Campaign Manager (Paid Social/SEA)

Are you our next Paid Social / SEA Campaign Manager?

We’re looking for a Campaign Manager to help push our clients’ paid advertising to the next level across Social and SEA!

We’re looking for a team member who enjoys working with data, spotting opportunities, and improving performance. Someone who’s detail-oriented, takes ownership of their work, and likes being part of a team that gets things done. Whether it’s optimising campaigns, working on challenging briefs, or figuring out why something isn’t working - they’re on it.

You’ll be working in a fun, supportive, driven team, managing a mix of clients - from smaller accounts to larger international brands. Plenty of variety, and plenty of opportunity to make an impact .

Authenticity is a core value at The Next Ad - in our people, our client relationships, and how we collaborate with each other and our partners. Everyone is free to be themselves. We treat you with respect, and vice versa. And whether you’re just getting started or ready to take the next step, we’ll support you with the freedom and space to grow!

Your responsibilities

• Owning and managing end-to-end paid campaigns across Social (Meta, Snapchat, TikTok) and SEA.

• Driving performance by optimising your campaigns against clear KPIs

• Analysing results and translating data into reports with clear insights and actionable recommendations

• Building and maintaining dashboards to track performance and keep stakeholders informed

• Collaborating with clients and internal teams on strategy, planning, deliverables, and day-to-day execution

• Testing new ideas, formats, and platform features to continuously improve results

• Staying up to date with industry & platform developments, and applying them in your campaigns

What we’re looking for

Must haves

• 2+ years of hands-on experience in paid advertising (Social and/or SEA)

• Based in the Netherlands, requiring no visa sponsorship

• Proven experience owning and managing medium to large-scale paid media budgets

• Comfortable running end-to-end campaigns independently

• Strong ownership - you’re responsible for the quality of your campaigns and their results

• Good time and expectation management skills across multiple accounts and teams

• Fluent in English, both written and spoken

• Clear and direct communicator

Nice to haves

• Experience working on agency-side

• Experience with international clients

• Dutch language skills

• Able to start on short notice

What we offer

• Flexible hybrid working model with lots of autonomy to decide your office days

• 25 holiday days (based on a 40-hour contract)

• Travel allowance (NS Business Card or km reimbursement)

• Company-funded ClassPass subscription

• Company laptop

• Monthly phone allowance

• Access to learning and development opportunities (courses and training)

• An informal, open culture with monthly dinners, drinks, and team activities

• A super nice and supportive team (if we do say so ourselves)

Do you have a question about The Next Ad, the role, our culture or our team? Feel free to reach out!

Application process

After you apply, we’ll get back to you as soon as possible if there’s a potential match.

The process is straightforward:

• First introduction interview with one of our team leads

• If there’s interest on both sides, you’ll be invited to complete a case, which you’ll present during a second interview at our office

• If it’s a good fit on both sides, we’ll make you an offer

Excited about the role? We’d love to hear from you and see if this could be a good fit!