Digital Media Manager

SALARY Payband 10, $92,900 to $109,265 annually

HOURS PER WEEK 37.5

LOCATION 210 King St.E.

WORK MODALITY Hybrid

STATUS Contract Admin

VACANCY Replacement

EFFECTIVE DATE Immediately to December 2027

Land Acknowledgement George Brown Polytechnic is located on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and other Indigenous peoples who have lived here over time. We are grateful to share this land as treaty people who learn, work, and live in the community with each other.

Equity Statement George Brown Polytechnic is committed to creating and sustaining an equitable and inclusive learning and working environment. We encourage and actively seek applications from Indigenous, Black, racialized people, visible minorities, 2SLGBTQIA+ persons, all genders, and persons with disabilities.

GBP Vision To be a polytechnic renowned for its inclusion, excellence, relevance, impact, and leadership.

Position Description Reporting to the Divisional Marketing Manager, the Digital Media Manager leads the strategy, execution, and optimization of performance-driven digital media campaigns across multiple channels. The role is responsible for developing full-funnel media strategies, managing budgets, and driving measurable outcomes aligned with divisional and institutional objectives. Using data-driven insights, the incumbent optimizes campaign performance to improve awareness, engagement, lead generation, and conversion. The Digital Media Manager collaborates with internal stakeholders, social media and creative teams, and external partners to deliver integrated campaigns, ensure accurate tracking and attribution, and provide actionable insights to support enrolment and brand growth.

Key Responsibilities Strategy and Planning

Develop and execute full-funnel, digital-first media strategies across paid channels by defining campaign objectives, KPIs, and measurement frameworks, and building integrated plans across social, email, web, influencer, and paid channels informed by SEO, AIO, GEO, and social listening insights.

Conduct audience segmentation, market analysis, and channel planning, while allocating and managing budgets to maximize ROI, ROAS, and CPA, and aligning digital media strategies with divisional and institutional goals.

Campaign Execution and Platform Management

Oversee campaign setup, trafficking, and management across platforms (Google, Meta, LinkedIn, TikTok, etc.), ensuring proper implementation of tracking, tagging, and attribution tools, and conducting quality assurance to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues.

Collaborate with creative teams to align messaging and assets with campaign objectives, while managing vendor and platform relationships and ensuring adherence to brand standards and platform best practices.

Optimization and Performance Management

Monitor and optimize campaigns using performance data, A/B testing, and scaling high-performing campaigns.

Improve processes and workflows while troubleshooting performance issues and adjusting strategies.

Project Management, Marketing and Communications

Oversee the end-to-end execution of digital campaigns, ensuring timely, on-budget, and high-quality delivery, while coordinating integrated initiatives with internal teams, managing briefs, timelines, workflows, and assets, supporting digital content and events, and maintaining alignment across Marketing & Communications.

Other duties as assigned.

Educational and Experience Requirements

Four‑year degree from a recognized post‑secondary institution in a related field is required.

Minimum of seven (7) years of experience in digital media, performance marketing, or paid advertising.

Experience managing budgets and performance KPIs.

Agency or multi‑client experience preferred.

Experience with advanced tracking, attribution, and analytics tools.

Skills and Attributes

Solid planning, time and project management and problem‑solving skills.

Ability to work independently, as part of a team, and as a team leader depending on the situation/project and managing priorities and multiple deadlines.

Adept at working with, influencing, advising and communicating with very senior managers.

Ability to analyze data derived from market, industry and educational sector research and extract insights that may influence Divisional activities.

Excellent communication (verbal and written), collaboration, and interpersonal skills.

Demonstrated commitment to uphold the Polytechnic’s priorities on diversity and equity.

Interview process may consist of a practical skills component.

Notes

The Polytechnic requires proof of degrees, credentials, or equivalencies from accredited regional or federal post‑secondary institutions and/or their international equivalents. Credentials may require validation at the time of interviews or offer.

About Us George Brown Polytechnic prides itself on educating students through real‑world learning, in the heart of Toronto. Our faculty and employees make this vision a reality, and we support them by making George Brown a great place to work. See why we are consistently ranked as one of GTA’s top employers.

Why work here? George Brown Polytechnic offers hybrid work opportunities, a competitive pension plan, generous holiday and vacation time, a tuition assistance program, discounted rates for employees taking Continuing Education courses, and an equitable work environment where everyone matters.

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