Coordinator, Performance

Merkle Italia; Toronto; On-site; CAD 46,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & dental benefits

RRSP

Paid time off

Job summary

Dentsu Media in Toronto is seeking a Coordinator, Performance Media to support day‑to‑day execution across Paid Search and Paid Social, under the guidance of the Director, Performance Media. You will help traffick campaigns, perform QA, and monitor pacing and budgets to ensure timely delivery.

You bring a post‑secondary degree, strong MS Office skills, attention to detail, and an eagerness to learn media planning tools such as Google Ads and Meta ads, thriving in a fast‑paced team environment.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary Degree or Diploma in Media, Advertising, Business Administration, Marketing, or related field.
• Strong-to-advanced MS Office skills: Excel (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUPs), Outlook, PowerPoint.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and structured QA/checklist processes.
• Ability to manage multiple deliverables and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Knowledge of media planning/buying tools (Google Ads and Meta ad platforms) is an asset.
• Curiosity and desire to learn from an experienced team.

Responsibilities

• Support the Director, Performance Media and Buyers with campaign trafficking, ensuring assets, tags, and creative are set up accurately and on time.
• Assist with pre-flight QA checks on new campaign setups, following the team's checklist to catch errors before launch.
• Help monitor pacing and budget checks across active campaigns, flagging anomalies to the Director and Buyers.
• Support billing administration and budget reconciliation tasks.
• Assist in preparing performance reporting documentation, pulling data and helping format deliverables for internal and client review.
• Coordinate with the creative agency and internal teams to ensure timely, accurate delivery of assets for trafficking.
• Continually learn platform fundamentals (Search and Social) and media operations processes.
• Conduct research to support optimization and reporting insights.

Skills

MS Office

Excellent communication

Attention to detail

Multitasking

Google Ads & Meta ads

Learning mindset

Education

Post-secondary degree or diploma in related field

Tools

Google Ads

Job description

Job Description: iProspect is looking for a Coordinator, Performance Media to support day-to-day execution across Paid Search and Paid Social channels. This person will work closely with the Director, Performance Media and the Search/Social Buyers, helping ensure every campaign is trafficked accurately, QA'd properly, and paced on track. This opportunity requires someone dedicated, detail-oriented, and motivated to learn the buying side of performance media from an experienced team.

Role & Responsibilities

• Support the Director, Performance Media and Buyers with campaign trafficking, ensuring assets, tags, and creative are set up accurately and on time.
• Assist with pre-flight QA checks on new campaign setups, following the team's checklist to catch errors before launch.
• Help monitor pacing and budget checks across active campaigns, flagging anomalies to the Director and Buyers.
• Support billing administration and budget reconciliation tasks.
• Assist in preparing performance reporting documentation, pulling data and helping format deliverables for internal and client review.
• Coordinate with the creative agency and internal teams to ensure timely, accurate delivery of assets for trafficking.
• Continually learn platform fundamentals (Search and Social) and media operations processes.
• Conduct research to support optimization and reporting insights.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary Degree or Diploma in Media, Advertising, Business Administration, Marketing, or related field.
• Strong-to-advanced MS Office skills: Excel (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUPs), Outlook, PowerPoint.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and comfort following structured QA/checklist processes.
• Ability to manage multiple deliverables and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Knowledge of media planning/buying tools (especially Google Ads and Meta ad platforms) is considered an asset.
• Keen interest in digital marketing and a desire to grow into a buying or planning role.
• A sense of curiosity and desire to learn from an experienced team.

Job Details

• Location: Toronto
• Brand: Dentsu Media
• Time Type: Full time
• Contract Type: Permanent

Additional Information

• Vacancy: Is this posting for the purposes of filling an existing vacancy [Y/N]
• The salary range for this position is $46k-$48k. Actual salary within the salary range will be based on a variety of factors including relevant experience, knowledge, and skills.
• A range of medical, dental, RRSP, paid time off, and/or other benefits also are available to all permanent employees.

AI Disclosure

[dentsu] utilizes artificial intelligence tools as part of its recruitment process, as during the sourcing and screening stages. All other parts of the dentsu application and hiring processes do not utilize artificial intelligence tools.

We know through experience that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds foster a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better business results. We strive to create workplaces that reflect the clients we serve and where everyone feels empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work. We are committed to working with our candidates from all ability levels throughout the recruitment process to ensure that they have what they need to be at their best. If you need accommodation during the application or interview process, please contact [e-mail] or to begin a conversation about your individual accessibility needs throughout the hiring process.

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