Senior Visual Designer/Senior UI Designer
Amsterdam, 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.
JOB PURPOSE
This role is part of our Experience & Engineering team based in the Netherlands. We combine our skills in developing future-ready technical solutions with our expertise in creating beautiful designs to deliver exceptional and engaging digital experiences that build lasting relationships with our clients.
We're looking for a senior visual designer who can take ownership of the visual design and execution of digital campaigns and e-commerce experiences. This role sits alongside the Senior UX Designer and is designed to operate independently, reducing dependency on senior creative leads for day-to-day delivery.
The ideal candidate combines strong visual craft with a good understanding of digital customer journeys. They can translate campaign concepts, brand guidelines and business objectives into engaging digital experiences across multiple channels and touchpoints.
They understand how to create cohesive visual experiences across paid media, CRM and on-site environments, balancing brand expression with commercial objectives. They know how to elevate a concept creatively while remaining pragmatic about timelines, budgets and delivery.
They're comfortable working across both static and motion design, have a good eye for art direction and storytelling, and can confidently contribute to discussions around customer journeys and campaign execution.
Most importantly, they take ownership, work proactively and can independently lead the visual side of a project without requiring constant direction. They should be able to step into a brief, interpret it quickly, and carry it through to high-quality output with minimal oversight, with directional input from senior creative leadership where needed.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
- Lead, execute, and deliver exceptional visual design and art direction across high-profile digital campaigns, flagship e-commerce platforms, and content-driven experiences.
- Own the motion landscape for your projects—crafting short-form video, dynamic social content, animated assets, and ambient motion that brings static design to life.
- Build interactive prototypes to map out and demonstrate campaign flows, content hierarchies, and user interactions before production.
- Collaborate with UX designers to ensure brand storytelling and functional, seamless user journeys work hand-in-hand.
- Confidently present and articulate your creative concepts directly to client stakeholders.
- Navigate and master client brand guidelines, knowing exactly when to respect the rules and when to push the creative quality further.
- Embrace the future by actively integrating AI-enabled creative tools and cutting-edge workflows into your daily design practice.
- Thrive in a fast-moving, collaborative, and pragmatic agency matrix where staying static isn't an option.
- Owning the final delivery, ensuring the highest quality in both design and implementation.
WHAT YOU’LL BRING
- 5+ years of experience as a Senior Visual Designer or hybrid UI/Motion Designer with experience across digital campaigns, e-commerce and content
- Able to lead and deliver design work independently with light creative direction
- Strong visual design and art direction skills with a keen eye for detail and craft
- Experience creating digital assets across a variety of channels and touchpoints
- Ability to create interactive prototypes to demonstrate campaign flows and content hierarchies
- Strong motion design capability, including short-form video, social content, animated assets and ambient motion
- Familiarity with different types of digital campaign assets (T1–T4) and how they support different stages of the customer journey (nice to have)
- Understanding of content mapping and how messaging and creative assets connect across paid media, CRM and on-site experiences
- Comfortable collaborating with UX designers to create seamless and effective customer journeys
- Confident client-facing communicator, able to present and discuss work with stakeholders
- Experience working within brand guidelines while knowing when and how to push creative quality further
- Familiarity with AI-enabled creative tools and workflows is a plus
- Collaborative, pragmatic and comfortable working in a fast-moving agency environment
WE OFFER
- A flexible, hybrid working policy (2-3 days from the office, depending on location) and the opportunity to work from abroad for 13 weeks a year.
- 24 vacation days per year and the possibility to buy an unlimited number of extra vacation days.
- DEPT®/YOU Learning Menu and DEPT®/YOU Special Programs. Develop your skills with courses and programs tailored to your needs.
- Stay happy and healthy with a contribution to your health through the OpenUp platform, gym and wellness discounts, and healthy lunches at the office.
- Get a discount on your lease bike and ride in style. You can also enjoy hassle free-commutes with an NS Business Card.
- A reputation for doing good. DEPT® has been a Certified B Corp® since 2021, has been named a Great Place To Work since 2022 in the Netherlands and named ‘Agency of the Year’ at both The Lovies and The Webby Awards.
- Awesome clients. Whether big, small, local or global — at DEPT® you’ll get the opportunity to work with all of them. And we celebrate all of our successes together!
- You can discover even more employee benefits here.
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.
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.