Social Strategy Intern

DEPT® is a Growth Invention company built to help the world’s most ambitious brands grow faster. Operating at the intersection of technology and marketing, our 4,000+ specialists deliver growth invention services across Brand & Media, Experience, Commerce, CRM, and Technology & Data.

JOB PURPOSE

This role sits within our Content & Communications Strategy practice in the Netherlands. We help brands show up with purpose across social and owned channels, turning brand and business ambitions into content strategies, channel roles, and creative that earns attention and drives growth.

Looking to kick off your career where strategy meets culture? During this internship you’ll join our talent program designed to shape you into a next-level social strategist. We’ll give you all the attention, feedback, GIFs, and high fives you need to grow into a standout professional. A social strategist connects what a brand wants to say with how audiences actually behave on social. You’ll dive into social and cultural trends, analyse audiences and platforms, help shape content territories and formats, and help translate strategy into briefs that inspire great creative. A big part of the role is closing the loop: tracking how content performs, reporting on what’s working, and turning those learnings into sharper strategy and stronger creative ideas.

From day one, you’ll be paired with a dedicated mentor for 1-on-1 coaching and join a team of passionate strategists always ready to help.

By the end of your internship, you’ll have gained real experience and worked on projects for A-list clients. Your resume will be more than ready for a future in social and content strategy.

Note: to be eligible for this internship, you are required to be living and studying in the Netherlands and be fluent in Dutch.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Collaborate with strategists, creatives, and designers to develop social and content strategies for our clients.
• Dig into social listening, audience, and platform research to uncover audience and cultural insights.
• Conduct competitive and category analysis, deep-diving into the latest social and content trends to inform strategy, content territories, and positioning.
• Help shape content ideas, formats, and channel roles, and learn how to translate strategy into clear, inspiring creative briefs.
• Track and report on content and channel performance: pulling data from platform and reporting tools, building clear performance overviews, and keeping strategy on track against goals and KPIs.
• Turn performance learnings into creative learnings, spotting what resonates and feeding it back into new content ideas and optimisations.
• Prep and facilitate workshops and presentations, using tools such as Google Slides and Figma.
• Support the Social & Content Strategy team in bringing research and strategy to life for clients.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Even if you don’t tick every box, that doesn’t mean we’re not a match. If you feel like this role could be right for you, go for it and apply!

• You’re a natural problem-solver who sees opportunities where others see obstacles.
• You live and breathe social, you’re curious about platforms, formats, creators, and culture, and you get excited about the potential of AI.
• A business detective: audience, market, cultural, or performance research is your thing, and you know how to turn data into a story.
• You care about impact, you’re comfortable with numbers and enjoy connecting what content does to what it achieves.
• You bring energy and structure to workshops and co-creation sessions, and know how to get everyone involved.
• You know how to make ideas shine, whether that’s through a smart concept or a killer slide deck that blends content and design seamlessly.
• Someone studying preferably in the field of Communications, Marketing, Media, Strategy, or similar (WO or HBO).
• You are currently enrolled at a Dutch university for the entire duration of the internship.
• Availability of 4 days per week, preferably 5, from August 2026 for a duration of 6 months.
• You speak Dutch fluently, and you’re also confident in English, whether you’re writing, presenting, or just chatting with the team.

WE OFFER

• DEPT® has been named a Great Place To Work in 2022 and certified B-Corp® since 2021.
• 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!
• A monthly allowance of 450 euros + internet allowance.
• Opportunities to develop your skills even further through training and certifications.
• Everything to focus on your health: from free bootcamp to yoga lessons, mindfulness sessions, mental health services, serious discounts on sport memberships, healthy lunches at the office, and above all: a safe work environment.
• Great fringe benefits; use of OV-bikes, an NS Business Card and many other goodies.

WHY DEPT®?

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.