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About the Role

As a creative leader, you will be responsible for the creative vision and output of our business partners and brands. You’ll shape their voice, grow their brand, and help them stay ahead of the competition with creativity, innovation, and technology. You will work closely with brand and content strategists, art directors, copywriters, designers, and experienced AI and UX specialists to tell stories, create campaigns, and build products, while pushing them to the highest level of creative excellence. You will be directly responsible for overseeing a number of creatives and nurturing their personal and professional development. You will be responsible for growing DEPT’s creative footprint by winning clients and building stronger relationships with existing ones. Together with the ECD and other creative directors across DEPT you will be a strong pillar that holds up our creative culture, inspiring internally and representing DEPT externally.

Responsibilities

Build brands: As creative leader, you will be the one responsible for the creative vision and output of our business partners and brands.
Shape brand voice, grow brands, and help them stay ahead of the competition with creativity, innovation, and technology.
Lead creative teams: Work closely with brand and content strategists, art directors, copywriters, designers, and experienced AI and UX specialists to tell stories, create campaigns, and build products.
Push teams to the highest level of creative excellence.
Manage and mentor: Oversee a number of creatives and nurture their personal and professional development.
Grow the business: Responsible for growing DEPT’s creative footprint by winning clients and building stronger relationships with existing ones.
Build our culture: Be a strong pillar that holds up our creative culture, inspire internally and represent DEPT externally.

Requirements

Excellent writing ability in English and comfort working in both German and English.
Extensive experience in creative roles (can be in and outside of GER), with a proven track record of successful campaigns in a creative agency and solid experience in creative leadership.
Strong ability to understand and integrate technology into creative work.
Strong portfolio showcasing expertise in concept development, storytelling, and execution across multiple platforms.
Deep understanding of cultural insights and their application in creative work.
Proven leadership and team management skills, with the ability to inspire and drive business results with the highest level of creative work.
Excellent communication and presentation skills, capable of pitching ideas persuasively to clients and stakeholders.
Ability to juggle multiple projects in a fast-paced, start-up-like environment.
Keen interest in pop culture, digital trends and social media.
German speaking candidate required.
Extensive experience in the industry and an expertise in art direction, combined with strong conceptual thinking.
Deep understanding and passion for digital channels, social media.
Extensive experience in the use of AI in creative and visual work.
Experience coming up with and executing several multi-channel campaigns in your career – online and offline.
Interest in leading people and helping them grow in their crafts.
Ability to improve the team of creatives by clear feedback and direction, while juggling several jobs at the same time.
Creative team leader with an eye for design, a brain for strong concepts, and the drive to see ideas through all the way to the finish line.

Skills

Art direction
Conceptual thinking
Digital channels
Social media
AI in creative and visual work
Multi-channel campaign execution (online and offline)
Leadership
Team management
Creative feedback and direction
Design
Concept development
Storytelling
Cross-platform execution
Cultural insights
Communication
Presentation
Project management
Pop culture
Digital trends

Location

Berlin

Work Type

Hybrid working policy

Experience Level

Extensive experience in creative roles
Solid experience in creative leadership
Creative team leader

Benefits

Hybrid working policy
Contribution to health through the OpenUp platform
Multisport programme
Certified B Corp® status
Opportunity to work with diverse clients
Training, development, and certifications
Global annual DEPT® Cares Month

About the Company

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.
As a digital creative marketing agency, we mix traditional storytelling with the best of what today’s technology has to offer to deliver exceptional and engaging digital experiences that build lasting relationships with our clients.
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.
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.

Equal Opportunity

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.