Job Description

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, 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 brings together creatives, strategists, social specialists, media experts, and technologists to create work that drives both brand growth and business impact.

We're looking for a Junior Creative who is eager to learn, curious by nature, and passionate about creating ideas that connect with people. Whether your background is in copy, design, content creation, emerging technology, or a combination of disciplines, you're excited to develop your craft while working on a diverse portfolio of brands and challenges.

We will match you to a day-to-day teammate on our projects. You'll collaborate with experienced Creatives, Strategists, Designers, Social Specialists, Creative Technologists, and Client Teams to help bring campaigns, content, and creative concepts to life. You'll have the opportunity to contribute to projects across brand, social, digital, integrated campaigns, and emerging creative technology solutions while learning how great creative work is developed from brief to execution.

This role is ideal for someone who is culturally aware, digitally native, and excited by the possibilities of AI, automation and new technologies. You'll be given the support, mentorship, and opportunities needed to grow your creative confidence and develop your own point of view.

As our creative department continues to evolve, we're looking for someone who brings fresh perspectives, new energy, and a genuine passion for creativity and innovation.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

• Support the development of creative concepts, campaigns, content, and innovative digital experiences across multiple clients and channels.
• Contribute ideas during brainstorms, creative reviews, concept development sessions, and innovation workshops.
• Help create copy, social content, presentations, visual explorations, campaign assets, and creative prototypes.
• Explore how AI, automation, emerging platforms, and creative technology can strengthen ideas and solve client challenges.
• Collaborate closely with Creatives, Strategists, Designers, Social Specialists, and Creative Technologists to bring ideas to life.
• Stay up to date with cultural trends, emerging platforms, consumer behaviour, and new technologies.
• Participate in creative research, inspiration gathering, trend spotting, and technology scouting.
• Support the creation of work across social, digital, CRM, content, integrated campaigns, and innovative brand experiences.
• Continuously develop your creative craft through feedback, mentorship, experimentation, and hands-on experience.

WHAT YOU BRING

• 0 - 3 years of experience in a creative, content, social, technology, or advertising environment.
• A portfolio that demonstrates creativity, curiosity, and potential, whether through professional, freelance, educational, or personal projects.
• Native Dutch speaker with strong communication skills in English.
• Passion for creativity, storytelling, culture, technology, and digital experiences.
• Interest in AI, creative technology, emerging platforms, and how technology can unlock new forms of creativity.
• Curious mindset with a willingness to learn, experiment, and challenge yourself.
• Comfortable working collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams.
• Active interest in social media, internet culture, innovation, and evolving consumer behaviours.
• Positive energy, initiative, and a desire to contribute beyond your experience level.

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