Senior account Manager, Creative (Dutch speaking)

DEPT®; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid work policy

24 vacation days

Learning Menu

Health & wellness discounts

NS Business Card

Company events & growth opportunities

Job summary

DEPT® is the Growth Invention Company. Based in Amsterdam, DEPT®'s Creative & Media team seeks a Senior Creative Strategist/ Senior Account Manager to nurture client relationships, grow revenue, and guide go-to-market strategies alongside our expert Creative and Design teams.

You will build trusted advisor relationships, lead pitches, maintain client understanding, ensure on-time, on-budget delivery, and shape creative solutions across channels for brands like Netflix, Philips, and Foot Locker.

Qualifications

• 4-6 years of consultative selling experience in a creative agency.
• Passion for digital marketing with the ability to advise clients.
• Excellent verbal and written communication; persuasive.
• Experience working on pitches.
• Ambitious, results-oriented; strong planning and organizational skills.
• Fluent in English; Dutch is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support Account Directors in go-to-market strategies and pitches.
• Convince clients to work with us and build relationships.
• Leverage sales experience to foster client partnerships.
• Understand clients' business, strategies, audiences, and challenges.
• Ensure projects deliver on time and on budget.
• Collaborate with Creative and Design teams.

Skills

Consultative selling

Sales experience

Communication skills

Pitching

English fluency

Dutch (preferred)

Job description

DEPT® is the Growth Invention Company, sitting at the intersection of marketing and technology. The Senior Creative Strategist role is part of our Creative & Media team based in Amsterdam. Our building is filled with a vibrant mix of talents, ranging from Creatives, Influencer Marketers, and a range of Strategists, to Account Managers, AI Experts, and Marketing Automation Consultants. Together, we blend imaginative storytelling, forward-facing creativity, and cutting-edge technology to create impactful creative work that drives growth for our clients like Netflix, Canva, Stokke, Foot Locker, Philips & Praxis.

This role is part of our Creative & Media team based in 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, Holland Casino, Philips & Univé.

Job Purpose

As a Senior Account Manager of our Creative services, you are responsible for establishing and maintaining the best possible relationships with our clients and you will be able to grow the revenue (for DEPT® and the client) of the accounts based on the best consultative advice. You will work closely with our expert Creative and Design teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Support Account Directors in developing go-to-market strategies, new service propositions, and with pitches
• Know how to convince clients to work with us
• Utilise your sales experience, and build solid relationships with potential clients and partners.
• Maintain a full understanding of the clients’ business, strategies, objectives, brand, audiences, and challenges, advising on the communications solution that best meets their needs, with the objective to becoming a trusted adviser
• Build excellent working relationships with key clients – by attending regular meetings, video conference calls, planning sessions, briefing meetings, and participating in evaluation reviews
• Ensure success criteria are met and projects are delivered to time and to budget
• Work with the team to determine and test creatives across client owned channels

What We Are Looking For

• Have at least 4-6 years of experience in a consultative selling role in a creative agency;
• Have a passion for (digital) marketing, know how to convince others with your sales talent, and have the ability to give clients the best possible advice
• Have great communication skills (verbally and written) and the ability to persuade;
• Have experience working on pitches;
• Are ambitious, results-oriented and know how to plan and organise;
• Are fluent in English, and preferably also fluent in Dutch.

WE OFFER

• A flexible, hybrid working policy (2-3 days from the office in Amsterdam) 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!
• You can discover even more employee benefits here.

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.

DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION

At DEPT®, we take pride in creating an inclusive workplace where everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive. We actively seek to recruit, develop, nurture, and retain talented individuals from diverse backgrounds, with varying skills and perspectives.

Not sure you meet all qualifications? Research shows that women and members of underrepresented groups tend not to apply for jobs when they think they may not meet every requirement, when in fact they do.

We also encourage you to reach out to us and discuss any reasonable adjustments we can make to support you throughout the recruitment process and your time with us.

Want to know more about our dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion? Check out our efforts here.