Senior Manager, Art Direction

Company Description

Depop is a peer-to-peer circular fashion marketplace where anyone can buy, sell and discover secondhand fashion. Our mission is simple: to make fashion circular by making secondhand as exciting and rewarding as buying new. Founded in 2011, Depop’s diverse community has helped move resale into the mainstream, where buying secondhand is no longer an alternative, but how people of different ages now engage with fashion. Today, more than 56 million registered users come to Depop to find great value, express their own personal style and give clothes a longer life. We believe that everything you want already exists, and our role is to help people discover it. Powered by a team of over 500 people, our company is headquartered in London, with offices in New York. In 2021, Depop became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Etsy - the global marketplace for unique and creative goods - and continues to operate as a standalone company. For more information, visit www.depop.com. We aim to create an inclusive environment where everyone is welcome, no matter who they are or where they’re from. Just as our platform connects people globally, we believe our workplace should reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. We thrive on the power of different perspectives and experiences, knowing they drive innovation and bring us closer to our users. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer, providing employment opportunities without regard to age, ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy or maternity, marriage and civil partnership, or any other protected status. We’re continuously evolving our recruitment processes to ensure fairness and are open to accommodating any needs you might have.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Director of Creative to lead the visual direction across campaigns and content on from top to bottom of funnel, activations, social, brand partnerships and talent partnerships
• Drive concepts, design and art direction from idea to final execution, ensuring work feels polished, intentional, and impactful
• Set the visual tone for projects, guiding teams toward sharper, stronger outputs
• Shape and maintain the Depop brand identity across all platforms, making sure it’s consistent, recognisable, and flexible enough to evolve
• Think beyond the screen: help build ideas that can live as experiences, activations, products or content ecosystems
• Mentor and support designers and art directors (full-time and freelance) within the team, providing feedback, guidance and inspiration to elevate creative output
• Work cross-functionally within the marketing and product org, agencies and partners to ensure creative meets both strategic and creative goals
• Present work confidently to internal teams, different levels of stakeholders and external partners
• Spot opportunities for collaborations, partnerships or cultural moments that align with Depop’s values of community, sustainability, and entrepreneurship
• Be our local ear to the ground in the US. Stay curious and plugged into visual culture, design trends, consumer behaviour, and emerging tools, bringing fresh perspective into the work

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in creative, art-direction, graphic design in a Senior role
• Strong creative vision with an understanding of marketing and digital performance channels
• A strong point of view and taste in visual storytelling with a portfolio that shows concept, craft, and execution
• Hands-on experience working on campaigns and brand design
• Able to guide teams while remaining actively involved in creative work
• A clear and confident communicator
• Proficiency in Figma and Google Slides. Adobe Suite is a plus