Creative

Creative 

London, 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 position sits in our Marketing & Technology service based in London. We combine data, technology, creative content, and paid media to crack brands’ business problems & drive revenue through a variety of digital marketing solutions like ad campaigns, augmented reality, and chatbots. Our clients include Just Eat Takeaway, PepsiCo, Meta, OpenAI, eBay and many more.

Digitally driven and culturally tapped, we’re looking for a solid creative who thinks idea out, not TV down. Zero gimmicks, just bold campaign thinking that captures attention, inspires behaviour change, and that makes people want to share it.

We’re looking for a creative who specialises in change, gets bored easily and is proactive in their approach to looking for new solutions to even the oldest problems. Someone who understands what audiences want, who can put themselves in their shoes to create ideas that exceed expectations and inspire some sort of interaction within just a couple of seconds.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and craft ideas collaboratively with the creative, design, production and influencer teams
• Deliver on-brand and on-brief work within budget and on time
• Be hands on and in the weeds to drive ideas from conception to completion
• Champion craft and pay close attention to even the smallest details
• Help to grow our creative offering, making sure we’re taking advantage of the latest tech and most advanced approaches, as well as expanding into new platforms
• Participate in new business pitches
• Be aware of and respond to current advertising, media, tech and social trends
• Present work internally and externally to a high standard
• Make work that works, and that make you proud

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Relevant experience as a creative within an agency or inhouse team
• Experience in/love for tech brands would be a huge bonus 
• Broad and killer portfolio of work 
• Strong copywriting and/or art direction experience
• A passion for motivating fellow creatives, offering support, advice and guidance
• Experience with digital marketing, understanding platforms, potentials and limitations
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent organisational and time management skills with hawk-eyed attention to detail
• Ability to react quickly within a fast-paced environment
• Ability to work within a team as well as with clients
• A love for learning new things, platforms & mediums

WE OFFER

• A flexible, hybrid working policy (2 days from the office, depending on location).
• An excellent salary based on experience and equal pay policies.
• Pension, free private healthcare, mental health support, and company sick pay scheme.
• 26 days paid holiday (plus UK Bank Holidays).
• Refreshments are provided in the office all week, as well as drinks at 4 pm on a Thursday.
• 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 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. 

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.