Project Manager (Creative)

DEPT®; Rotterdam; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working policy

24 vacation days

Health contribution

Learning and development programs

Discount on lease bike

Job summary

DEPT® in the Netherlands is seeking a Creative Project Manager to manage key accounts and coordinate diverse creative projects from start to finish. You will ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget, serving as the main point of contact for clients.

The ideal candidate has relevant experience in project management and digital marketing, fluency in Dutch and English, and familiarity with project management tools like Asana, Trello, or Jira. DEPT® offers a flexible hybrid work policy and various employee benefits.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in both project management and digital marketing.
• Experience on the agency side.
• Fluent in Dutch and English.

Responsibilities

• Manage end to end creative projects and deliver quality work on time.
• Be the key contact for clients, providing resources and solutions.
• Track time and budgets, forecasting financials.

Skills

Project management

Digital marketing

Client communication

Budget management

Tools

Asana

Trello

Jira

Job description

JOB PURPOSE

As a Creative Project Manager, you work closely with our major accounts and teams on a daily basis, running diverse creative projects from start to finish. You’re able to combine the best way of work for our creative teams and the briefed timeline of the client into a feasible workflow. Because of your knowledge and interest in the creative industry and its processes, you have an opinion that is respected and appreciated by both the customer and the internal teams.

You know exactly what our customers need, even if they don't explicitly ask for it. You are good at making schedules and monitoring budgets and you enjoy meeting or even exceeding customer expectations together with the team. You are the customer's first point of contact during projects, which means you have daily contact with them to update the progress of the project with them and foresee risks.

You feel responsible for bringing the project to a successful conclusion and coordinating the deliverables with the customer and the team. In short, you are the spider in the web who keeps the focus on getting our projects delivered, who does not shy away from deadlines, who can monitor overviews and budgets, and who can coordinate all of this with the customer.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Work on one of our biggest client teams, working with multiple team members such as creatives, strategists and technical specialists.
• Manage end to end creative projects (content creation, social, design, affiliate marketing, toolkits, 360 campaigns), you make sure qualitative work is delivered on time and within budget.
• Be the key contact for clients, an advisor who provides resources, and who addresses problems and solutions
• Tracking time and budgets. You’re able to forecast, flag and act when it comes to project and client financials.

WHAT YOU BRING

• Relevant experience in both project management and digital marketing;
• Experience on the agency side;
• Have experience and ambition to manage digital marketing projects within the creative field (content creation, organic social media, design, affiliate marketing);
• Experience and/or affinity with project management tools such as Asana, Trello, Jira;
• Have experience with A-brands and their digital performance issues;
• Located and available to start working either from our offices in Amsterdam or Rotterdam;
• Speak fluent Dutch and English.

WE OFFER

• A flexible, hybrid working policy (2-3 days from the office, depending on location) and the opportunity to work from abroad for 13 weeks a year.
• 24 vacation days per year and the possibility to buy an unlimited number of extra vacation days.
• DEPT®/YOU Learning Menu and DEPT®/YOU Special Programs. Develop your skills with courses and programs tailored to your needs.
• Stay happy and healthy with a contribution to your health through the OpenUp platform, gym and wellness discounts, and healthy lunches at the office.
• Get a discount on your lease bike and ride in style. You can also enjoy hassle free-commutes with an NS Business Card.
• A reputation for doing good. DEPT® has been a Certified B Corp® since 2021, has been named a Great Place To Work since 2022 in the Netherlands and named ‘Agency of the Year’ at both The Lovies and The Webby Awards.
• Awesome clients. Whether big, small, local or global — at DEPT® you’ll get the opportunity to work with all of them. And we celebrate all of our successes together!

WHY DEPT?

We are a Growth Invention company built to help the world’s most ambitious brands grow faster. Operating at the intersection of technology and marketing, we create what is next by pioneering ideas, acting fast, and moving further because standing still just is not in our DNA.

We are drawn to people who stay curious, move with intent, and never stop inventing. Our culture runs on three values: better together, relentlessly curious, and get sh*t done. It is how we work, how we grow, and how we make things that matter.

At DEPT®, you will find the freedom to explore, the space to collaborate, and the trust to make a real impact for our clients, for each other, and for the world we are helping to build.