(Senior) Designer (6 month FTC)

DEPT; Manchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading digital agency is seeking an experienced (Senior) Designer to join its Manchester team on a 6-month fixed-term contract. In this role, you will mentor junior designers and work on diverse projects for renowned global brands. The agency offers a flexible hybrid working policy and a range of benefits aimed at promoting personal and professional development.

Benefits

Flexible hybrid working policy

Pension and free private healthcare

Mental health support

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of digital design experience required.
• Experience in an agency context covering various creative work.
• Skilled in typesetting and retouching.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and mentor Junior and Midweight Designers.
• Deliver constructive feedback and coach team members.
• Design responsive emails and landing pages.

Skills

Digital design

Team collaboration

Creativity

Attention to detail

Tools

Figma

Adobe CS

Google Suite

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Client:

DEPT

Location:

Manchester, United Kingdom

Job Category:

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

18.06.2025

Expiry Date:

02.08.2025

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Job Description:

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, Walmart, and more!

JOB PURPOSE

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.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Overseeing the work of and mentoring Junior and Midweight 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 artworking.
• Designing responsive emails and landing pages.
• Storyboarding and designing paid social ads.
• Maintaining existing and designing new onsite marketing templates.
• Developing rich visual content for weekly newsletters.
• 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.
• Delivering constructive feedback.
• 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 your team's capabilities.
• Advocate DEPT as an employer of choice and support in interviewing.

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 pitch ideas to them.
• Good eye for layout, skilled in typesetting and retouching
• Proficient using digital design software (i.e. Figma, Adobe CS, Google Suite)
• 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.

WE OFFER

• A flexible, hybrid working policy (2 days from the office, depending on location).
• Pension, free private healthcare, mental health support, and company sick pay scheme.
• Help getting you to work with a season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme.
• 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 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 in which employees come together and donate their skills to support local charities.

WHO ARE WE?

We are pioneers at heart. What does that mean? We are always looking forward, thinking of what we can create tomorrow that does not exist today. We were born digital and we are a new model of agency, with a deep skillset in tech and marketing. That’s why we hire curious, self-driven, talented people who never stop innovating.

Our culture is big enough to cope and small enough to care. Meaning, that with people across 30+ countries, we’re big enough to provide you with the best tools, global opportunities, and benefits that help you thrive. While acting small by investing in you, your growth, your team, and giving you the autonomy to solve our clients problems, no matter where you are in the world.

DEPTis committed to making a positive impact on the planet and since 2021 has been Climate Neutral and B Corporation certified.

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.