Senior Designer - FTC

Senior Designer
Toronto, 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.

This fixed term employee contract runs till 31 December 2026.

This posting reflects an existing vacancy.

JOB PURPOSE:

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 including eBay, Ancestry, Walmart, and more!

As a 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 Senior Designers 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 Senior Designers 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 art working
• 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

The anticipated annual salary range for this position is $60,000 - $70,000 CAD. Salary is based on relevant experience, expertise, and organizational impact.

WE OFFER

• A flexible, hybrid working policy.
• An excellent salary based on experience and equal pay policies.
• Mental health support, and company sick pay scheme.
• 15 days paid holiday annually (plus Public Holidays).
• Refreshments are provided in the office all week.
• Enhanced family friendly policies to support new parents.
• Social and Cultural Events, plenty of opportunities to connect with colleagues through organised activities and celebrations.
• Inspirational Talks, bringing the outside in with regular guest speakers and events.
• Learning and Development, supporting your growth with continuous opportunities to learn and advance.
• Buddy Programme:
  You Will be paired with a ‘Buddy’ to help you through your first weeks’ at DEPT®.
• A reputation for doing good. DEPT® has…