About this role
About the Role DEPT® is seeking an Account Director, Media to lead a major Tech client vertical within our Creative & Media services. You’ll be the commercial engine and primary sparring partner, bridging complex Paid Media strategies with ambitious growth goals and partnering like an extension of the client leadership team. Your mission is to support driving revenue into a 20% growth story.
What You'll Do
- Client Leadership: Act as the primary business partner for the client, building trust-based relationships at the senior level.
- Growth Ownership: Drive a 20% YoY growth target by identifying commercial opportunities in Paid Media, Social Organic, LLM, and Influencer strategy.
- Matrix Orchestration: Lead the “Trio” (Account, Program, Strategy), serving as the final decision-maker to ensure delivery matches client expectations.
- Strategic Sparring: Challenge the client and internal teams with “Growth Invention” ideas, moving beyond execution to strategic impact.
- Commercial Governance: Own the P&L, SOWs, and profitability for the Business Group.
What We're Looking For
- Media Pedigree: A deep, must-have understanding of integrated Paid Media (Social, Programmatic, Search).
- Agency DNA: Proven experience managing complex, multi-workstream accounts in a global agency or consultancy environment.
- A confident, outgoing, and positive personality. You are a natural people person who builds chemistry instantly.
- Challenger Mindset: You aren’t afraid to have sensitive conversations or reset expectations when budgets or timings shift.
- Social Fluency: Experience or strong exposure to Social Organic and Influencer ecosystems.
Compensation & Benefits
- Location-specific benefits, and a reputation for doing good.
- DEPT® has been a Certified B Corp® since 2021, named a Great Place To Work since 2022 in the Netherlands, and named ‘Agency of the Year’ at 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. We celebrate all of our successes together!
- You can discover even more employee benefits here.