Senior Performance Media Manager, Planning

Job description

Agency: Critical Mass Job Function: Media Job Subfunction: Media Planning and Buying

Job Description: Critical Mass is hiring a Senior Media Manager, Performance Planning to join our growing team. As the Senior Media Manager, Performance Planning, you will be responsible for building, executing, and optimizing performance-driven media plans across multiple client accounts. This role focuses on translating strategic direction into actionable media executions that drive measurable business results.

You will: Build and manage multi-channel media plans across Search, Social, Programmatic, Video, and emerging channels

Translate strategic direction into detailed media recommendations and activation plans.

Support budget allocation, forecasting, and campaign structuring

Ensure plans align with audience insights and business KPIs

Monitor campaign performance and optimize toward ROAS, CPA, CAC, and conversion goals.

Partner with activation teams to ensure accurate setup, trafficking, and execution

Identify optimization opportunities across targeting, creative, bidding, and channel mix

Support testing initiatives and performance reporting

Manage day-to-day client communication and reporting needs

Present campaign updates and performance insights

Collaborate with Analysts, Planners, and Activation teams to ensure alignment

Support junior team members and contribute to best practices

You have: 4–7 years of media planning or performance marketing experience

Experience with digital platforms including Paid Search, Paid Social, and Programmatic

Understanding of performance KPIs such as ROAS, CPA, and conversion rate

Strong analytical and organizational skills

Experience in client-facing environments

What We Offer 

Global maternity and parental leave 

Competitive benefits packages 

Vacation, compassionate leave, personal/sick days, and flex days 

Access to online services for families and new parents 

Early Dismissal Friday’s (off at 3:00 PM local time every Friday) 

13 affinity groups 

Internal learning and development programs 

Enterprise-wide employee discounts  

Toronto: $80,000-$120,000 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. Our objective is to increase this requirement over time, and many of our agencies as well as Omnicom’s corporate group already require five days of in-office attendance.

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