Performance Marketing Lead (12-Month Contract)

Nine; North Sydney Council; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

18 weeks parental leave

Employee Exclusives program

Digital newspaper subscription

Stan subscription

Job summary

Nine Publishing is seeking a Digital Performance Manager to drive subscription growth and optimize paid media across SEM, social, and programmatic channels. You will work closely with publishing teams to align campaigns with brand objectives and audience targeting.

This 12-month contract role emphasizes data-driven decision making, end-to-end campaign management, and dashboard reporting, with hybrid work options and a focus on performance across multiple formats including audio and display.

Qualifications

• Full-funnel digital marketing experience.
• Hands-on performance campaign management.
• Strong analytical and data-driven mindset.
• Experience with major platforms (Meta, LinkedIn, X, Reddit, Google Ads).
• Experience with audio/programmatic providers is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own management and optimization of paid media campaigns to support commercial objectives across brand, customer acquisition, and retention.
• Conduct end-to-end management of digital performance campaigns across SEM, Paid Social, Programmatic Display, Video, and Audio.
• Build strong, collaborative relationships with the Publishing teams.
• Deliver insights and recommendations to support decision-making.
• Set up, manage, and maintain performance dashboards and reporting.
• Manage the budget and all relevant financial reporting, including forecasting.

Skills

Full-funnel marketing

Performance campaigns

Analytics & insights

Digital platforms

CRM & marketing automation

Audio programmatic

Programmatic

Tools

SA360

DV360

Google Ads

Programmatic DSP

Job description

Nine Publishing is seeking a Digital Performance Manager to drive subscription growth and optimize paid media across SEM, social, and programmatic channels. You will work closely with publishing teams to align campaigns with brand objectives and audience targeting.

This 12-month contract role emphasizes data-driven decision making, end-to-end campaign management, and dashboard reporting, with hybrid work options and a focus on performance across multiple formats including audio and display.