Job Description:

Our mission is to Drive Business Performance. We use data to create personalized and connected experiences that deliver transformative business outcomes. Our role is to ensure our clients meet their quantifiable business goals every day, consistently, in every market. We are entirely focused on delivering better business results through optimization, creation and analysis across all digital platforms. Our scope ranges from recommending how to use content more effectively to optimizing daily media channel performance and maximizing visibility in eCommerce platforms.

As a Senior Buyer, Platforms & Commerce, you will have full oversight over the strategic direction of all search/social activity pertaining to your client portfolio. You will oversee all search/social media activity including Paid Search, Paid Social and other pertinent digital tactics. You will manage team members of digital marketers across all social/search disciplines. You will act as a mentor by growing young talent and instilling best practice behavior within your team. You will also collaborate closely with leadership to advance iProspect's strategic initiatives. You must be able to navigate through a large organization and balance the needs of multiple stakeholders. You will develop strong relationships with all stakeholders, including your team, the client, and strategic media and technology partners. This role will also include the opportunity to work alongside our VP, Strategy to work on portfolio business development as well as contribution to our overall product offering.

Responsibilities:

The role requires a strong leader with established soft skills as well as working knowledge of more complex strategies across the entire digital media ecosystem. Hands on experience performance marketing is needed to excel in the role as well as out of the box strategical innovation. The ability to coach your immediate team to develop their negotiation, critical thinking and numerical skills is key.

• Proven team management experience
• Experience growing a client portfolio
• Superior time management and organizational skills
• Confident presenter with superior communication skills
• Strategic thinker with advanced problem-solving skills and robust judgement
• Proactive, and takes ownership of work

Key Performance Indicators

• Campaign results (measured against set targets)
• Client satisfaction (measured against TRR score)
• Team management, retention and development (development, roadmaps, retention)
• Quality of work (campaigns, reports, presentations, strategic deliverables)
• Contribution to product and agency development (blog and press publications, case studies, research)
• Client revenue growth (existing client growth)
• Achievement of annual objectives

Qualifications:

• Post-secondary Degree or Diploma in Media, Advertising, Business Administration, Marketing, or related field.
• A minimum of 4 years of media planning and/or buying experience focused on digital channels – Search, Social, Display and Programmatic.
• Knowledge and hands-on experience with media planning and buying tools
• Strong to advanced level MS Office skills: Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, etc.
• Must be able to work with cross functional teams and multiple stakeholders.
• Aptitude for priority management where it concerns managing multiple deliverables/work streams.
• Ability to organize ideas and present back information logically and sequentially.
• Understanding of how Paid Search / SEM interacts with Display Media, Paid Social, and other traffic types
• Google Analytics and AdWords, Bing Ads Certifications and understanding of Display, Mobile, Video and Shopping advertising is beneficial

Additional information

The salary range for this position is $60k-$65k. Actual salary within the salary range will be based on a variety of factors including relevant experience, knowledge, and skills. A range of medical, dental, RRSP, paid time off, and/or other benefits also are available to all permanent employees.

We know through experience that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds foster a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better business results. We strive to create workplaces that reflect the clients we serve and where everyone feels empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work. We are committed to working with our candidates from all ability levels throughout the recruitment process to ensure that they have what they need to be at their best. If you need accommodation during the application or interview process, please contact Canada.Recruitment@dentsu.com or to begin a conversation about your individual accessibility needs throughout the hiring process.

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Location:

Toronto

Brand:

Dentsu Media

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Permanent