Manager, Paid Social - Toronto, ON, Canada - Canadian Tire Financial Services

Description

The Manager, Paid Social will play a key role in continuing to build out CTC's digital ecosystem through building and deploying the digital marketing strategy across social platforms. The Manager will establish and maintain paid social excellence standards, collaborating with stakeholders to identify improvement areas, and fostering partner relationships to support the growth of CTC business and marketing objectives.

Our Marketing team plays a key role in our evolution. Digital marketing, in-store digital and eCommerce are three areas that will see the greatest transformation in the next few years. That strategic focus, alongside innovative marketing campaigns like our Tested for Life in Canada, among others, continue to strengthen our relationships with Canadians, and ultimately our brand.

Develop and certify the talent within the in-house paid social team

Drive continuous improvement in processes and operations to deliver best in class executions and strategies

Ensure partner satisfaction and performance metrics are met

Collaborate internally and externally to establish an optimized paid social framework for CTC, adapting processes as needed for evolving platforms and client requirements.

Act as the point of contact for paid social at CTC and lead communications related to industry developments across the team, and internal partners

Lead a dynamic paid social media team; responsible for mentoring and managing a team of 7

Drive continuous improvement in paid social excellence through strategic leadership

Collaborate with stakeholders to identify and address improvement areas

Actively engage in company-wide initiatives such as education, testing, new technology on-boarding, and internal marketing efforts

Stay ahead of the curve by constantly evaluating new opportunities

Provide support and technical know-how for all digital technology projects as needed

Operate with a test and learn mindset, promoting a lift-led organization

Create alignment among cross-functional teams to define priorities and measure success

Resolve escalations and support new initiatives as needed, working closely with department leads

Work closely with cross functional teams, and agency partners to ensure proper tagging and set up of all digital campaigns to allow for accurate data capture and campaign analytics across digital media and CTC digital properties

What you bring

College or university degree in Marketing, Economics, Business, Finance or related discipline

5-7 years professional digital marketing experience from either agency or client side

Demonstrated experience in media buying platforms, ad serving and relationship management

Experienced communicator, able to deliver well-designed presentations to a range of stakeholders, and shows strong upward management skills

Subject matter expert in buying platforms for Meta, Snap, Reddit, Pinterest, TikTok and more

Experience in leading and cultivating highly proficient teams that can build trust with clients/partners and achieve outstanding media outcomes

Significant background and expertise in strategic planning and project execution

Well-versed in digital marketing technologies as well as online marketing programs

Experience with website analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics, DOMO, Facebook Business Manager, etc.)

The ability to demonstrate experience operating across a complex matrixed organization

Hybrid

We value flexibility. We have adopted a hybrid work model whereby employees use a combination of working in office and virtually in service of outcomes. Each leader is empowered to decide what work is best achieved in person based on the unique needs of their team.

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About Us

Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited ("CTC") is one of Canada's most admired and trusted companies. With more than 90 Owned Brands, 1,700 retail locations, financial services, exemplary e-commerce capabilities, and exciting market-leading merchandising strategies. We dream big and work as one to innovate with purpose for our customers at every level of our business, investing in new technologies and products, and doubling down on top talent to drive the company forward. We offer competitive salaries and wages to CTC employees, as well as store discounts, supported learning through our Triangle Learning Academy, Canadian Tire Profit Sharing, and retirement and savings programs for eligible employees. As part of our enhanced flex benefits program, we offer mental health benefits in the amount of $5,000 per year for benefits-eligible employees and their families, including total well-being, and mental health tools and resources for all employees. Join us in helping to make life in Canada better through living and working our Core Values: we are innovators and entrepreneurs at our core, outcomes drive us, inclusion is a must, we are stronger together and we take personal responsibility. It is an especially exciting time to join CTC and its family of companies where career opportunities are wide-ranging Join us, where there's a place for you here.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging

We are committed to fostering an environment where belonging thrives, and diversity, inclusion and equity are infused into everything we do. We believe in building an organizational culture where people are consistently treated with dignity while respecting individual religion, nationality, gender, race, age, perceived ability, spoken language, sexual orientation, and identification. We are united in our purpose of being here to help make life in Canada better.

Accommodations

We stand firm in our Core Value that inclusion is a must. We welcome and encourage candidates from equity-seeking groups such as people who identify as racialized, Indigenous, 2SLGBTQIA+, women, people with disabilities, and beyond. Should you require any accommodation in applying for this role, or throughout the interview process, please make them known when contacted and we will work with you to help meet your needs.

About Us

We are one of Canada's most admired and trusted companies. With world-class owned brands and exciting market-leading merchandising strategies, we are continually innovating with purpose: to excite and serve Canadian customers from coast-to-coast. We are connected to communities, big and small, from coast-to-coast, offering products and services that reflect the diverse nature of every one of them. From sports to outdoors, automobiles to homes, we know and understand life in Canada like no other retailer can.

We are always on the lookout for curious, creative people who are able to navigate and excel in a rapidly evolving retail environment. If you're ready to take on new challenges – be it in digital, IT, marketing, data & analytics, merchandising, or one of the many other roles we have – there is a place for you here, so apply today.