Senior Strategy Consultant, Media & Creative

Kantar; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Kantar in Amsterdam is seeking a Senior Strategy Consultant within our Media & Creative team to transform research, data and evidence into strategic recommendations that influence marketing investment and long-term brand growth.

You’ll work with world-leading brands, partner with senior stakeholders, and lead projects from briefing to delivery while mentoring junior colleagues and contributing to the commercial success of our business.

Qualifications

• Experience managing complex consultancy projects.
• Ability to turn data and research into strategic recommendations.
• Proven track record influencing senior stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and storytelling.
• Strong organisational and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead client projects from briefing through to delivery.
• Build trusted client relationships as a strategic partner.
• Analyse research and market data; translate into recommendations.
• Deliver compelling presentations to senior stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen client partnerships and growth.
• Coach and develop junior team members.

Skills

Marketing insights

Data analysis

Client relationships

Presentation skills

Project management

Dutch language

English language

Strategic thinking

Job description

At Kantar, we help the world’s most influential brands grow through a deeper understanding of people, markets and media. As a Senior Strategy Consultant within our Media & Creative team, you’ll transform research, data and evidence into strategic recommendations that shape marketing investment, creative effectiveness and long-term brand growth. Drawing on Kantar’s focus on delivering intelligence for brand growth, this role combines analytical rigour with commercial thinking to help clients make confident business decisions.

You’ll work with some of the world’s most recognised brands, partnering with senior stakeholders to solve complex business challenges across local and international markets. Acting as a trusted advisor, you’ll uncover meaningful insights, translate complex data into clear business recommendations, and help clients maximise the impact of their media and communications strategies.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced consultant who enjoys combining strategic thinking, client partnership, and leadership. You’ll play a key role in growing client relationships, supporting colleagues’ development, and contributing to the commercial success of both our clients and our business.

What you'll be doing

• Lead client projects from briefing through to delivery, ensuring high-quality outputs and an excellent client experience.
• Build trusted relationships with clients, acting as a strategic partner on media and creative effectiveness.
• Analyse research and market data, translating findings into clear and actionable recommendations for marketing, media and brand teams.
• Deliver compelling presentations and stories that influence decision-making among senior stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen client partnerships, support client retention and contribute to commercial growth.
• Coach and support junior team members, helping them develop their consulting, analytical and client management skills.

The ideal skills and experience

• Significant experience in marketing, insights, media, consulting or a related field, with the ability to independently manage complex projects.
• Strong analytical skills and experience turning data and research into strategic business recommendations.
• Proven success building client relationships and influencing senior stakeholders.
• Excellent communication, storytelling and presentation skills.
• Strong project management and organisational capabilities.
• Experience gained within a media, marketing, creative or communications agency environment would be highly advantageous.
• Fluent in Dutch and English, with a strong understanding of the Dutch media and marketing landscape.
• Curious, commercially minded and motivated by solving complex business challenges.

What's in it for you

• Work with some of the world’s most influential brands and help shape decisions that matter.
• Exposure to international projects, clients and thought leadership.
• Learn from experts across insights, media, analytics, consulting and strategy.
• An ambitious and supportive team culture with opportunities to connect, celebrate success and learn from one another.
• Access to Kantar’s learning and development programmes to support your continued growth.

Kantar is one of the most recognised and trusted brands in its industry, with unmatched depth of expertise and global reach. We combine deep human understanding with advanced technology to help the world’s leading brands make better decisions and accelerate growth. Today, Kantar is evolving how intelligence is created and delivered, bringing together human insight, AI-enabled technology and world-class expertise to help clients act with confidence in an increasingly complex world.

Join us and help shape what comes next.

Please note:

We are unable to offer visa sponsorship or relocation support for this role. Please ensure you have the right to work in the country where this position is located before applying.