Activations Manager

Benefits A hybrid working model and incredible office culture with opportunities for global transfers, internal secondments, and travel. Mentorship programs, learning modules, and professional skills training to support your career ambitions. Wellness programs including access to an EAP and wellness coaching. Agency perks, early finish Fridays, culture club, breakfast, health and wellbeing initiatives. About the role As an Activations Manager within the Mediabrands network, you will create and execute digital marketing strategies for key brands, advise on the best media strategy, and fulfill campaign implementation. This role is crucial in delivering best‑in‑class digital solutions to your clients. You will be responsible for managing the day‑to‑day of junior members in the team and may need to get hands‑on with the tools as required. Key Responsibilities People Coordinate the day‑to‑day activity and workflow of juniors in your team. Train, support and guide your team and peers. Escalate challenges to the Activations Director as they arise. Build and maintain relationships with media agency partners and tech partners. Client Work on paid media campaigns across paid search, social & programmatic. Oversee and lead the planning, optimisation and reporting of all paid campaigns. Continuously identify optimisation opportunities to drive performance improvements across channels, based on relevant KPIs. Stakeholder management – work closely with both internal and external stakeholders, building and maintaining strong relationships. Lead digital innovation and drive a robust testing framework. Technical Collaborate with AdOps and Agency teams on campaign set‑up. Track, measure and analyse early post‑campaign activities and troubleshoot as required. Communicate campaign status to Client Service teams. Generate and deliver performance reports using a variety of advanced tools. About you 2.5+ years experience in paid media including work with Meta, Pinterest, TikTok, Google Ads. Experience planning, implementing and optimising campaigns. Confident in creating digital strategy and presenting insights to clients. Advanced Excel skills, data visualisation, charting and analysis. Ability to organise and manage detail work on campaign performance. Solid understanding of ad networks, exchanges, or auction marketplaces. Understanding of the digital landscape with a desire to learn about emerging technologies. The ability to have fun About KINESSO KINESSO is the technology‑driven performance marketing agency that sits at the very heart of IPG Mediabrands, providing actionable growth for both our agency partners and clients. We turn ‘action’ into ‘outcome’ for our clients, leveraging our unique capabilities in optimisation, analytics, AI and experimentation. KINESSO has brought together the collective power of what was formerly Matterkind, Reprise and Kinesso under one collective entity that will serve as the most powerful delivery engine in the industry. We have extensive offerings spanning across performance marketing and data and technology. Fueled by a deep understanding of consumer behaviour, we offer an end‑to‑end engine of planning and optimisation while also delivering on data‑driven strategy for social platforms, actionable growth in e‑commerce, and creating curated marketplaces specific to each client's function and needs. The company has more than 6,000 employees operating in more than 60 countries. We value unique backgrounds and experiences to encourage and celebrate diversity. First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQ+, people of all ages, people with disabilities, and people who are culturally and linguistically diverse are encouraged to apply. Our aim is to create a workforce that reflects the community in which we live. We further acknowledge there are unique barriers for trans & gender‑diverse applicants. Please reach out to to discuss any concerns in the recruitment process you may have. #J-18808-Ljbffr