Account Manager - Canada

The role

The Account Manager/Media Planner manages daily 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 including tracking launch dates and managing artwork delivery.
• Use internal tools, platforms, and templates to support the planning process.
• Build and maintain relationships with clients, agencies, media partners, and vendors.
• Collaborate with internal teams like Client Development, Investment, and Production.

Required qualifications

• Excellent command of French and English, verbal and written.
• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, advertising, communications, business, or a related field; or 3–5 years of related experience or training; or an equivalent combination.
• Experience in media and/or advertising is required.
• Experience in media planning is required.
• Strong knowledge of the OOH industry and OOH media strategies is required.
• Proficiency in office tools (PowerPoint, Excel, etc.).

Nice to have

• 3-5 years of experience in media planning
• In-depth knowledge of out-of-home and the Canadian market
• Good knowledge of the French (France) advertising 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

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.