Senior Manager, Paid Media (Digital Advertising)

Recruiting in Motion; Vaughan; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Recruiting In Motion is seeking a Senior Manager, Paid Media (Digital Advertising) to lead paid media strategy across Meta, TikTok, YouTube and more. You will plan full-funnel campaigns, manage budgets and partner with agencies to optimize performance.

The role requires four days onsite in Vaughan with one remote day and offers a base salary of $100,000–$130,000 CAD plus a bonus. The position is full-time and permanent, targeting consumers across major retailers and eCommerce platforms.

Qualifications

• 5–7+ years of experience in paid media or digital advertising.
• Hands-on knowledge of Meta, TikTok and YouTube/Google Ads.
• Develop full-funnel media strategies with clear rationale.
• Experience with consumer brands sold through retailers or marketplaces.
• Strong analytical and numerical skills for media metrics.
• Ability to create performance reports or dashboards.
• Ability to defend findings with evidence and communicate clearly.
• Experience managing multiple campaigns, budgets, and priorities.
• Must be able to work onsite in Vaughan four days per week.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead paid media strategies across Meta, TikTok, YouTube and other channels.
• Plan and optimize full-funnel campaigns aligned with brand priorities and objectives.
• Manage budgets, targeting, testing and optimization with agency and platform partners.
• Link media performance to sales metrics and eCommerce performance.
• Evaluate campaigns and identify factors affecting performance.
• Develop reporting and dashboards translating data into insights.
• Recommend investment allocation across channels and campaigns.
• Partner with Brand, Creative, eCommerce and Analytics teams on launches and campaigns.
• Manage multiple campaigns concurrently with clear priorities.

Skills

Meta Ads

TikTok Ads

YouTube/Google Ads

Full-funnel strategy

Budget management

Campaign optimization

Analytics

Reporting dashboards

Cross-team collaboration

Tools

Google Ads

Meta Ads Manager

TikTok Ads Manager

Job description

Position:

Senior Manager, Paid Media (Digital Advertising)

Location:

GTA – North Toronto / Vaughan

Work Type:

Four days in-office / one day remote

Compensation:

$100,000–$130,000 base plus bonus

Job Type:

Full-Time, Permanent

About Our Client

Our client is a growing beauty and personal care company with a portfolio of recognized consumer brands sold through major retailers and eCommerce marketplaces.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Develop and lead paid media strategies across Meta, TikTok, YouTube and other relevant digital advertising channels
• Plan and optimize full-funnel campaigns aligned with brand priorities and commercial objectives
• Manage budgets, targeting, creative testing and campaign optimization in partnership with agency and platform partners
• Connect media performance to business indicators, including retail sales performance, sales velocity and Amazon product-page traffic
• Evaluate campaign results and investigate the factors influencing performance, including optimization objectives, audiences, placements and creative
• Develop and improve campaign reporting and dashboards, translating data into clear insights and recommendations for leadership
• Recommend how to allocate investment across channels, brands and campaigns based on performance, business priorities and available evidence
• Partner with Brand, Creative, eCommerce, Sales and Analytics teams to support launches and ongoing campaigns
• Manage multiple campaigns concurrently, maintaining clear priorities and accountability across partners

What We’re Looking For

• 5–7+ years of experience in paid media or digital advertising, with ownership of both strategy and execution
• Strong hands-on knowledge of Meta, TikTok and YouTube / Google Ads, including campaign setup, targeting, optimization and measurement
• Proven ability to develop full-funnel media strategies and explain the rationale behind channel selection and budget allocation
• Experience supporting consumer brands sold through retailers, marketplaces or physical stores, with an understanding of how media influences sales beyond DTC eCommerce
• Strong analytical and numerical skills, including confidence interpreting media metrics, evaluating assumptions and assessing business impact
• Experience developing performance reports or dashboards that inform marketing and investment decisions
• Ability to communicate findings clearly, support recommendations with evidence and respond thoughtfully to questions
• Experience managing multiple campaigns, budgets and competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to work onsite in Vaughan four days per week

Preferred Experience

• Beauty, personal care, fashion, CPG or another relevant consumer category
• In-house experience within a retail-driven consumer business
• Agency experience supporting established consumer brands and substantial media budgets
• Experience working with digital advertising platforms or platform partners
• Exposure to Amazon Ads, Walmart Connect or other retail media networks

Why This Role

• Ownership of paid media strategy across multiple growing consumer brands
• Opportunity to influence both marketing investment and commercial performance
• Scope to strengthen reporting, measurement and how campaign insights inform business decisions
• Collaborative, entrepreneurial environment with exposure to senior leadership

Note

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

AI may be used to support certain administrative aspects of our recruitment process. However, all applications and resumes are reviewed by qualified human reviewers, and all screening and hiring decisions are made solely by the hiring team.

The posted salary range reflects expected compensation for this role. Actual compensation will be determined based on the successful candidate’s experience, skills and qualifications and may fall anywhere within the range.