Freelance Digital Campaign Manager

Ariad Group; Zaventem; Hybrid; EUR 65,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

Ariad Group is seeking a freelance Digital Campaign Manager to support a growing media team. You will own digital media planning for a portfolio of clients, translating needs into channel strategies, budgets and practical campaign plans while working closely with colleagues from day one.

Hybrid assignment based in Zaventem, Belgium, with three days on site and two days remote. Immediate start preferred; possible extension through February 2027, subject to project needs.

Qualifications

• Around 3–4 years of relevant digital-media planning experience.
• Broad capability across digital channels, rather than expertise in just one channel.
• Experience combining strategic planning with hands-on execution.
• The ability to work independently in a practical way.
• Dutch-language proficiency, with an entrepreneurial and collaborative approach.

Responsibilities

• Translate client needs into tactical digital-media recommendations.
• Advise on channel mix across short-form content, display, Meta, Google, video and social media.
• Build budgets and media plans for a portfolio of clients.
• Prepare and, where needed, present client-facing proposals.
• Monitor campaigns and deliver reporting.

Skills

Digital campaign planning

Multi-channel advertising

Strategic + hands-on execution

Independent work style

Entrepreneurial mindset

Dutch language proficiency

Job description

Our client is seeking a freelance Digital Campaign Manager to support a growing media team handling increased client demand. You will own digital media planning for a portfolio of clients, translating their needs into channel strategies, budgets and practical campaign plans while working closely with colleagues and contributing from day one.

Digital advertising is evolving rapidly as brands combine video, social media, search, display and short-form content to reach audiences across increasingly fragmented channels. Agencies are responding with more integrated planning, stronger performance measurement and closer links between strategy and execution. This makes broad digital-media expertise particularly valuable for clients looking for coherent, measurable campaigns.

What you'll do

Translate client needs into tactical digital-media recommendations.

Advise on channel mix across short-form content, display, Meta, Google, video and social media.

Build budgets and media plans for a portfolio of clients.

Prepare and, where needed, present client-facing proposals.

Monitor campaigns and deliver reporting.

What you bring

Around 3–4 years of relevant digital-media planning experience.

Broad capability across digital channels, rather than expertise in just one channel.

Experience combining strategic planning with hands‑on execution.

The ability to work independently in a practical way.

Dutch-language proficiency, with an entrepreneurial and collaborative approach.

The assignment terms

Independent contractor collaboration through Ariad, working with our client.

Possible extension through February 2027, subject to project needs and mutual agreement; this is not guaranteed.

Hybrid assignment based in Zaventem, Belgium.

Standard working arrangement of three days on site and two days remotely.

Immediate start preferred, as the requirement is urgent.

Why Ariad?

Ariad is a digital consultancy and staffing partner helping leading organisations build the teams and capabilities they need today and for what comes next. We work with brands such as Samsung, BNP Paribas Fortis, ING, AXA, Luminus and Orange, across banking, insurance, utilities, retail and beyond. Our expertise spans digital products and customer experience, marketing and e-commerce, CRM and customer data, and the technology that supports digital transformation.

For you, that means a partner who understands your field and looks beyond your job title to see how your expertise, experience and ambitions fit the teams we help build.

Your next assignment should make good use of your expertise. We share client context and clarify expectations so you can decide whether the project fits what you want next. You remain independent while joining a community of more than 150 consultants, with personalised follow-up, quarterly events and meetups giving you people to exchange ideas with and turn to throughout your assignment.

At Ariad, we believe that building teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills is critical to our success and the success of our clients. We consider candidates based on hard and soft skills, experience and business needs. *Excited about this role, but your experience and skills don’t align perfectly? Apply anyway! You may be just the right fit for this or other roles.