Project Manager (Creative)

Amsterdam/Rotterdam, hybrid

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. We’re 50|50 tech and marketing, partner-led, and first to move. Clients include Wero, Philips, Uber, Miele, Grolsch, Praxis, and many more. We have been certified B Corp and Climate Neutral since 2021.

Job Purpose

As a Creative Project Manager, you work closely with our major accounts and teams on a daily basis, running diverse creative projects from start to finish. You’re able to combine the best way of work for our creative teams and the briefed timeline of the client into a feasible workflow. Because of your knowledge and interest in the creative industry and its processes, you have an opinion that is respected and appreciated by both the customer and the internal teams.

You know exactly what our customers need, even if they don’t explicitly ask for it. You are good at making schedules and monitoring budgets and you enjoy meeting or even exceeding customer expectations together with the team. You are the customer's first point of contact during projects, which means you have daily contact with them to update the progress of the project and foresee risks.

You feel responsible for bringing the project to a successful conclusion and coordinating the deliverables with the customer and the team. In short, you are the spider in the web who keeps the focus on getting our projects delivered, who does not shy away from deadlines, who can monitor overviews and budgets, and who can coordinate all of this with the customer.

What You’ll Do

• Work on one of our biggest client teams, collaborating with multiple team members such as creatives, strategists, and technical specialists.
• Manage end-to-end creative projects (content creation, social, design, affiliate marketing, toolkits, 360 campaigns), ensuring qualitative work is delivered on time and within budget.
• Act as the key contact for clients, an advisor who provides resources, and addresses problems and solutions.
• Track time and budgets. You’re able to forecast, flag, and act when it comes to project and client financials.

What You Bring

• Relevant experience in both project management and digital marketing.
• Experience on the agency side.
• Experience and ambition to manage digital marketing projects within the creative field (content creation, organic social media, design, affiliate marketing).
• Experience and/or affinity with project management tools such as Asana, Trello, Jira.
• Experience with A-brands and their digital performance issues.
• Located and available to start working from our offices in Amsterdam or Rotterdam.
• Fluent in Dutch and English.

We Offer

• 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 for skill development.
• Contribution to health through the OpenUp platform, gym and wellness discounts, and healthy lunches at the office.
• Discount on lease bikes and NS Business Card for hassle-free commutes.
• Certified B Corp® (since 2021), Great Place To Work (Netherlands, since 2022), and ‘Agency of the Year’ (The Lovies and The Webby Awards).
• Opportunity to work with awesome clients, both big and small, local and global.
• Discover more employee benefits here.

Why DEPT®?

We are a Growth Invention company built to help the world’s most ambitious brands grow faster. Operating at the intersection of technology and marketing, we create what is next by pioneering ideas, acting fast, and moving further because standing still is not in our DNA.

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.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At DEPT®, we take pride in creating an inclusive workplace where everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive. We actively seek to recruit, develop, nurture, and retain talented individuals from diverse backgrounds, with varying skills and perspectives.

Not sure you meet all qualifications? Apply, and let us decide! Research shows that women and members of underrepresented groups tend not to apply for jobs when they think they may not meet every requirement, when in fact they do. We believe in giving everyone a fair chance to shine.

We also encourage you to reach out to us and discuss any reasonable adjustments we can make to support you throughout the recruitment process and your time with us.

Want to know more about our dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion? Check out our efforts here.