[Vacancy] Dentsu Creative Amsterdam has a position for New Business Director

Marketing Report (een B2B nieuwsplatform voor marketeers); Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Dentsu Creative Amsterdam is seeking a New Business Director - Experience and Innovation to join our team in Amsterdam. The role focuses on growing the Experience business, leading pitches, and strengthening partnerships by turning client ambitions into tangible opportunities across brand experiences, AI tools, and immersive platforms.

The candidate will drive commercial excellence, manage multi-disciplinary projects, and mentor junior colleagues while collaborating with strategy, UX, creative

Qualifications

• 8+ years in client service and/or business development.
• Strong commercial mindset for multi-disciplinary projects.
• Excellent client-facing skills with CMOs, digital leaders.
• Self-starter with entrepreneurial spirit and passion for digital experiences.
• Fluent in English; Dutch is a nice-to-have.

Responsibilities

• Drive new business development from prospecting to leading pitches.
• Define and launch new offerings and commercial propositions to market.
• Identify opportunities across the network and client relationships to unlock revenue.
• Lead and support pitches for EMEA and local experiences-led projects.
• Own project scoping, pricing, and contracting with production and finance teams.
• Monitor profitability, pipeline health, and forecasting; report updates.

Skills

Client service

Business development

Commercial mindset

Pitch leadership

English fluency

Job description

Dentsu Creative Amsterdam is directly looking for:

New Business Director - Full-time · Amsterdam

At Dentsu Creative Amsterdam we're looking for a New Business Director - Experience and Innovation to join our team.

About the job

At Dentsu Creative Amsterdam, our Experience & Innovation team crafts next-level brand experiences – from immersive platforms and retail installations to AI-powered tools and branded games. We’re now looking for a commercially-minded New Business Director to help us build and strengthen partnerships, lead pitches, and drive the Experience business forward. You’ll play a pivotal role in both growth and relationship management, helping turn vision into value by connecting the dots between client ambition, creative opportunity, and digital craft.

Your Responsibilities

Business Growth & Pitching

• Drive new business development efforts – from prospecting and qualifying leads to building decks and leading pitch processes.
• Collaborate with the Managing Director and Business Director to define and launch new offerings and commercial propositions to market.
• Identify low-hanging fruit across the Dentsu network and within existing client relationships both in the Experience & Innovation team as in the rest of Dentsu Creative Amsterdam to unlock new revenue streams.
• Lead and support EMEA and local pitches for Experience-led projects, working closely with strategy, creative, tech, and production.

Client Partnerships

• Act as the strategic business partner for key Experience clients, building long-term relationships rooted in mutual growth and trust.
• Help clients translate vision into reality, serving as the commercial lead across platform, product, and experiential briefs.
• Ensure our work meets the highest standards and aligns with client KPIs, budgets, and timelines.

Operational & Commercial Excellence

• Own project-level scoping, pricing, and contracting in collaboration with production and finance teams.
• Monitor profitability, pipeline health, and forecasting – proactively resolving risks or gaps in commercial performance.
• Contribute to internal reporting, business reviews, and stakeholder updates.

Collaboration & Culture

• Work closely with our Experience strategy, UX, creative tech, and account teams to ensure integrated delivery.
• Help shape our team culture by mentoring junior team members and contributing to a collaborative, curious, and open environment.

Your profile

• 8+ years of client service and/or business development experience, ideally within a digital/creative/experience agency.
• A strong commercial mindset and experience scoping complex, multi-disciplinary projects.
• Excellent client-facing skills – confident in leading conversations with CMOs, digital leaders, and innovation stakeholders.
• A self-starter with an entrepreneurial spirit and a passion for modern digital experiences.
• Fluent in English; Dutch is a nice-to-have.
• Collaborative, energetic, and kind – you care about the work and the people behind it.

Bonus Points If…

• You have experience working within large networks and navigating complex client organizations.
• You’ve helped shape internal ways of working or contributed to agency growth strategies.