Junior Performance Specialist — Search & Social AI

Accenture Global; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Song Melbourne is seeking a Performance Executive to join the media team. This entry‑level role focuses on supporting the setup, QA and in‑flight optimisation of biddable campaigns across Search and Social, under a Performance Manager.

You will work with AI-enabled tools, learn measurement approaches, and collaborate with cross‑functional teams to drive campaign learning and performance improvements over time. This role offers growth in a dynamic media environment.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of experience in biddable media, including paid search and/or paid social, within an agency or in-house environment.
• Hands-on familiarity with major platforms such as Google Ads and Meta Ads Manager. Exposure to TikTok or LinkedIn is a bonus.
• Foundational analytical capability and confidence working with numbers, spreadsheets and performance metrics.
• Strong organisation and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines with support from your manager.
• An interest in testing and measurement, with a desire to learn about experiment design, incrementality and platform measurement approaches.
• Clear communication skills and a collaborative working style, with confidence asking questions and escalating risks early.
• Exposure to media finance processes such as pacing, POs, invoicing and reconciliation, or a willingness to learn.
• Confidence navigating advertising platforms, spreadsheets and presentation tools, with the ability to follow established processes and QA your work.
• Curiosity and a growth mindset, with motivation to build your technical capability and use AI‑enabled tools responsibly.

Responsibilities

• Support the implementation and day-to-day management of biddable media campaigns across relevant channels and platforms, primarily Search and Social, under the guidance of a Performance Manager.
• Assist in using AI agents and tools across parts of the media process, including QA checks, reporting inputs and audience or keyword research, following established guidance and controls.
• Build campaigns accurately in platform, including set-up, trafficking, tagging inputs, creative checks and naming conventions, in line with best-practice guidelines and established processes.
• Support in-flight optimisation by completing checks and recommended changes across bids, budgets, audiences, keywords and creative rotation, documenting what changed and why.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including creative, analytics and account teams to support timely delivery of campaign inputs and outputs.
• Maintain accurate weekly and monthly reporting and dashboards, highlighting performance shifts, anomalies and opportunities for improvement for review with your manager.
• Build your understanding of tracking and measurement, including pixels, CAPI, SDK/app measurement and tagging, while supporting basic checks and escalating issues where appropriate.
• Support WIPs and QBRs by preparing extracts, charts and campaign summaries, contributing observations and building confidence presenting sections over time.
• Contribute to team ways of working by sharing learnings, documenting steps and supporting smoother delivery through checklists, templates and QA routines.
• Assist with partner and vendor interactions, including specifications, troubleshooting and learning sessions, while staying across platform updates to support campaign quality and innovation.

Skills

Biddable media

Paid search

Paid social

Google Ads

Meta Ads Manager

Analytics

Excel

AI tools

Tools

GA4

AI tools

Job description

Accenture Song Melbourne is seeking a Performance Executive to join the media team. This entry‑level role focuses on supporting the setup, QA and in‑flight optimisation of biddable campaigns across Search and Social, under a Performance Manager.

You will work with AI-enabled tools, learn measurement approaches, and collaborate with cross‑functional teams to drive campaign learning and performance improvements over time. This role offers growth in a dynamic media environment.