Senior Digital Media Strategist

Overview

This role is part of our Creative & Media team based in Rotterdam and Amsterdam. Our team is a vibrant mix of talents, ranging from Creatives, Influencer Marketers, Brand & Content Strategists to Account Managers, Programmatic and Marketing Automation Consultants. Together, we blend imaginative storytelling and performance-driven strategies with cutting-edge technology to create engaging digital experiences that build lasting relationships with our clients like Netflix, Canva, Foot Locker, Philips & Biscoff.

As a Senior Digital Media Strategist at DEPT®, you will be the connecting link between our client's business objectives and our agency's comprehensive service portfolio. You will work closely with our Client Service team to create and implement strategic plans for well-known brands in our client portfolio and help them navigate through the ever-evolving digital landscape.

You will be the main driver for developing long-term digital marketing strategies including communication, performance, and media tactics in collaboration with our channel & tech experts. Together with our client service team, you present your team's work & ideas eloquently in workshops, QBRs, or other formats to our clients and partners.

You will also help us win new clients by participating and/or leading in new business pitches; locally and globally.

• Create influential and powerful strategies for our clients, ensuring that we continue to push them to be the most advanced, efficient and effective brands in the fields they operate within
• Support in leading a team of fellow strategists, resulting in quality output of strategic planning across the business
• Collaborate with clients to understand their business goals, target audience, and industry landscape
• Translate insights derived from data into a clear story to convince the client
• Develop innovative and data-driven digital marketing strategies that align with client objectives
• Work closely together with our specialists (like SEA, SEO, CRM, Data and Social Advertising Consultants)
• Leverage a deep understanding of marketing, technology, and innovation to create comprehensive plans that drive measurable results
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure optimal execution of campaigns and projects
• Be the driving force of projects, starting and finishing them
• Drive our internal knowledge and be on the forefront of creating new propositions and best practices
• Analyze campaign performance, providing insights and recommendations for optimization
• Stay ahead of industry trends and best practices to ensure our strategies remain cutting-edge

• A seasoned Digital Marketing Strategist, with extensive experience, preferably at an agency
• See yourself as a digital generalist, linking the strategic needs of clients to Dept's service portfolio
• Can help our clients go from business strategy to marketing strategy and implement this by giving advice, creating roadmaps and proposing concepts
• Possess deep knowledge of the technical as well as creative capabilities of the most popular digital marketers/networks (Search, Social, Display, Mobile, DOOH, etc)
• Are pro-active, energetic, curious and inspiring
• Are a driver of innovation
• Are a networker and because of this you are able to bring together our different disciplines and specialists
• Can explain complex data and information in an easy and understandable manner to internal & external stakeholders
• Approach new tasks proactively and pragmatically

• The choice to work where you are most productive: whether that is in one of our offices, or abroad for 13 weeks a year. If you prefer to work from home, we’ll provide you with high-quality materials, such as a laptop, monitor, work phone and the necessary furniture.
• Everything to focus on your health: from free bootcamp to yoga lessons, mindfulness sessions, mental health services, discounted sport memberships, healthy lunches at the office, and a safe work environment.
• Great fringe benefits; use of OV-bikes, an NS Business Card and many other goodies.
• You can discover even more employee benefits here.
• Awesome clients. Whether big or small, local or…