Visual Designer (d/f/m)

Hamburg, Berlin, hybrid

DEPT® is a Growth Invention company built to help the world’s most ambitious brands grow faster. Operating at the intersection of technology and marketing, our 4,000+ specialists deliver growth invention services across Brand & Media, Experience, Commerce, CRM, and Technology & Data. We’re 50|50 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 Experience & Engineering team in Germany. We combine technology and experience design to create emotive yet conversion-focused ideas, products, and campaigns at scale and speed. Our specialty is digital experiences and communication that change perceptions and shape new behaviours to make a difference in the market.

We are looking for a Midlevel UI Designer to join our DACH experience design team to craft outstanding digital experiences, working on projects at all stages of the lifecycle for a range of high profile B2B and B2C clients.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Design High-Performing Email Templates: Take ownership of our email design strategy, crafting visually compelling, responsive, and accessible mail templates that drive user engagement and align with our brand identity.
• Partner & Communicate with Stakeholders: Act as a key communication bridge, collaborating daily with UX designers, content strategists, brand designers, and project managers to translate business requirements into beautiful design solutions.
• Elevate the Visual Experience: Bring a refined eye for typography, layout, and color to the team, raising the bar for our overall UI quality across all digital touchpoints.
• Maintain UI Consistency at Scale: Contribute to and expand our existing design systems and component libraries, establishing robust guidelines for both our product interfaces and marketing communications.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING

• Have at least 3+ years of experience working within multidisciplinary teams for fast paced agencies
• Are highly proficient in UI design and have a good understanding of layout, grid systems, UI best practices, accessibility, design systems and responsive design
• Have a strong portfolio demonstrating your design capabilities and understanding of digital graphic design and UI
• Have good knowledge around design tools, in particular Figma and Creative Suite
• Are comfortable presenting to the wider team and in-front of clients
• Are meticulous, with strong attention to detail, striving for pixel perfection
• You will push to create award winning work and are comfortable providing and taking on board feedback
• Are hard-working, passionate and enthusiastic about design and are eager to learn and grow with us
• Can comfortably communicate and work closely with the development team
• Are able to produce high quality concepts in limited time frames when supporting with pitch work and new business ideas
• Have experience working with agile and waterfall processes as well as working in sprints
• Have a desire to be pushed and challenged every day
• Have a good understanding of current design trends

WE OFFER

• Hybrid Work: Enjoy a flexible hybrid working policy (typically 1–2 days at the office, depending on your location).
• Planning for Tomorrow: Secure your future financially with our employer-matched pension plan.
• €50 Monthly Benefit Budget: A personal allowance to spend your way via our benefits app. Use Flex to reimburse private expenses (fitness, internet, travel) or Goodies for digital vouchers and food stamps.
• Sustainable Shopping: Gain exclusive access to Future Bens for attractive deals on sustainable and healthy products.
• Mental Wellbeing: We care about your headspace—access professional support and coaching through the OpenUp platform.
• Social Life: Fuel your day with occasional team breakfasts or lunches. Connect with the team through regular social events, organized activities, and company-wide 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 world’s most ambitious brands grow faster. Operating at the intersection of technology and marketing, we create what is 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 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.