E-Commerce Specialist

Publicis Groupe; Toronto; On-site; CAD 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work Your World program

Long weekends

Wellness & Tech benefits

Birthday leave

Learning & Development

Mobility within Publicis Groupe

Job summary

Starcom in Toronto seeks an E‑Commerce Specialist to plan and activate campaigns on major retailers. You will manage Amazon/Walmart/Instacart/Loblaws campaigns, optimize budgets, and pull data into reports for insights.

The role emphasizes data-driven optimization, collaboration with teams, and a proactive mindset to lead bespoke projects within a dynamic agency environment.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of agency SEM or eCommerce experience
• AMS and/or Criteo experience considered a strong asset
• Strong Excel and PPT; good writing skills to summarize insights
• Ability to work on multiple tasks simultaneously
• Strong numerical and computer skills
• Detail oriented; data aggregation and analysis
• Public speaking to discuss campaign aspects with clients
• Self-starter with proactive mindset

Responsibilities

• Activate and manage e-commerce search and display campaigns on Amazon, Walmart, Instacart, Loblaws and other retailers
• Optimize budget pacing, bids, ads and more
• Perform optimizations based on insights from search and DSP data to improve performance
• Pull data from multiple systems to create PPT, Excel, and Data Studio reports
• Identify opportunities or insights during ongoing accounts from Engine systems and reports
• Provide insight and analysis and suggest updates/optimizations to improve performance
• Enter input media buys into Prisma in timely manner and teach new team members/coordinator

Skills

E-commerce

SEM

Excel

PowerPoint

Data analysis

Public speaking

Multi-tasking

Attention to detail

Self-starter

Learning mindset

Tools

AMS

Criteo

Prisma

Job description

Company description

With a history that dates back over 80 years, Starcom is a global communications planning and media leader. We are an agency still grounded in our founding principle that people are at center of all we do. Each day, we apply this belief to harness the transformative power of data and technology to inspire and move people and business forward. With more than 7,000 employees in over 100 offices around the world, Starcom partners with the world's leading marketers and brands.

Within Canada, Starcom is a part of Publicis Media within Publicis Groupe, one of the world’s leading communications groups. Our team spans across our Windsor, Toronto and Montreal offices. We truly love the world of Media and Advertising. We see the planning and buying process as art. However, it is an art that is always best when backed by the science of empirical data.

You will be joining a well recognised agency with credentials:

• Great Places to Work certified three years in a row
• Only communications company to be ranked in LinkedIn’s Top 25 Great Places to Work
• 2022 Media Agency of the Year
• 2023 Media Agency of the Year finalist

What we Offer

• Work Your World program enabling you to experience working from anywhere in Canada or overseas for up to 6 weeks a year
• Extended long weekends throughout the year with an additional day off each long weekend
• Wellness & Tech benefits to support what’s most important to you
• Birthday leave
• Extensive Learning & Development opportunities, including more than 15,000 learning programs via our online learning platform as well as a Professional Development Allowance
• Local and Global Mobility within the Publicis Groupe network

Overview

An E-Commerce Specialist is a prefessional who can create and activate campaigns on e-commerce platforms – Amazon, Walmart, Instacart, Loblaws and other retailers from a brief where strategy is provided.

Responsibilities

• Activate and manage e-commerce search as well as display campaigns on Amazon, Walmart, Instacart, Loblaws and other retailers
• Optimize budget pacing, bids, ads and more
• Perform optimizations and updates based on insights from search data and DSP data to improve performance
• Pull data from multiple systems to create PPT, Excel, and Data Studio reports
• Identify opportunities or insights during ongoing accounts from Engine systems and reports
• Provide insight and analysis and suggest updates/optimizations to improve performance
• Responsible to enter input media buys into Prisma in timely manner and teach new team members/coordinator

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of agency SEM or eCommerce experience or 2+ years of eCommerce experience outside of Agency
• AMS and/or Criteo experience considered a strong asset
• A strong desireto learn and improve own skill set through directing learningorganizations
• High levelof capability in Excel and PPT Good writing skills, for both ad copy writing and to summarize insights in a concise manner
• Work on multiple tasks simultaneously
• Strong numerical and computer skills
• Detail oriented Comfort and strength in data aggregation,manipulationand analysis
• Strong public speaking,in order todiscuss campaign aspects with clients in meetings Accountability
• Self-starter with a proactive mindset ready to take the lead for bespoke projects or smaller accounts.

Additional information

We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. Accommodations are available throughout the hiring process upon request.

Salary

Transparency matters to us. The salary range for this position is $45k - 50k per year. Actual compensation within this range will be based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and applicable certifications. This range reflects what we reasonably expect to offer based on current market data.

AI Use

We use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of our hiring process, such as reviewing applications or analyzing resumes. These tools assist our recruitment team but never replace human decision-making. We believe in a human-first approach, where your experience and potential are recognized by people.

Starcom is an equal opportunity employer with a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion. We create and nurture a vibrant work environment that celebrates, values and leverages all aspects of diversity and inclusiveness, attracts world-class talent and serves as the industry benchmark for best practices. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals and will provide appropriate accommodation for candidates with disabilities or accessibility needs throughout the recruitment process, upon request. Please contact our recruiter for any questions, accommodations or specific requests. We thank all candidates for their interest in Starcom however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.