Medior Social Media Manager

DEPT®; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

DEPT® is seeking a Medior Social Media Manager to drive structured, consistent social channel management for major brands. You will coordinate between clients, strategists, and creative teams, ensuring timely delivery of briefs, assets and campaigns.

You will bring strategic insight into platform nuances, stay ahead of trends, and contribute to channel strategies while maintaining brand guidelines and effective communication within a fast-paced agency environment.

Qualifications

• Fluent in Dutch and Dutch culture.
• Excellent English written and verbal communication skills.
• Relevant experience in a social media manager role within a creative and fast paced environment.
• Expert knowledge of scheduling and social media platforms including TikTok.
• Finger on the pulse for trends (social, cultural, gaming, music).
• Ability to react quickly within a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Creating a debrief with the client (including calendar).
• Briefing the creative teams (cultural content).
• Guarding the briefing and brand guidelines during the creative process.
• Alignment with traffic on planning.
• Alignment with paid social on briefing/(paid) assets when needed.
• Ensuring assets are created and delivered on time, according to briefing AND brand guidelines.
• Delivery of assets to client via appointed tools.
• Creating “toolkits” for external parties.
• Organic reporting & recommendations based on KPIs and trends.
• Overall go-to thought leader on everything organic social (trends, tooling etc.).
• Completing work to a deadline, often with fast turnaround times.
• Be aware of, and respond to current platform updates, media trends and pop culture.
• Use your experience and ideas to contribute to the development of our creative process.

Skills

Dutch language

English communication

Social media management

TikTok knowledge

Content planning

Brand guidelines

Tools

Scheduling tools

Job description

JOB PURPOSE

DEPT® is a Growth Invention company built to help the world’s most ambitious brands grow faster. Operating at the intersection of technology and marketing, our 4,000+ specialists deliver growth invention services across Brand & Media, Experience, Commerce, CRM, and Technology & Data. We’re 50|50 tech and marketing, partner-led, and first to move. Clients include Google, Lufthansa, Meta, eBay, and OpenAI. We have been certified B Corp and Climate Neutral since 2021.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

A strong brand presence on social media takes more than just great ideas; it requires clear direction, structure and consistency. As aMedior Social Media Manager within our team, you are the organisational driving force, ensuring that the social channels of leading brands such as Nikon, Visa and Praxis always run smoothly and perform at their best.

You are the driving force behind the scenes. Acting as the key link between clients, strategists and our creative team, you bring structure and momentum to the entire process. From day-to-day channel management and content planning to larger brand activations, you coordinate the workflow from A to Z. You translate client requests into clear, focused briefs, manage deliverables and deadlines, align expectations and make sure everyone knows exactly what needs to be done.

At the same time, you bring valuable strategic insight and creative thinking to the table. While you won't be creating the content yourself, you have an in-depth understanding of how each social platform works. By staying on top of the latest online trends, understanding how algorithms evolve and knowing how communities respond, you actively contribute ideas around formats, timing and channel strategies. You challenge ideas and briefs, assessing both their feasibility and their relevance to the social media landscape.

Your mission? To bring clarity, structure and consistency to our channel and project management, enabling us to create impactful work together. With your strong organisational skills, excellent communication and sharp understanding of social media, you ensure our clients stay one step ahead, both strategically and operationally.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Creating a debrief with the client (including calendar);
• Briefing the creative teams (cultural content);
• Guarding the briefing and brand guidelines during the creative process;
• Alignment with traffic on planning;
• Alignment with paid social on briefing/(paid) assets when needed;
• Ensuring assets are created and delivered on time, according to briefing AND brand guidelines;
• Delivery of assets to client via appointed tools;
• Creating “toolkits” for external parties;
• Organic reporting & recommendations based on KPIs and trends;
• Overall go-to thought leader on everything organic social (trends, tooling etc.);
• Completing work to a deadline, often with fast turnaround times;
• Be aware of, and respond to current platform updates, media trends and pop culture;
• Use your experience and ideas to contribute to the development of our creative process.

WHAT YOU BRING:

• Fluent in Dutch and Dutch culture
• Excellent English written and verbal communication skills
• Relevant experience in a social media manager role within a creative and fast paced environment
• Expert knowledge of scheduling and social media platforms including TikTok
• Finger on the pulse for trends (social, cultural, gaming, music)
• Ability to react quickly within a fast-paced environment