Principal, Visual Design

DEPT®; Argentina; Presencial; ARS 1.200.000 - 1.600.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Premium healthcare for employees and family

Monthly grocery allowance

Monthly reimbursements for Wi-Fi/electricity

Monthly reimbursements for training/English classes

100% sport club membership coverage

Flexible vacation policy

Descripción de la vacante

DEPT® seeks a Principal, Visual Design to lead the creative team in Buenos Aires. This role requires strategic vision and strong leadership, with responsibilities including mentoring staff and defining high standards for design quality. A minimum of 5 years experience is needed, alongside a Bachelor's degree in Design or a related field.

Benefits include premium healthcare, flexible vacation policy, and focused on building an inclusive workplace.

Formación

• 5+ years of experience in design and interactive work, including 2+ years in leadership.
• Mastery of Figma and familiarity with collaboration tools.
• Fluency in English with excellent communication skills.

Responsabilidades

• Lead and mentor the creative team to foster a collaborative culture.
• Define and implement successful design strategies.
• Drive complex digital projects from kick-off to completion.
• Cultivate relationships with key client decision-makers.

Conocimientos

Leadership

Collaboration

Visual design

Figma

Problem-solving

Communication

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Design or related field

Herramientas

Figma

HubSpot

Google Suite

Slack

Descripción del empleo

Principal, Visual Design

The Principal, Visual Design role requires a visionary approach, collaborating with the creative team to not only meet client needs but to establish new benchmarks for conceptual and visual design excellence. A core responsibility is to challenge the team's thinking, pushing beyond conventional problem‑solving to deliver transformative, best‑in‑class solutions.

The ideal candidate is a design expert combining a deep focus on users and an exceptional eye for detail with strong leadership, collaboration, and execution skills. You possess the conviction to lead when necessary and the humility to follow great ideas, regardless of their source. You are committed to meticulous detail and leveraging every challenge as an opportunity for growth. As part of the creative leadership team, you will play a crucial role in executing the overarching creative and design strategy, ensuring the team's activities align with and significantly contribute to the organization's strategic short and long‑term success.

What You'll Do

• Closely collaborate with multidisciplinary teams of talented people.
• Lead and mentor the creative team, fostering a collaborative, optimistic, and proactive culture.
• Bring a fresh, insightful point of view that inspires both the internal team and the client, putting the team and client first.
• Define and implement successful design strategies, setting high visual and conceptual standards for all company efforts (including websites, branding, UX, and content).
• Generate strategic insights and moodboards to facilitate creative innovation.
• Drive complex digital projects from kick‑off to completion, ensuring the team's deliverables exceed client expectations and stay within budget and deadlines.
• Establish project direction, craft guidelines, and assist with production as needed.
• Identify key client decision‑makers and leverage excellent interpersonal skills to grow and maintain these relationships, collaborating across all internal departments and external stakeholders to achieve desired results.
• Actively contribute to the design discipline through mentoring, conversation, and proposing ideas to elevate company operations and improve processes.

What You Bring

• 5+ years of proven experience in design and interactive work for leading brands, including 2+ years in a leadership role.
• Bachelor's degree in Design, Visual Arts, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Mastery of Figma (including components, variants, and auto layout) and familiarity with essential collaboration tools (e.g., HubSpot, Google Suite, Slack).
• Strong knowledge and experience in visual design, user‑centered experience design, interaction design, and brand development. Experience developing and maintaining a robust design system.
• Demonstrated ability to provide strategic vision and creative inspiration to large, diverse teams.
• Excellent public speaking and presentation skills with the ability to clearly articulate complex information to clients and internal stakeholders.
• Highly detail‑oriented, proactive, comfortable navigating complex organizations, and focused on strategic problem‑solving and process efficiency.
• Fluency in English and excellent written & verbal communication skills; required to communicate with team members abroad.
• Availability to work in Eastern Standard Time (EST) hours.

What We Offer

• We enjoy spending time together, working closely with other local colleagues, and getting to know one another. Our Buenos Aires offices (Villa Crespo or Mar del Plata) are fully equipped with refreshments and great common spaces.
• Premium healthcare through OSDE for the employee and their immediate family members.
• Mendel prepaid card with a monthly allowance for grocery purchases.
• Monthly reimbursements for Wi‑Fi/electricity expenses.
• Monthly reimbursements for training/English classes.
• 100% covered “Plan Total” membership at Sportclub.
• Access to our benefits platform through Bonda.
• A flexible vacation policy.

Employment Information

DEPT® is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). We believe our work is best when our people feel safe and free to be themselves. We’re committed to an inclusive and barrier‑free recruitment and selection process and workplace, regardless of anyone’s identity, background, beliefs, lifestyle or disabilities. If you need accommodations, let us know. DEPT® participates in E‑Verify; our Form I‑9 information will be sent to the federal government to confirm you’re authorized to work in the U.S.

We also welcome a diverse range of applicants, and we encourage you to reach out to discuss reasonable adjustments we can make to support you throughout the recruitment process and your time with us.