.
• Strong graphic design skills with attention to layout, typography and composition.
• Experience creating and owning styleframes and visual systems.
• Working knowledge of After Effects for light motion and animation.
• Experience with Adobe tools and Figma.
• Awareness of AI tools and curiosity about applying them to visual workflows.
• A strong portfolio showing visual concepts, static design and light motion.

We Offer

• Flexible hybrid working policy (1‑2 days at the office depending on location).
• Company pension scheme.
• Lease bike options / JobRad and 25% subsidy for the Deutschlandticket.
• Occasional breakfast/lunch at the office – Smoothie Tuesdays.
• 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.
• Stay happy and healthy with a contribution to your health through the OpenUp platform.
• 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.

Why DEPT

We are a Growth Invention company built to help the worlds most ambitious brands grow faster. Operating at the intersection of technology and marketing we create what’s next by pioneering ideas, acting fast and moving further because standing still just is not in our DNA.

We are drawn to people who stay curious, move with intent and never stop inventing. Our culture runs on three values: better together, relentlessly curious and get sh*t done. It is how we work, how we grow and how we make things that matter.

At DEPT you will find the freedom to explore the space to collaborate and the trust to make a real impact for our clients, for each other and for the world we are helping to build.

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 under‑represented 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.

Required Experience:

Senior IC

Key Skills

Automation, Biotechnology, ABAP, Flash, Learning Management System, LNG

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1