Activation Manager / Performance Manager

Searchability; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 104,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

Searchability in Melbourne is seeking an Activation Manager to own campaign activation across a portfolio of clients. You will manage bookings, trafficking and optimisation across digital channels, working with planners and clients to bring media strategies to life.

You will mentor junior activation staff, lead platform best practices, and serve as a trusted contact for delivery and performance. This is a hands-on role with clear growth into leadership as the team expands.

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience in media activation, trafficking, or campaign management.
• Hands-on platform experience across programmatic, paid social, and/or search.
• Strong understanding of media metrics and the ability to translate data into client-ready insights.
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal.
• The ability to manage multiple campaigns and priorities at once.

Responsibilities

• Own campaign activation across a portfolio of clients, from brief to reporting.
• Manage bookings, trafficking and optimisation across digital channels.
• Collaborate with planners and clients to translate media strategies into execution.
• Mentor junior activation staff and lead platform best practices.
• Be a trusted point of contact for clients on delivery and performance; grow into leadership.

Skills

Media activation

Paid social & search

Campaign management

Job description

Activation Manager / Performance Manager

• 3+ years experience in a media activation / campaign management role
• Strong platform experience across paid social, and paid search
• $115K DOE

WHO WE ARE

We are an independent media agency known for our people-first culture and hands-on approach to media planning and buying. Independently owned, we back our team to think differently and challenge convention, without the layers of bureaucracy that come with holding company life. We invest heavily in our people, offering genuine progression paths and a culture built on trust rather than micromanagement.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

As our Activation Manager, you will take ownership of campaign activation across a portfolio of clients, managing bookings, trafficking, and optimisation across digital channels. You will work closely with planners and clients to bring media strategies to life, troubleshooting in real time and ensuring campaigns run smoothly from brief through to reporting. You will mentor junior activation staff, take the lead on platform best practice, and be a trusted point of contact for clients on delivery and performance. There is genuine scope here to grow into a leadership role as the team continues to expand.

YOU WILL NEED

• 3+ years experience in media activation, trafficking, or campaign management
• Hands-on platform experience across programmatic, paid social, and/or search
• Strong understanding of media metrics and the ability to translate data into client-ready insights
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal
• The ability to manage multiple campaigns and priorities at once

IT'S NICE TO HAVE

• Experience mentoring or leading junior team members
• Certifications across major ad platforms