UI Designer - Focus Design Ops & Brand

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 like Bol.com, Lufthansa, Inter Milan, Tikkie and Thuisbezorgd.

JOB PURPOSE

As a UI Designer with a focus on Design Ops & Brand, you help teams translate visual identities into consistent, high-quality digital experiences. You care about clarity, scalability and staying true to what makes a brand unique – across products, platforms and teams.

In this role, you’ll be part of one of our key client teams, working at the intersection of brand, product and design, where your contribution directly shapes how users experience the brand across digital touchpoints. You work closely with designers, developers and brand stakeholders to shape how visual standards are applied, documented and evolved. You review designs for brand alignment, contribute to guidelines and help bring structure to design processes – all while enabling others to create confidently within a shared visual language.

You don’t just keep things on track, you help move them forward. And you’ll do it all in a dynamic environment with some of the most talented (and fun) people the industry has to offer.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Bring visual brand guidelines to life across digital products and platforms
• Review design work for brand alignment and help shape consistent visual output across teams
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of digital guidelines, libraries and documentation
• Collaborate with designers, developers and brand stakeholders to ensure shared understanding and alignment
• Create and refine UI assets and templates that make good design easier for others
• Help establish visual standards and practices that scale across teams, tools and touchpoints
• Bring inspiration, structure and clarity into design conversations – and support others in doing the same

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Relevant experience in UI or visual design, ideally in an agency, digital product or brand environment
• A strong eye for visual detail, structure and consistency – and the ability to apply it across teams and touchpoints
• A strong portfolio (website or PDF) demonstrating your experience and passion
• Experience working with brand guidelines and turning them into usable assets, templates or design documentation
• Proficiency in Figma and confidence working with design systems
• Excellent communication skills: you can explain design decisions clearly, give constructive feedback and advocate for visual quality with confidence
• You enjoy advising teams, sharing inspiration and helping others grow through clarity, not control
• A collaborative mindset: you keep quality on track while supporting a shared design vision
• Working proficiency in English

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!

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.

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? 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.