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About the Role
We’re looking for a Buying Manager who can bring together data, relationships, and market insight to make smart media buying decisions. You’ll play a key role in delivering strong outcomes for clients—making sure we’re investing in the right channels, partners, and opportunities.
Responsibilities
- Plan, negotiate, and execute media buys across platforms (digital, programmatic, retail media, etc.)
- Build and maintain strong relationships with media owners, vendors, and partners
- Use data and performance insights to guide investment decisions and optimize campaigns
- Work closely with strategy, planning, and client teams to bring campaigns to life
- Negotiate rates, added value, and placements to maximize ROI
- Monitor campaign performance and make adjustments as needed
- Stay on top of media trends, new platforms, and emerging opportunities
Requirements
- Experience in media buying, planning, or a related role
- Strong negotiation skills and confidence working with vendors and partners
- A data-driven mindset—you’re comfortable using insights to make decisions
- Solid understanding of the media landscape (especially digital and programmatic)
- Organized and able to manage multiple campaigns at once
- A collaborative approach and strong communication skills
- Proven track record of managing budgets and delivering strong campaign performance
- Comfortable analyzing campaign data and turning it into actionable insights
- Experience negotiating with media partners and managing vendor relationships
Skills
- Digital media buying
- Programmatic media buying
- Retail media buying
- Data analysis
- Campaign optimization
- Vendor management
- Client relationship management
- Negotiation
- Communication
Location
- Toronto
Work Type
- Full time
- Permanent
Experience Level
- 4–7+ years of experience in media buying, media planning, or agency environment
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business, communications, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
Salary/Compensations
- $80k-$87k
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- RRSP
- Paid time off
About the Company
- Our mission is to Drive Business Performance. We use data to create personalized and connected experiences that deliver transformative business outcomes. Our role is to ensure our clients meet their quantifiable business goals every day, consistently, in every market. We are entirely focused on delivering better business results through optimization, creation and analysis across all digital platforms. Our scope ranges from recommending how to use content more effectively to optimizing daily media channel performance and maximizing visibility in eCommerce platforms.
- Dentsu Media
Equal Opportunity
- 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 Canada.Recruitment@dentsu.com or to begin a conversation about your individual accessibility needs throughout the hiring process.