Account Manager - Canada

The role

The Account Manager/Media Planner manages day-to-day relationships with clients, agencies, and media vendors. This person plans, buys, and executes out-of-home media campaigns and develops comprehensive media plans to optimize client budgets.

What you will do

• Manage day-to-day relationships with clients, agency partners, media vendors, and media operators.
• Manage multiple client projects and timelines simultaneously.
• Plan, buy, negotiate, coordinate, and execute out-of-home media campaigns.
• Develop comprehensive media plans that optimize client budgets.
• Own day-to-day management of client accounts, deliverables, and campaign follow-up.
• Prepare and present proposals, media plans, client presentations, and campaign reporting.
• Coordinate campaign activation and artwork delivery.
• Use internal tools, platforms, and templates to support the planning process.
• Build and maintain relationships with clients, agencies, and media partners.
• Collaborate with internal teams like Client Development, Investment, and Production.

Required qualifications

• Excellent command of French and English, verbal and written.
• 3-5 years of experience in media planning.
• In-depth knowledge of out-of-home and the Canadian market.
• Good negotiation ability.
• Rigor and sense of organization.
• Proactivity, autonomy, attention to detail, and ability to deliver precise and meticulous work.
• Excellent interpersonal communication and sense of working relationships.
• Good mathematical and analytical mindset.
• Ability to create quality PowerPoint presentations for clients.
• Ability to independently lead client-facing presentations.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability to analyze problems and implement recommendations.

Nice to have

• Good knowledge of the French (France) advertising market.

Benefits

• Group benefits program through Manulife.
• Dental coverage.
• Extended health care coverage.
• Medical and non-medical travel emergency coverage.
• Health Care Spending Account.
• Lifestyle Spending Account.
• Health Service Navigator access.
• Long-term disability coverage.
• Life insurance.
• Accidental death and dismemberment insurance.
• Critical illness coverage.
• Employee Assistance Program

About the company

billups is an industry leader in out-of-home and has an international presence. Their approach is scientific and supported by multiple integrated data sources.