Creative Strategist

DEPT®’s Creative & Media team in Amsterdam brings together creatives, influencer marketers, strategists, account managers, AI experts, and marketing automation consultants to create impactful work for clients including Netflix, Canva, Stokke, Foot Locker, Philips, and Praxis.

Job purpose

The Creative Strategist at DEPT® operates at the intersection of creativity, culture, humanity, business, and technology, helping create work that moves people and drives growth. Strategy is seen as crucial to imagining the path forward in a world of constant flux and opportunity.

At this level, you will put foundational skills into practice and build authority with clients and creative teams. While seniors and directors define the vision, you will help bring it to life by owning projects, learning through doing, and finding the insights that spark great work.

Key responsibilities

• Own the project: Step up to own more projects and see them through from start to finish, using the guidance of a Senior or Director when needed.
• Interrogate the challenge: Be a fearless, honest, and suspicious interrogator of the brand, the challenge, and the world it lives in.
• Craft the springboard: Consistently develop strategies, briefs, and thought-starters that excite, inspire, and give clear direction.
• Think beyond boundaries: Connect differently shaped projects and strategies so they all lead to effective outcomes.

Beyond that, you are expected to care about the work, the craft, and humans, be comfortable in front of crowds and workshops, and be yourself at all times.

What we are looking for

Traits valued for this role include:

• Relentless curiosity: You love investigating problems and audiences, immersing yourself in the business and culture for the betterment of the work.
• Intelligent imagination: You do not just observe; you make leaps of thinking that reveal entirely new ways of looking at a problem or opportunity.
• Effective storytelling: You are skilled in writing, crafting arguments, and telling stories that create clarity, excitement, and buy-in for ideas.
• Creative development: You thrive in inspiring, supporting, protecting, and nurturing creativity from start to finish.
• Distilling complexity: You can process and demystify complexity into simple and compelling insights.
• Finger on the pulse: You know what is happening in culture, tech, social, and other corners of the internet, and can turn that knowledge into action.
• Team player: Getting to the best possible work is a team sport at DEPT®, and everyone contributes for the greater good.

Language requirements

We’re looking for someone who can work in Dutch and English. Any other languages are a bonus.

We offer

• A flexible, hybrid working policy 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 to help develop your skills with courses and programs tailored to your needs.
• A contribution to your health through the OpenUp platform, gym and wellness discounts, and healthy lunches at the office.
• A discount on your lease bike and hassle-free commuting with an NS Business Card.
• DEPT® has been a Certified B Corp® since 2021 and has been named a Great Place To Work since 2022 in the Netherlands, as well as ‘Agency of the Year’ at both The Lovies and The Webby Awards.
• The opportunity to work with a wide range of clients, from big to small, local to global, and celebrate successes together.

Why DEPT®?

DEPT® operates at the intersection of technology and marketing, creating what is next by pioneering ideas, acting fast, and helping ambitious brands grow faster.

Its culture is shaped by three values: better together, relentlessly curious, and get sh*t done.

At DEPT®, you will find the freedom to explore, the space to collaborate, and the trust to make a real impact for clients, colleagues, and the world being built.