About the Role
The Investment Manager (Contractual 1-year) oversees a team of buyers to ensure the flawless execution of media campaigns, including accurate placement, positioning, messaging, and delivery of client-specific campaign KPIs within approved budgets. This role involves working closely with the Investment Director to ensure team members receive training and fulfill their responsibilities, while maintaining quality control and stimulating team productivity and collaboration.
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 with efficiency.
- Encourage individual subordinate initiative and observe their personal abilities and growth.
- Work closely with Investment Director to manage client business and staff in support of overall company objectives.
- Ensure current staff is fully utilized and operating effectively and efficiently to meet client needs.
- Anticipate client needs in response to changing business/market landscapes and provide proactive information/solutions.
- Actively participate in the overall management of the group, offering solutions and supporting management decisions.
- Develop process improvements and best practices to ensure consistency, flexibility, and efficiency.
- Assist in the preparation and execution of all special department assignments requested by management.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university preferred.
- 5+ 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.
- 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.
- Strong analytical abilities.
- Strong command of media research and reporting resources.
Skills
- Media planning
- Media buying
- Management
- Business acumen
- Communication
- Presentation
- Negotiating
- Interpersonal
- Teamwork
- Client relationship building
- Leadership
- Supervision
- Critical thinking
- Problem solving
- Analytical abilities
- Media research
- Reporting resources
Location
- Canada
Work Type
- Contractual
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 5+ years
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree
Salary/Compensations
- $70k - $90k per year
Benefits
- 3 weeks minimum vacation to start
- Additional long weekend Publicis days
- Holiday closures
- Birthday off
- Free Headspace memberships
- Wellness credits
- Technology credits
- Market leading savings plan
About the Company
- Publicis Media is one of Canada’s fastest growing Media Agency networks.
- The company fosters a culture of learning from each other and transparency.
- Publicis Media has experienced incredible growth and transformed at the pace of culture.
- Publicis Media Canada is Great Places to Work™ certified and recognized with Best Workplaces™ for Today’s Youth.
- They provide continuing opportunities for career growth by fostering a diverse work environment that respects and supports individual contributions and opinions.
- They offer market leading benefit and incentive programs designed to suit individual lifestyles.
Equal Opportunity
- Publicis Media is an equal opportunity employer with a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion.
- They create and nurture a vibrant work environment that celebrates, values and leverages all aspects of diversity and inclusiveness.
- They attract world-class talent and serve as the industry benchmark for best practices.
- They encourage applications from all qualified individuals.
- Appropriate accommodation will be provided for candidates with disabilities or accessibility needs throughout the recruitment process, upon request.
