Senior Growth & Media Strategy Director

Marketing Report (een B2B nieuwsplatform voor marketeers); Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

OV-bikes & NS card

Training & certifications

Job summary

DEPT is seeking a Growth Strategy Director in Amsterdam/Rotterdam to lead senior media strategy for high‑profile accounts. You will own the media narrative, align cross‑disciplinary teams, and guide strategy from concept to execution across brand and performance disciplines.

You will navigate complex client environments, influence senior stakeholders, and drive ambitious, measurable business outcomes with hands‑on leadership on large campaigns.

Qualifications

• Senior media strategist with agency experience
• Proven track record leading large, complex accounts
• Strong stakeholder management with political sensitivity
• Full-funnel media expertise across digital and traditional channels
• Ability to bridge brand and performance strategy and execution
• Excellent communicator and persuasive presenter
• Fluent in Dutch and English

Responsibilities

• Act as the senior media lead and content figurehead for the client, owning the media narrative and strategic direction
• Steer the overall media agenda, ensuring consistency, quality, and ambition across brand and performance activities
• Serve as the primary senior point of contact for media strategy towards the client’s senior stakeholders
• Navigate a complex, client environment with sensitivity, authority, and confidence
• Present clear, compelling strategies to senior client management, translating complexity into actionable direction
• Balance long-term strategic vision with day-to-day urgency, knowing when to zoom out and when to step in
• Lead large, high-impact campaigns (e.g. international brand moments, sponsorships)
• Ensure strategies are executable, prioritised correctly, and delivered with pace and quality
• Act as the link between disciplines, connecting media, creative, influencer, content, brand, and performance teams
• Challenge teams and clients to push beyond conventional media thinking
• Spot opportunities to expand the scope of work into broader strategic territories
• Contribute to new business opportunities, organic growth, and competitive positioning
• Shape DEPT®’s media propositions, best practices, and strategic thought leadership

Skills

Senior media strategist

Stakeholder management

Full-funnel media

Dutch & English

Public speaking

Cross-functional leadership

Strategic leadership

Job description

DEPT is seeking a Growth Strategy Director in Amsterdam/Rotterdam to lead senior media strategy for high‑profile accounts. You will own the media narrative, align cross‑disciplinary teams, and guide strategy from concept to execution across brand and performance disciplines.

You will navigate complex client environments, influence senior stakeholders, and drive ambitious, measurable business outcomes with hands‑on leadership on large campaigns.