Senior Creative Strategist

DEPT® is the Growth Invention Company, sitting at the intersection of marketing and technology. The Senior Creative Strategist role is part of our Creative & Media team based in Amsterdam. Senior Creative Strategists at DEPT® are at the heart of the action, operating at the intersection of creativity, culture, humanity, business, and technology - helping create work that moves people and drives growth. We don’t have a proprietary framework or process. We don’t like to follow best practices because they’re based on the past. In a world of constant flux and endless opportunity, we believe strategy is crucial to imagine the path forward.

Responsibilities

Define the real challenge: Truly understand the client’s business and its cultural context to unpack the real problem; Craft the springboard: Consistently develop strategies, briefs, and thought-starters that excite, inspire and give clear direction; Growth invention: You will be a key player in winning new clients and proactively uncovering organic growth opportunities for existing ones; Think beyond boundaries: We don’t do one-dimensional strategy. You are a hybrid thinker who defies traditional labels - just as comfortable building a high-level brand narrative as you are mapping out a reactive social campaign or a tech-driven activation; Elevate the floor: Everyone has something to teach. And as a senior, you won't just do the work; you will help others improve - within and beyond the team

Requirements

Strategic voice; Creative vision; Entrepreneurial spirit; Embrace complexity; Love research; Commanding communication; Finger on the pulse; Driving effectiveness; Team Player; Fluent in Dutch and English

Benefits

A flexible, hybrid working policy (2-3 days from the office, depending on location) 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; Contribution to your health through the OpenUp platform, gym and wellness discounts, and healthy lunches at the office; Discount on your lease bike and NS Business Card; A reputation for doing good - Certified B Corp since 2021, Great Place To Work since 2022 in the Netherlands, and Agency of the Year at The Lovies and The Webby Awards; Awesome clients