Senior Designer - 6 month 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 is a 6 month fixed term employee contract.

This posting reflects an existing vacancy.

JOB PURPOSE

This role is part of our Global Studios 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.

As 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 Design Mentors 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 Design Mentors are masters of their craft, demonstrate good judgement and emotional intelligence, and inspire self-development.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• 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
• Designing responsive customer-centric emails and landing pages
• Maintaining and regularly optimising our existing global libraries
• Managing and mentoring more junior members of the team 
• 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 YOU BRING:

• 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
• Proficient in print design (we use Adobe InDesign and Illustrator)  
• 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
• Experience in building templates for creative automation tools
• Competence of Figma, Adobe CS, AI tools (i.e. Weavy, ComfyUI, Google AI Studio, Adobe Firefly, ChatGPT, Claude) and all other relevant software
• Supports in the development and application of design systems and cross-channel creative templates that drive scalable, consistent, and measurable creative performance. 
• Employs Creative Automation practices, leveraging technology to reduce manual production effort, increase operational efficiency, and unlock greater focus on strategic and transformative creative work

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 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.

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.

AI Disclosure : At DEPT®, we use AI-assisted technology (Metaview) to capture notes and summarize interview conversations, so our interviewers can stay fully focused. Using the AI is optional, just let us know if you’d prefer it not be used.

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 .