Social Media Account Executive – NL/BE

Our client BlueFocus is looking for a Social Media Account Executive to support automotive clients across the Netherlands and Belgium.

This role combines social media management, local content planning, client communication and project coordination. You will work closely with clients, creative teams, designers, content creators, influencer/KOL teams, media teams and other internal or external partners to ensure campaigns are locally relevant, creatively strong and delivered on time.

The ideal candidate has a strong understanding of the Dutch or Belgian market, is highly sensitive to local culture and social trends, and can combine creative thinking with strong project ownership and client communication.

Key Responsibilities

- Manage day-to-day social media operations for automotive clients in the Netherlands and/or Belgium.
- Develop localized social media ideas and monthly content calendars based on brand strategy, campaign objectives and local market insights.
- Adapt global or regional content into locally relevant communication for Dutch or Belgian audiences.
- Write, review and localize social media copy in native-level Dutch or French.
- Monitor local social media trends, cultural moments, competitor activity and emerging content formats.
- Coordinate with creative, design, production, KOL/influencer, media and client teams to ensure smooth campaign delivery.
- Own project timelines, deliverables, feedback rounds and approval processes.
- Act as a reliable day-to-day client contact, providing clear updates and proactively following up on pending items.
- Translate client feedback into clear and actionable tasks for internal teams.
- Support campaign reporting and provide observations and recommendations based on social performance.
- Proactively identify opportunities to improve engagement, content quality and local market relevance.
- Support cross-market coordination when projects involve both the Netherlands and Belgium.

Requirements

- Native-level Dutch or French .
- Fluent professional English.
- 2+ years of experience in social media, digital marketing, communications, agency account management or a related field.
- Strong understanding of the Dutch and/or Belgian social media landscape, consumer culture and local trends.
- Strong creative judgment and ability to develop locally relevant content ideas.
- Strong client communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Excellent project management and timeline ownership.
- Comfortable coordinating multiple teams, stakeholders and deliverables at the same time.
- Highly organized, proactive, detail-oriented and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.
- Good understanding of major social platforms including Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and LinkedIn.

Preferred

- Agency experience.
- Automotive, mobility, technology or lifestyle brand experience.
- Experience working with international or global clients.
- Experience with KOL/influencer marketing, paid social or social reporting.
- For Belgium-based candidates, Dutch language skills are a strong plus.
- For Netherlands-based candidates, French language skills are a plus.
- Basic content creation or video editing skills are a plus.