Communications Assistant, Public Humanities Hub

university british columbia; Vancouver; Remote; CAD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

Flexible vacation

Remote-friendly

Job summary

Smart, Savvy + Associates is partnering with a fast-growing digital marketing agency in its search for a Paid Media Manager. This is a hands‑on role working within Meta Ads Manager and Google Ads to build campaigns, optimize performance, and drive data‑driven decisions that impact client results.

Fully remote within Canada with total compensation from $100,000–$150,000 CAD, performance bonuses, and a flexible vacation policy.

Qualifications

• 5+ years hands-on performance marketing experience.
• Experience managing significant paid media budgets directly.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to interpret data.

Responsibilities

• Own campaign performance.
• Build, launch, manage, and optimize paid media campaigns across Meta Ads Manager and Google Ads.
• Monitor and adjust campaigns daily to improve CPA, ROAS, and conversions.
• Analyze performance and identify opportunities to improve traffic quality.
• Collaborate with clients and internal teams to deliver results.

Skills

Performance marketing

Meta Ads Manager

Google Ads

GA4

Attribution

Data analysis

Client communication

Agency experience

Tools

GA4

Google Tag Manager

Meta Pixel

Conversions API

Job description

If these are the tools you work in every day, this role might be for you. Smart, Savvy + Associates is partnering with a fast-growing digital marketing agency in its search for a Paid Media Manager. This is a hands‑on opportunity for someone who spends most of their day inside Meta Ads Manager and Google Ads, building campaigns, optimizing performance, troubleshooting attribution, and making data‑driven decisions that directly impact business results. Our client works with some of the world's most recognized entertainment, media, and technology brands, delivering sophisticated paid media strategies backed by deep technical expertise.

As the business continues to grow, they're looking for another experienced performance marketer to join their highly specialized team.

What You’ll Do

• Own campaign performance
• Build, launch, manage, and optimize paid media campaigns across Meta Ads Manager and Google Ads
• Monitor campaign performance daily, making adjustments to budgets, bidding strategies, audiences, and creative to improve results
• Analyze campaign performance and identify opportunities to improve CPA, ROAS, conversion rates, and traffic quality
• Manage meaningful monthly advertising budgets directly within the platforms
• Solve technical performance challenges
• Diagnose and resolve attribution and conversion tracking issues
• Work with GA4, Google Tag Manager, Meta Pixel, Conversions API (CAPI), and related tracking technologies
• Ensure accurate reporting and campaign measurement across platforms
• Test, learn, and improve
• Plan and execute creative testing strategies, particularly within Meta
• Continuously test audiences, messaging, placements, and bidding strategies
• Stay current on platform updates, privacy changes, and evolving best practices
• Contribute ideas that improve campaign performance across client accounts
• Partner with clients and the internal team
• Collaborate with strategists and account teams to deliver exceptional client results
• Participate in client conversations and confidently explain campaign performance and recommendations
• Share knowledge and contribute to a collaborative, high‑performing team environment

What You Bring

• 5+ years of hands‑on performance marketing experience managing campaigns directly within Meta Ads Manager and Google Ads
• Deep technical knowledge of campaign optimization, audience strategy, bidding, attribution, and conversion tracking
• Experience with GA4, Google Tag Manager, Meta Pixel, Conversions API (CAPI), and related measurement tools
• Proven experience managing significant paid media budgets directly, not simply overseeing agency partners
• Strong analytical skills and confidence interpreting campaign data to drive performance
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to discuss campaign performance with clients
• A proactive, curious mindset and genuine passion for performance marketing
• Agency experience managing multiple client accounts
• Experience working with enterprise or global brands
• Entrepreneurial experience or previous consulting work

The Details

Total compensation from approximately $100,000-$150,000, depending on experience and structure.

Fully remote within Canada.

Performance‑based bonus opportunities.

Flexible vacation policy.

Opportunity to join as either an employee or independent contractor.

Clear growth opportunities as the team continues to expand.

About Our Client

Our client is a fast‑growing digital marketing agency that helps some of the world's most recognizable brands accelerate growth through sophisticated paid media and SEO strategies. Known for its technical expertise, long‑standing client relationships, and exceptional performance, the agency partners with global organizations across entertainment, sports, media, and technology.

Its clients expect world‑class execution, and the team delivers through deep platform expertise, data‑driven decision making, and a relentless focus on results.