Campaign Manager, Performance

Havas Media Network; Montreal (administrative region); On-site; CAD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Havas Media Network is seeking a Campaign Manager to join the Performance Team in Montreal. You will oversee end-to-end execution of paid search, social, and programmatic campaigns, ensuring optimal performance for clients.

The role requires in-platform technical work, strategic thinking, and client-facing communication. Mentorship to junior team members and collaboration with Direct Digital, Programmatic and Analytics teams are key aspects.

Qualifications

• 4–6 years experience in paid search and social roles (agency, supplier or client).
• Must be bilingual and able to present in English and French.
• Experience across self-serve ad buying platforms (Meta, Google Ads, SA360, DV360, TikTok, Pinterest).

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with Planning and Investment teams to build cohesive go-to-market plans.
• Work with Specialists to build and execute campaigns in-platform to deliver client KPIs.
• Manage workflow in/out of centre of excellence teams with accurate in-platform outputs.
• Oversee analysis and optimization of campaign performance with actionable insights.
• Develop and maintain relationships with platform partners and vendors.

Skills

Paid search

Social advertising

Bilingual English/French

Analytical mindset

Team player

Tools

Meta

Google Ads

SA360

DV360

TikTok

Pinterest

Job description

Havas Media Network, the Media Experience agency, is looking for a Campaign Manager to join the Performance Team, part of our global community of 10,000 team members who are focused on using Meaningful Media to make a meaningful difference to brands, businesses, and people.

The Campaign Manager is a subject matter expert within the Performance team responsible for overseeing the end-to-end execution of paid Search, social and programmatic campaigns, ensuring optimal performance and delivering exceptional results for our clients. As a Campaign Manager, you are motivated and a self-starter who has an expert grasp of the Performance media landscape with experience across all major buying platforms (Meta, Google Ads, SA360, DV360, etc). You are a rare breed that excels at in-platform technical work, strategic thinking as well as client facing communication. You also bring a collaborative leadership mentality to your work by providing junior team members with mentorship and guidance as well as working with other digital specialties including Direct Digital, Programmatic and Analytics to provide unified digital recommendations for our clients.

• Coordinate with the Planning and Investment teams to ensure go-to-market plans are built with a cohesive overarching tactical approach that answers to briefed campaign objectives
• Work with team of Specialists to build and execute campaigns in-platform to deliver on client KPIs
• Manage workflow in/out of our centre of excellence teams, ensuring in-platform output is accurate according to media plan details
• Oversee the analysis and optimization of campaign performance, ensuring best-in-class insights and recommendations
• Conduct research and stay up-to-date on industry trends to inform performance media strategies
• Develop and maintain relationships with platform partners and vendors
• Support in communicating channel strategy and ideating for new business
• Champion strict processes that allow for efficient scaling of client business within the structured teams.

Key Skills & Qualifications:

• 4-6 years experience in a paid search and social role (agency, supplier or client)
• Must be bilingual and able to manage clients and create materials and present in both English and French
• Extensive experience operating across self-serve ad buying platforms (Meta and Google Ads are a must. SA360, DV360, TikTok, Pinterest, etc.)
• Expert knowledge of the digital media and ad tech landscape
• Data-driven and analytical mindset
• Proactive, self-starter & team player
• Solutions and detail oriented
• Time management and delegation
• Experience with e-commerce focused clients/businesses
• Proficiency in the Microsoft Suite of applications (Excel, PPT)

Why Join us?

We are deeply committed to investing in the professional development of our team members, providing ample opportunities to expand skills, take on diverse challenges, and contribute to high-impact projects. Our passion for what we do drives us. Joining our team means being part of a culture and organization that prioritizes growth, innovation, and the pursuit of excellence...not to mention you would make some pretty cool new friends!

Havas also offers a comprehensive benefits program, which includes medical, dental, wellness, life and disability insurance, RRSP plan and match, paid parental leave top-up, and paid time off.