Sr. Designer | Personalized Content Team

WHY DEPT®?

We are pioneers at heart. What this means, is that we are always leaning 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 20+ 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.  

This role is part of our Personalized Creative team. We create emotive yet conversion-focused ideas, products and campaigns at scale and speed. Our specialty is hyper-personalized, digital communications that change perceptions, shape new behavior's, and shift market share for our clients including eBay, Ancestry, Walmart, and more!

JOB PURPOSE

Our studio in the US needs creative partners to help us tackle our client work. We are building a strong, collaborative team in Toronto to work as an extension of the studio in the US to execute daily creative tasks.

A Senior Designer on the Toronto team represents DEPT® by maintaining the highest quality of work while working hand-in-hand with their peers across both Toronto and the US teams. They help more junior team members grow and achieve their goals by staying in touch with their ambitions and providing them with projects that are a healthy challenge. Senior Designers at DEPT® bring to life authentic ideas that capture the audiences’ attention. They work within many different formats and social platforms, leveraging the latest tech. A Senior Designer is a creator. They’ve mastered the craft and are passionate about solving complex problems by any means necessary but more specifically, through visual design in the digital space. Their taste is impeccable and they understand how to interpret strategic thinking into executions. They are trustworthy, know best practices and are eager to deliver multiple approaches against the project brief with surprising executions that no one ever expected.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

This role is fast-paced, varied and constantly evolving.

• Reports to the Art Director and Associate Design Director
• Solid understanding and experience designing social media creative
• A self-starter and autonomous in their work
• Working alongside the Creative team to bring work to fruition: Work closely in partnership with Motion Designers and video editors day to day
• Design production in both short and long form needs across the digital space including social, mobile, web and beyond 
• Apply platform first thinking to designs and interpret it across placements
• Mastery in foundational design practices: alignment, typography hierarchy, balance between negative and positive space, mixed media, and more.
• Be involved in creative production, taking creative from start to finish with the team
• Be invested in creative idea development and campaign look and feel
• Be available to the idea of working with untraditional types of assets and programs
• Communicate often and clearly with your team and your manager
• Receive constructive feedback with professionalism, learning to pivot from emotional, personal reactions
• Time manage yourself and your projects
• Be aware of and respond to current design and culture
• Present work internally and externally
• Contribute to our creative process by sharing your ideas and experience
• Builds editing solutions that support identified KPI's

SKILLS AND PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

Essential:

• 5+ years of relevant experience
• A portfolio including visual design
• Experience designing for social media in both paid and organic formats
• Knowledge of evolving platform specific best practices  
• Mastered knowledge of Illustrator, Photoshop and Figma and ideally sufficient in After Effects 
• Ideally knowledgeable in programs adjacent to design tools that are used by editing and motion counterparts: After Effects, Blender, Premier, Spark AR and Lens Studio
• Dropbox, Google Drive, and Google Suite proficiency
• Advanced problem-solving skills & utilizing your available resources
• Excellent organizational and time management skills with high attention to detail
• Routinely proofs and QA’s all work that leaves their desk
• Experience presenting your work
• Ability to remain focused under pressure within a fast-paced environment
• Ability to work within a team as well as with clients
• A love for learning new things and exploring new formats

WE OFFER:

• 15 days Paid PTO
• 10 Public Holidays + Birthday off
• Medical, Dental, and Mental Health Support/Benefits (through Canada Life Insurance)
• Learning & growth certifications/certifications
• Enhanced Family Leave (after 1 year)
• A flexible, hybrid working policy
• Buddy Program: You will be paired with a ‘Buddy’ to help you through your first weeks’ at DEPT®
• Tons of Office perks in our Toronto office! Enjoy biweekly breakfasts and lunches, tons of free snacks, and of course team events on the regular!
• 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.

DEPT® is committed to making a positive impact on the planet and since 2021 has been Climate Neutral and B Corporation certified.

DEPT® is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace that seeks to recruit, develop, nurture and retain the most talented people from a range of diverse backgrounds, skills and perspectives. We encourage all applications irrespective of gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, age, nationality, marital status, and disability.

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.

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