Senior Content & Comms Strategist

DEPT is a Growth Invention company built to help the worlds most ambitious brands grow faster. Operating at the intersection of technology and marketing our 4000 specialists deliver growth invention services across Brand & Media Experience Commerce CRM and Technology & Data. Were 5050 tech and marketing partner-led and first to move. Clients include Google Lufthansa Meta eBay and OpenAI. We have been certified B Corp and Climate Neutral since 2021.

JOB PURPOSE

This role is part of our Creative & Media team based in Rotterdam and Amsterdam. Our team is a vibrant mix of talents ranging from Creatives Influencer Marketers Brand & Content Strategists to Account Managers Programmatic and Marketing Automation Consultants. Together we blend imaginative storytelling and performance-driven strategies with cutting-edge technology to create engaging digital experiences that build lasting relationships with our clients.

First things first:

If youre reading this and thinking maybe go for it.

Even if your background doesnt match every single point wed still love to hear from you. You might bring something we didnt even know we needed. Its not about ticking every box its about the energy ideas and perspective you bring. Maybe youre not a strategist by title but youve crafted campaigns built content ecosystems shaped stories or just know how to connect the dots in a way others dont. Great were listening.

The only hard requirement We need someone who can speak Dutch and English fluently.

Other than that Surprise us.

That being said

Were looking for a Senior Content & Comms Strategist to join our team. Youll work on large-size projects and consultancy developing smart integrated content and comms strategies that drive impact across the customer journey.

This role is for someone who loves to puzzle an expert in making complex things click.

You can zoom all the way in (platform nuances channel roles formats sequencing production realities) and zoom all the way out (brand positioning long-term direction business goals what success really means). Youre comfortable holding the whole comms ecosystem in your head and turning it into something clear actionable and exciting for clients and teams.

Youll work closely with brand strategists creatives media experts and specialists to make sure our work is noticed shared and remembered.

WHAT YOULL DO

Youll spend your days turning ideas into strategies that actually land for our clients which include brands like ING Audi Nikon Stokke Praxis and many more. That means:

• Designing integrated content & comms strategies across channels and touchpoints (paid/owned/earned/shared) balancing creativity with performance.
  
  
• Turning client goals into clear strategic direction: frameworks messaging logic journey maps channel roles content systems and creative briefs.
  
  
• Mapping complex ecosystems (audiences moments channels formats partners) and making smart choices about what matters most.
  
  
• Bringing audience insight culture platform behavior together to guide what we make where it lives and why it should work.
  
  
• Teaming up with brand strategists to bring positioning to life in the real world.
  
  
• Working hand-in-hand with creatives to make sure big ideas are built to travel across channels formats and timelines.
  
  
• Collaborating with media and platform strategists influencer specialists CRM experts and partners to keep campaigns consistent across touchpoints.
  
  
• Presenting your thinking beautifully: making complexity feel simple structured and exciting for clients and teammates.
  
  
• Building strong client relationships and becoming a trusted day-to-day strategic partner.
  
  
• Supporting new business with sharp thinking clear points of view and compelling strategic narratives.
  
  
• Keeping your finger on the pulse of culture tech innovation communications and platforms.
  
  

WHAT YOU BRING:

• 5 years in content strategy comms strategy creative strategy.
  
  
• A natural connector and collaborator: you know strategy doesnt work in a vacuum and you bring the right people to the table to make ideas stronger.
  
  
• You have an instinct for linking audience insights to storytelling channels and formats.
  
  
• A systems thinker: you can map an ecosystem spot gaps see dependencies and create a strategy thats built to work in real life.
  
  
• Experience linking digital offline comms into one coherent approach.
  
  
• Youve helped shape content and comms for websites web apps and apps.
  
  
• Youve worked across B2B and B2C contexts and you adjust your approach to different buying cycles stakeholders and decision dynamics.
  
  
• Youve worked with global brands and local markets and you know how to build scalable localisation approaches.
  
  
• A strong communicator and presenter: you can land complex thinking simply clearly and convincingly.
  
  
• A confident client partner: you can facilitate decisions challenge constructively and build trust.
  
  
• High craft standards genuine love for the work and a relentlessly curious mindset.
  
  
• HBO-/WO-level education (Bachelors or Masters).
• Fluent in Dutch and English (must-have!).

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. Develop your skills with courses and programs tailored to your needs.
• Stay happy and healthy with a contribution to your health through the OpenUp platform gym and wellness discounts and healthy lunches at the office.
• Get a discount on your lease bike and ride in style. You can also enjoy hassle free-commutes with an NS Business Card.
• A reputation for doing good. DEPT has been a Certified B Corp since 2021 has been named a Great Place To Work since 2022 in the Netherlands and named Agency of the Year at both The Lovies and The Webby Awards.
• Awesome clients. Whether big small local or global at DEPT youll get the opportunity to work with all of them. And we celebrate all of our successes together!
• You can discover even more employee benefits here.

WHY DEPT

We are a Growth Invention company built to help the worlds 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 just 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.