Company Description
Depop is the community-powered circular fashion marketplace where anyone can buy, sell and discover desirable secondhand fashion. With a community of over 35 million users, Depop is on a mission to make fashion circular, redefining fashion consumption. Founded in 2011, the company is headquartered in London, with offices in New York and Manchester, and in 2021 became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Etsy. Find out more at www.depop.com
Our mission is to make fashion circular and 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.
If, due to a disability, you need adjustments to complete the application, please let us know by sending an email with your name, the role to which you would like to apply, and the type of support you need to complete the application to adjustments@depop.com. For any other non-disability related questions, please reach out to our Talent Partners.
We’re looking for a Product Designer to join Depop's Ads team.
In this role, you’ll be instrumental in bringing our north-star vision for ads to life — delivering a seamless, user-centred experience that increases visibility, engagement, and sales for sellers, while ensuring relevance and value for buyers. You’ll also play a vital role in helping sellers grow, sustain, and scale their businesses on Depop.
The ideal candidate will be passionate about seller growth, monetisation strategies, and e-commerce advertising. You’ll help shape and enhance our ads ecosystem, working on boosted listings, Boost Shop, and new propositions. We’re looking for someone adaptable across domains, a fast learner, and skilled at designing complex journeys and systems. This is a unique opportunity to redefine how Depop empowers sellers by making ad products intuitive, impactful, and seamlessly integrated into the buying and selling experience.
You’ll collaborate closely with cross-functional partners (Product, Engineering, Data, Research, and Marketing) to create solutions that balance commercial goals with outstanding user experiences.
Responsibilities
- Design end-to-end experiences for ads products, including boosted listings, Boost Shop, and new features.
- Partner with Product, Research, and Data teams to deeply understand seller and buyer needs, turning insights into actionable design.
- Create thoughtful design solutions that balance monetisation impact with a frictionless, user-friendly experience.
- Continuously iterate and improve existing ad flows based on testing, research, and performance data.
- Champion high-quality craft, UI consistency, and system thinking across products.
- Contribute to defining the Ads team’s design strategy and roadmap in alignment with Depop’s broader goals.
Requirements
- Experience designing user experiences for the Web, iOS and Android
- A good understanding of mobile and desktop UX and UI patterns
- Demonstrated experience with end-to-end product design (UX & UI)
- Proficiency in UX / UI tools (Figma, Sketch, Zeplin, Abstract, etc.)
- Effective prototyping skills (Figma, Protopie, Principle or equivalent)
- A portfolio showing high-quality, thoughtful UX and UI work
- Ability to translate user research, user testing and data insight to design directives
- Ability to tell compelling arguments about your design proposals
- Ability to facilitate and run cross-functional workshops.
- Experience working on a design and product strategy to determine the team’s and product direction
Good to have (but not essential)
- Proven ability to solve complex interaction design challenges and excellent visual design skills
- A strong grasp of industry standards for in-app communications
- Ability to design flows and experiences that simplify and distil down complex actions into usable interfaces
- An understanding of e-commerce and/or marketplace dynamics, and platform to user, user to user, and user to platform interactions
Additional Information
Health + Mental Wellbeing
- PMI and cash plan healthcare access with Bupa
- Subsidised counselling and coaching with Self Space
- Cycle to Work scheme with options from Evans or the Green Commute Initiative
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for 24/7 confidential support
- Mental Health First Aiders across the business for support and signposting
Work/Life Balance:
- 25 days annual leave with option to carry over up to 5 days
- 1 company-wide day off per quarter
- Impact hours: Up to 2 days additional paid leave per year for volunteering
- Fully paid 4 week sabbatical after completion of 5 years of consecutive service with Depop, to give you a chance to recharge or do something you love.
- Flexible Working: MyMode hybrid-working model with Flex, Office Based, and Remote options *role dependant
- All offices are dog-friendly
- Ability to work abroad for 4 weeks per year in UK tax treaty countries
Family Life:
- 18 weeks of paid parental leave for full-time regular employees
- IVF leave, shared parental leave, and paid emergency parent/carer leave
Learn + Grow:
- Budgets for conferences, learning subscriptions, and more
- Mentorship and programmes to upskill employees
Your Future:
- Life Insurance (financial compensation of 3x your salary)
- Pension matching up to 6% of qualifying earnings
Depop Extras:
- Employees enjoy free shipping on their Depop sales within the UK.
- Special milestones are celebrated with gifts and rewards!
