Manager, Digital

Publicis Group; Toronto; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Spark Foundry Toronto is seeking a Digital Manager to lead a team of digital buyers, ensuring flawless campaign execution across direct digital and social channels within approved budgets.

You will train staff in vendor negotiations, media systems and research while maintaining quality control and driving productivity. The role emphasizes client leadership and cross‑team collaboration.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of progressive levels of responsibility in media planning, buying and management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills (both French and English).
• Strong negotiating skills and analytical abilities.
• Demonstrated leadership and supervision skills.
• AI tools daily usage.

Responsibilities

• Maintain overall control of workflow and assigned subordinate responsibilities within the group.
• Oversee the progress of all projects.
• Provide assistance to assure timely completion of projects.
• Maintain quality control of all group projects.
• Ensure projects are produced completely, correctly and efficiently.
• Lead client communications and manage day-to-day digital topics across channels.
• Collaborate with VP digital and planning teams to align strategy and execution.
• Develop process improvements to enhance efficiency and client satisfaction.

Skills

Media planning

Media buying

Leadership

Vendor negotiations

French and English

AI tools daily usage

Analytical abilities

Job description

Company description

Spark Foundry is the agency that is shaped by ideas. We believe everyone’s ideas are powerful – big or small. Our knack for exploring them makes us better.

We strongly believe in collaboration, where a thriving working relationship leads to everyone’s best work. Luckily, this conviction attracts likeminded clients and talent to create a positive and magnetic team.

We’re constantly adapting to each of our clients’ businesses’ needs to avoid stagnation. This ensures that our clients get the best service to tackle their future-facing challenges and that our team stays on their toes.

Above all, we love to go above and beyond what’s expected of us. We’ve done this through media innovation that is recognized by both the industry and by our clients who reap the benefits.

The near future is very bright for Spark Foundry, whether that’s a result of Publicis Groupe’s investment in groundbreaking global & local tools and data solutions or because of the contagious momentum amplified by new team members and new clients.

Overview

The Digital Manager oversees a team of digital buyers, from direct digital to social, to ensure the flawless execution of media campaigns including accurate placement, positioning, messaging and delivery of client specific campaign KPI’s within approved budgets.

The Digital Manager works closely with the VP digital to ensure team members receive training in key areas of required expertise (vendor negotiations, media systems, tools, research) and fulfill their areas of responsibility. The Digital Manger must maintain quality control of all team activations and stimulate team productivity as well as collaboration with strategy and digital counterparts.

Responsibilities

• Maintain overall control of workflow and assigned subordinate responsibilities within the group
• Oversee the progress of all projects
• Provide assistance, where necessary, to assure timely completion of projects
• Maintain quality control of all group projects
• Ensure that projects are produced completely, correctly and with efficiency
• Intercede as much as possible as to encourage individual subordinate initiative and to observe their personal abilities and growth
• Works closely with VP and Director digital in collaboration with VP business leads to manage client business and staff in support of overall company objectives including sales KPIs
• Collaborates with planning teams(s) as required to support the development and delivery of client media plans, recommendations, and campaign deliverables, ensuring alignment between strategy and execution.
• Ensures current staff is fully utilized and operating effectively / efficiently to meet client needs
• Anticipates client needs in response to changing business / market landscapes and provides proactive information / solutions
• Serve as the front-line day-to-day contact for digital clients, owning the daily client relationship by leading high-level digital conversations and acting as the bridge between client stakeholders and internal agency subject matter experts. Ensuring clear, responsive, and consistent communication by being the central point of contact for all digital topics (across digital channels).
• Actively participates in the overall management of the group, offering solutions and supporting management decisions / direction
• Develops process improvements and best practices to ensure consistency, flexibility and efficiency resulting in solutions that meet or exceed clients’ expectations
• Assists in the preparation and execution of all special department assignments requested by management

Qualifications

• 6+ years of progressive levels of responsibility in media planning, buying and management
• Demonstrated business acumen and a track record of success in the media services profession
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills (both French and English)
• Strong negotiating skills
• Solid interpersonal and teamwork abilities
• Able to build and strengthen client relationships
• Demonstrated leadership and supervision skills
• Demonstrated critical thinking and problem solving abilities
• AI tools daily usage
• Strong analytical abilities
• Strong command of media research and reporting resources

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 $75 - 85k 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.

Equal Opportunity & Accessibility

Spark 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.