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Associate Director, Search

  • Toronto, ON, Canada

Full-time

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Job type
Full-time
Experience
· 6–8+ years experience in paid search or digital media
Posting language
English
Posted

Original job description

Agency:

Omd

Job Function:

Media

Job Subfunction:

Performance Media

Job Description:

As an Associate Director, Paid Search, you will lead paid social strategy and performance across key platforms including Google Ads, Bing Ads, Amazon Search Ads, ensuring activation aligns with business objectives and drives measurable impact.


What You’ll Do

· Lead development of full-funnel paid social strategies aligned to client business objectives

· Translate strategic direction into actionable activation plans across platforms

· Identify growth opportunities across platforms, audiences, and investment strategies

· Lead client conversations, presenting performance insights and strategic recommendations

· Act as a trusted advisor on paid social and activation strategy

· Manage and develop Supervisors, Managers, and Associates

· Oversee campaign execution quality and ensure alignment with strategy

· Manage account financials including budgets, forecasting, and resource allocation

· Support new business opportunities and contribute to account growth

· Drive adoption of best practices, tools, and innovation across teams


About You

· 6–8+ years experience in paid search or digital media

· Strong strategic thinking and client leadership experience

· Experience managing teams and multiple accounts

· Deep understanding of digital media ecosystem and measurement

· Strong communication and presentation skills

· Ability to balance strategy, execution, and business priorities


 Why Join Omnicom Media Canada

At Omnicom Media Canada, careers are designed for growth. We’ve purposefully crafted a transformative talent experience built with accountability in action - focused on community, impact, and opportunity.

Community - We build a culture where our people show up for each other, grow together, and win together.

Impact - Your work creates real outcomes - for clients, for the business, and for the industry.

Opportunity - We give you the runway, resources, and support to keep rising - on your terms and at your pace.

This is an active vacancy. We are currently hiring for this role and reviewing applications on an ongoing basis.


Expected Salary: $80,000 - $90,000

Omnicom Media is providing the compensation range that the company is willing to pay for this position based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities. In addition, Omnicom Media provides rewarding offerings such as:

  • Generous paid time off with a minimum of 37 paid days off including vacation and monthly wellness days. We also have four-day long weekends, half-day summer Fridays, and meeting-free Friday afternoons year-round.
  • A flexible hybrid work model that works for you.
  • A focus on personal development with formal training opportunities, including mental health training and inclusion education for everyone.
  • A chance to be part of and grow within a global network of agencies.
  • The opportunity to contribute to our company culture by joining one of our many community-based employee groups, such as Black Employee Network, Girls on Fire, Hispanic or Latinx Alliance, Life on the Spectrum, Pan-Asian Network, and Rainbow Lounge.

Omnicom Media is an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, colour, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, creed, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, citizenship, genetic information, disability, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, provincial, or municipal law. If you require an accommodation in any aspect of the selection process, please reach out to OMTalentTeam@oneomnicom.com. 





$80,000 - $90,000


To the extent permissible by local law, Omnicom’s policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in-office days are directed by their agency or manager.


Omnicom is committed to hiring and developing exceptional talent. We agree that talent is uniquely distributed, and we’re focused on developing inclusive teams that can bring the best solutions to everything we do. We strongly believe that celebrating what makes us different makes us better together. Join us - we look forward to getting to know you. We will process your personal data in accordance with our Recruitment Privacy Notice.


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More about this job

Responsibilities

The Associate Director will lead paid search and social strategy across key platforms to drive measurable business impact for clients. They are responsible for managing account financials, developing team members, and identifying growth opportunities through strategic activation plans.

Requirements

Candidates must have 6–8+ years of experience in paid search or digital media with a strong background in strategic thinking and client leadership. Proven experience in managing teams and multiple accounts is essential for this role.

Skills

  • Paid search
  • Digital media
  • Strategic thinking
  • Client leadership
  • Team management
  • Google Ads
  • Bing Ads
  • Amazon Search Ads
  • Budget management
  • Forecasting
  • Resource allocation
  • Communication
  • Presentation skills
  • Performance marketing
  • Full-funnel strategy

Benefits

  • Paid time off
  • Vacation
  • Monthly wellness days
  • Four-day long weekends
  • Half-day summer Fridays
  • Meeting-free Friday afternoons
  • Flexible hybrid work model
  • Formal training opportunities
  • Mental health training
  • Inclusion education
  • Employee groups

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Categories

  • Marketing
  • Creative & Media
  • Management & Leadership
  • Data & Analytics

Keywords

  • Paid Search
  • Paid Social
  • Google Ads
  • Bing Ads
  • Amazon Search Ads
  • Digital Media
  • Performance Media
  • Strategy Development
  • Account Management
  • Budgeting
  • Forecasting
  • Client Relations
  • Team Leadership
  • Full-funnel Strategy
  • Media Planning
  • Marketing Analytics
  • Campaign Execution
  • Resource Allocation
  • Innovation
  • Best Practices

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