This position sits in our DACH-based teams with physical offices in Berlin, Hamburg, Cologne and Zurich. We combine creativity, data, technology, creative content, and paid media to fulfill brands’ business ambitions & drive revenue through a wide variety of (digital) marketing solutions.
JOB PURPOSE
As Media Strategy Director DACH, you are in close contact with our clients and listen carefully to their (digital) marketing challenges, learn all about their organization and business and translate this into business opportunities matching our services.
The Strategy Lead will work closely with tech, creative, media and analytics to ensure we are delivering market-leading strategic approaches to our clients. You will also help us win new clients by participating and/or leading in new business pitches; locally and globally.
Team management is also a key element in this role, as you will be responsible tol guide, develop and grow a team of 2-5 media- and content strategists.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Create influential and powerful strategies for our clients, ensuring that we continue to push them to be the most advanced, efficient and effective brands in the fields they operate within
- Lead a team of 2-5 fellow strategists, resulting in quality output of strategic planning across the business
- Translate insights derived from data into a clear story to convince the client
- Implement strategies together with specialists for clients
- Work closely together with our specialists (like SEA, SEO, CRM, Data, Marketplaces and Social Advertising Consultants)
- Be the driving force of projects, starting and finishing them
- Drive our internal knowledge and be on the forefront of creating new propositions and best practices
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
- You are a seasoned Digital Marketing Strategist with 7-10 years of experience and have gained extensive experience, preferably at an agency
- Have broader digital marketing knowledge (SEO, SEA, Social, Display, Content Marketing, Marketplaces, Data etc.)
- Have affinity with the creative development of the media assets, so you can partner with our content- and creative teams to develop bespoke and cutting edge media placements
- Already have experience with coaching people as a Team Lead - but really working in- and with the teams to bring their knowledge- and skills to the next level
- Can help our clients to go from business strategy to marketing strategy and implement this by giving advice, creating roadmaps and propose concepts
- Are pro-active, energetic, curious and inspiring
- Are a driver of innovation
- Are a networker and because of this you are able to bring together our different disciplines and specialists
- Can explain complex data and information in an easy and understandable manner to Internal & external stakeholders
THE TEAM YOU WILL JOIN
- A group of analytical and performance driven colleagues that will feel like friends in no-time;
- Good vibes: we’re trusting and believe in creative freedom and autonomy;
- If you grow, we grow. That’s why we’ll cheer you on and support you with personal coaching, a development plan and budget;
- Projects that work for you as well as the other way around. From short and snappy to more in-depth: whatever fits your ambition;
Best of both worlds: the pros of an international leading agency with the energy of your next door agency.
WE OFFER
- Company pension scheme
- Flexible working hours, working from home and abroad work
- Lease bike options / JobRad
- Health & Wellbeing - you have free, anonymous and unlimited access to 1-on-1 online coaching and mindfulness consultations with psychologists via chat, phone or video call
- €30 per month - You can use the flexible package for digital food stamps and/or fitness providers/sport clubs/massage studios, internet costs, and/ or public transport
- Future Bens - We cooperate with FutureBens and offer you exclusive access to sustainable, healthy products at attractive deals
- A reputation for doing good. DEPT® has been a Certified B Corp® since 2021 and named ‘Agency of the Year’ at both The Lovies and The Webby Awards.
- Awesome clients. Whether big or small, local or global — at DEPT® you’ll get the opportunity to work with clients of all sizes and across all industries. And we celebrate all of our successes together!
- The opportunity for possibility. We want to enable you to do what you do best and help you develop your skills further with training, development and certifications.
- Global annual DEPT® Cares Month in which employees come together and donate their skills to support local charities.
WHO ARE WE?
We are pioneers at heart. What does that mean? We are always looking forward, thinking of what we can create tomorrow that does not exist today. We were born digital and we are a new model of agency, with a deep skillset in tech and marketing. That’s why we hire curious, self-driven, talented people who never stop innovating.
Our culture is big enough to cope and small enough to care. Meaning, that with people across 30+ countries, we’re big enough to provide you with the best tools, global opportunities, and benefits that help you thrive. While acting small by investing in you, your growth, your team, and giving you the autonomy to solve our clients problems, no matter where you are in the world.
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.
