Associate Director Experience Design

Dept Holding B.V.; Zürich; Vor Ort; CHF 150.000 - 210.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Flexible hybrid policy

25 days holiday

Health budget & Wellness days

Office in Zurich & Bern options

Social events & DEPT Cares Month

Training, development & certifications

Zusammenfassung

DEPT® is seeking an Associate Director to lead pitches and major accounts in the DACH/EMEA region. You will drive design excellence, oversee delivery quality, and work with Strategy, UX, Content, and Tech teams across international lines to deliver measurable growth.

You bring 15+ years across brand and experience design, with a portfolio reflecting large-scale design systems, motion work, and award-worthy outcomes. Flexible hybrid work and global collaboration are offered.

Qualifikationen

• Over 15 years of experience in brand design, experience design (UX/UI), motion design and large-scale design systems.
• Proven work history in dynamic agency environments, collaborating with international brands and managing senior stakeholders.
• Portfolio demonstrates results and measurable business growth, including award-worthy work are welcome.

Aufgaben

• Lead design excellence for pitches and key accounts, setting standards for user-centered outcomes.
• Oversee design quality and delivery of pitches and projects, guiding the team to success.
• Collaborate with Strategy, UX, Content, and Technology across international teams in the EMEA region.

Kenntnisse

Brand design

Experience design

Motion design

Design systems

Stakeholder management

International collaboration

Portfolio

AI awareness

German & English (C1)

Jobbeschreibung

JOB PURPOSE

This role is part of our Experience & Engineering team in the DACH region. We combine technology and experience design to create emotive yet conversion-focused CX platforms, Apps, Online Shops and Design systems at scale and speed.

As Associate Director, you will lead pitches to win new business in DACH and EMEA and oversee projects for key accounts to develop user-centered experiences that drive measurable growth. Your focus will be on ensuring outstanding design quality to win and retain clients.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Design excellence: As Lead Designer for pitches and key accounts, you’ll set the standard for award-winning design that ensures user, brand, and business requirements are not just met but exceeded.
• Delivery accountability: You are responsible for the design quality and the successful delivery of your pitch or project team. You not only set the direction and monitor quality, but also work closely with the core team to ensure overall success.
• Teamwork and collaboration: You will work closely with other departments, such as Strategy, UX, Content, and Technology, and be part of international teams across the EMEA region.
• Thought leadership: You will act as an internal and external voice, showcasing our pioneering work through speaking engagements and industry contributions to build our reputation as a growth innovation company.

WHAT YOU BRING:

• Craft focus: Over 15 years of experience in brand design, experience design (UX/UI), motion design and large-scale design systems.
• Professional Experience: Proven work history of working in dynamic agency environments, collaborating with international brands, and managing senior stakeholders.
• Portfolio: Outstanding track record across the entire design value chain. From developing compelling design visions to executing actionable UI and motion design tasks. Your portfolio showcases impressive results and measurable business growth. Industry awards aren’t a must, but very welcome.
• Tech and AI savvy: Not only are you curious about digital trends, AI and new technologies, you are also committed to incorporating relevant innovations into your work.
• Communication and influence: The ability to translate design visions into compelling presentations that inspire and win over both high-level decision-makers and operational teams. Comprehensive professional language skills in German and English (C1 level) are required.

WE OFFER

• Flexible, hybrid working policy (2 days from the office, depending on location);
• 25 days holiday with the opportunity to take unpaid leave;
• Flexible health budget and Wellness & personal day.
• Occasional breakfast & lunch at the office, Smoothie Tuesday.
• Stay happy and healthy with a contribution to your health through the OpenUp platform.
• You can choose to work from the spacious and barrier‑free location in Zurich; in Bern you can expect a small but nice and fully equipped office where you can hit the keys in peace.
• Social events, plenty of opportunities to connect with colleagues through organised activities and 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.

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.