Verve is a multi-disciplinary creative agency best known for world-class events, brand experiences and brand content for many of today’s most influential brands including Google, Coca-Cola, TikTok and Diageo. With a team of 120, we’ve evolved over 35 years to become a globally-focused agency with head-quarters in Dublin and growing offices in London, Amsterdam and Singapore. In 2022 we became part of the Opus Group - a family of 3 agencies based across North America, Australia but activating incredible experiences across the world.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a Senior Designer /Art Director who is a conceptual thinker and visual storyteller
to contribute to our creative vision during a 12-month maternity cover. You will join a tight-knit, award-winning Studio team where you’ll be at the heart of the creative process, from the first spark of an idea to the final live execution.

Projects can include anything from festival activations to brand launches, company celebrations and conferences, exhibitions, PR stunts to sports and sponsorship activations with all of the corresponding creative, brand content, digital, social and campaign assets.

What You’ll Do

Direct and contribute to creative concepts and pitches for large-scale festivals, immersive brand activations and high-production conferences.
Craft event identities, branding and visual narratives across digital and physical assets.
Design everything from pitch decks and moodboards to event artwork.
Partner closely with account, production and digital teams to ensure ideas are both breathtaking and achievable.
Maintain consistency with client brand guidelines across all materials.

Who You Are

You have 6+ years of creative agency experience, experience in events, brand experience or experiential is a plus.
Strong visual and conceptual craft, from the spark of an idea to the final deck.
Fluency in Adobe Creative Suite.
You can crack a creative brief wide open, turning abstract ideas into compelling visual proposals and storyboards.
You have a passion for trends, culture, and designing for real-world human connection
Bonus skills: many of our team are multi-disciplinary so if you have motion graphics or 3D visualisation or a generalist skillset across disciplines, we’d love to know!

Sustainability

We’ve been championing sustainability in our events and brand experience with ISO 20121 certification for a solid decade. We added ISO 14001 in 2023 and we proudly became B Corp certified across all three of our offices in 2024.

B Corp represents our commitment to using our agency as a force for good in the world across 5 pillars: environment, community, employees, customers and governance. Both B Corp and ISO require regular audits to maintain certification.

Great Place To Work

Verve has always believed that exceptional work is rooted in an exceptional workplace. We proudly became Great Place to Work® certified in September 2025. This certification is based entirely on employee feedback and a review of our culture, affirming the environment we’ve built at Verve, grounded in trust, inclusion and genuine care for our people.

Diversity & Equal Opportunities

We are committed to an active Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunities Policy. Celebrating our inclusive and diverse culture is integral to Verve. We know that for our business to thrive and to realize its ambition, we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills and capabilities. Together, we continue to build a culture that encourages, supports and empowers our employees.

Location

Dublin, Leinster

Department

Design

Employment Type

Full-Time

Minimum Experience

Experienced

Senior Designer/Art Director - Maternity Cover

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