Growth Director (Dutch speaking)

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 Google, Stokke, Meta, eBay, and OpenAI. We have been certified B Corp and Climate Neutral since 2021.

JOB PURPOSE

As the Growth Director Creative, you’ll be the commercial engine responsible for driving new business success and exceeding our sales targets within the creative domain. Our creative services expand from brand strategy, creative platforms and big ideas to social, influencer & creator content to creative automation fueled with AI.

Will you bring the next high-profile client like BOL, Stokke, or Philips home? In this role, you will be an integral part of the Growth team, spanning our Creative & Media services across the Benelux and Nordics region. You’ll spearhead the development and maintenance of a robust, healthy commercial pipeline and are leading on new/existing opportunities, pitches, tenders, RFI’s and RFP’s and incoming (cross-/up sell) requests. Own the entire sales lifecycle, from initial lead generation and qualification through to the delivery of winning proposals, pitch presentations, and ensuring a seamless client onboarding post-signature. You’ll orchestrate winning solutions by closely collaborating with our specialized strategy, creative, social, media, data, and AI teams to craft the strongest possible, integrated proposals and pitches for both local market leaders and global challenger brands.

To thrive as our Growth Director Creative, you must embody an entrepreneurial spirit coupled with a strategic mindset. You are expected to be commercially sharp, relentlessly focused on the highest quality output, and deeply curious.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Lead and secure major creative pitches, tenders, RFPs, and incoming new-business requests.
• Strategically qualify new leads, assemble the optimal ‘A-team’, shape a compelling, winning narrative, and ensure a seamless client onboarding for every new account.
• Build a strong pipeline via networking, round table events and client dinners. 
• Lead commercial and legal negotiations, with key departments like procurement, in a way that results in happy clients, happy DEPTsters, and profitable growth.
• Act as the vital link and key facilitator between our international teams, leading and driving creative opportunities and multi-market pitches across the organization.
• Take ownership and work confidently with executive stakeholders, but you’re not a lone wolf. You collaborate closely with specialist teams, empowering everyone to deliver their best work.
• Represent DEPT® externally at events, roundtables, client dinners and industry conferences, elevating our brand profile and developing your network. 
• Actively promote and embed a growth mindset across the organisation and help teams understand how commercial strategy underpins great client work.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• A solid track record in winning new business, backed by a strong network and understanding of the creative industry. Experience with digital media is a pre.
• Experience leading and orchestrating complex pitches, specifically managing and aligning cross-functional teams (Creative, Strategy, Media, Data, AI) to deliver integrated, winning proposals.
• Comfortable presenting and able to network with ease (show how you approach this).
• Naturally well-connected, curious, approachable, and confident when building relationships at executive level.
• At least 3–5 years’ experience in the creative industry, preferably at an agency.
• Ambitious, eager to learn, and proactive.
• Fluent in both Dutch and English, written and spoken.

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® you’ll 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 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 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.