Account Manager (Bilingual)

IPG Mediabrands Canada; Toronto; On-site; CAD 70,000; Full time

Job summary

IPG Mediabrands Canada is seeking an experienced Account Manager (Bilingual) to handle marketing campaigns for a global streaming service. The role entails managing client relations, project timelines, and ensuring quality deliverables. Ideal candidates will have 4+ years of agency experience, strong organizational skills, and be fluent in both English and French.

Benefits

Generous paid time off

Flexible hybrid work model

Training opportunities in mental health and inclusion

Community-based employee groups

Qualifications

• 4+ years in an agency or in-house production role with account management.
• Proficient in managing multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with campaign execution and production workflows.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the main contact for clients, ensuring their needs are met.
• Manage project timelines, deliverables, and ensure quality across campaigns.
• Oversee creative adaptation and localization for various media channels.

Skills

Account Management

Project Management

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Asana

Monday.com

Airtable

Smartsheet

Job description

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We’re seeking an experienced detail-oriented Account Manager - French to support the creative fulfillment, localization, and adaptation of marketing campaigns for an exciting global streaming service in Canada. This role will serve as the day-to-day liaison between internal teams, external vendors, and client stakeholders, ensuring seamless execution across media asset delivery, production, and localization.

The ideal candidate has a strong background in campaign execution, production workflows, and client management, with a keen eye for detail and the ability to manage complex deliverables across multiple channels.

Key Responsibilities

Account & Client Management

• Serve as the primary point of contact for streaming service marketing stakeholders, ensuring alignment on timelines, creative strategy, and delivery requirements.
• Own the end-to-end campaign delivery process from briefing through final delivery, working against the approved Marketing Plan.
• Translate marketing objectives into detailed creative and production briefs for internal and external creative teams.
• Proactively manage client expectations, campaign priorities, and escalations with professionalism and strategic foresight.

Project Management

• Develop and manage detailed project plans, timelines, and workflows across campaigns ranging from medium (approx. 200 assets) to high complexity (up to 650+ assets).
• Track and oversee production milestones, ensuring assets are delivered on time, on spec, and on budget.
• Coordinate across cross-functional teams including design, AV editors, copywriters, media planners, and localization specialists.
• Manage and maintain asset trackers, spec sheets, and project documentation to ensure transparency and accuracy across teams.

Production & Producer Duties

• Oversee the creative adaptation, versioning, and localization of assets across ATL channels : TV, Radio, OOH, and Digital.
• Support bespoke AV production (cutdowns, localization, supers), static design (e.g., transit ads, social), and creative mock-ups for various placements (e.g., train wraps, digital screens).
• Coordinate with localization vendors and internal teams to ensure language accuracy and cultural appropriateness.
• Own delivery workflows including ExtremeTV, dispatch, and media distribution for all creative assets.
• Work on minimum 10 campaigns annually (estimated 7 high complexity, 3 medium complexity).
• Deliver and track assets across O&O placements, digital, OOH, and AV – ranging from 199 to over 650 assets per campaign.
• Review and manage specs as outlined in regional campaign documents (e.g., AU / NZ spec sheets).

Desired Skills & Experience

• 4+ years experience in an agency, studio, or in-house production role with account and project management responsibilities.
• Experience managing high-volume marketing campaigns across multiple formats and markets.
• Deep understanding of creative production workflows, timelines, and localization best practices.
• Highly organized with strong project management tools proficiency (e.g., Asana, Monday.com, Airtable, Smartsheet).
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize in a fast-paced environment.

IPG Mediabrands is the media and marketing solutions division of Interpublic Group (NYSE : IPG). IPG Mediabrands manages over $47 billion in marketing investment globally on behalf of its clients across its best-in-class brands UM, Initiative, Media Experts, Reprise, MAGNA, Orion, Mediabrands Content Studio, and the IPG Media Lab. IPG Mediabrands clients include many of the world’s most recognizable and iconic brands from a broad portfolio of industry sectors including automotive, personal finance, consumer packaged goods (CPG), pharma, health and wellness, entertainment, financial services, energy, toys and gaming, direct to consumer and e-commerce, retail, hospitality, food and beverage, fashion and beauty. The company employs more than 18,000 diverse marketing communications professionals in more than 130 countries. Learn more at www.ipgmediabrands.ca and follow us on LinkedIn : Mediabrands Canada and Instagram : @MediabrandsCanada.

What's in it for you?

• Generous paid time off with a minimum of 37 paid days off including vacation and monthly wellness days. We also have four-day long weekends, half-day summer Fridays, and meeting-free Friday afternoons year-round.
• A flexible hybrid work model that works for you.
• A focus on personal development with formal training opportunities, including mental health training and inclusion education for everyone.
• A chance to be part of and grow within a global network of agencies.
• The opportunity to contribute to our company culture by joining one of our many community-based employee groups, such as Black Employee Network, Girls on Fire, Hispanic or Latinx Alliance, Neuro Network, Pan-Asian Network, and Rainbow Lounge.

IPG Mediabrands is an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, colour, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, creed, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, citizenship, genetic information, disability, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, provincial, or municipal law. If you require an accommodation in any aspect of the selection process, please reach out to [e-mail]

Seniority level

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Job function

Management, Advertising, and Strategy / Planning

Advertising Services, Broadcast Media Production and Distribution, and Marketing Services

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