Digital Manager

Company Description

At Zenith, we are a connected team with purpose. We are driven to create new perspectives through modern media. We believe marketing is a powerful investment that can build and grow brands and increase business profitability. So we unlock opportunities for growth by placing consumer behavior, attitudes, and insights at the heart of everything we do. We pride ourselves on delivering return on investment, imagination, and insight.
Central to this vision is the knowledge that we are only as good as our people. To grow our clients' business, we need to attract, retain, develop, and grow the brightest talent in the industry. We know it is not the sum of one but the sum of all of us that make us great. Our behaviors are: Be Bold, Be Kind, Be Better Together.
We’re determined to eradicate any barriers that prevent our people from achieving their fullest potential.
We offer progressive flexible working options to everyone at all levels — it’s not a policy. It’s behavior-led and reinforced through our values.
Mental health & wellbeing is something we consider a priority — it's championed by our own people internally and is a regular conversation.
We have a lot of fun — we’re constantly looking at reinventing how we’re connecting with each other.

Overview

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to join Zenith as a Digital Manager, helping to drive digital media strategy and delivery for one of Queensland’s most recognised and trusted brands.
With significant investment in digital media, audience strategy and first-party data, you'll have the opportunity to work on complex, high-profile campaigns that influence business outcomes at scale.
More than a campaign management role, this is a chance to become a true partner to your client. You’ll sit at the intersection of planning, activation, optimisation and innovation, using audience insights, emerging technology and data-led thinking to solve business challenges and unlock new opportunities for growth. This is a client that actively embraces fresh thinking and values proactive ideas, test-and-learn thinking and strategic recommendations from their agency partner.
You'll join a high-performing team known for its strong technical capability, collaborative culture and commitment to continuous improvement. You’ll be a confident communicator, who will elevate the team, supporting them with your energy, innovative approach, and positive mindset.
For someone looking to take the next step in their digital media career, this role offers the ideal blend of ownership, influence and growth. Whether it's strengthening client partnerships, mentoring emerging talent, driving innovation or elevating campaign performance, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact while building your career within one of Brisbane’s leading and happiest! (according to Media I Industry Survey scores) media agencies.

What you will do with us:

• Lead the day-to-day planning, activation, optimisation and reporting of digital campaigns across a busy and diverse client portfolio.
• Build trusted client relationships and serve as a key point of contact, delivering clear recommendations, insights and performance updates.
• Translate client objectives into effective digital media strategies and campaign recommendations that drive business outcomes.
• Ensure campaigns are executed accurately and efficiently, maintaining high standards of quality, attention to detail and commercial accountability.
• Monitor campaign performance, identify optimisation opportunities and proactively recommend improvements.
• Manage campaign budgets, reporting processes and performance benchmarks while maintaining strong operational governance.
• Mentor and support Digital Executives, fostering capability development and creating a positive, collaborative team environment.
• Champion innovative thinking, helping clients leverage audience insights, first-party data and emerging opportunities across the digital ecosystem.
• Collaborate closely with agency specialists, media partners and broader Publicis Groupe teams to deliver integrated, best-in-class solutions.

What You’ll Bring:

• Experience in digital media planning, activation and campaign management within an agency, publisher or related media environment.
• Strong knowledge of paid social platforms, particularly Meta and TikTok.
• Experience working across programmatic platforms such as DV360, The Trade Desk, Adobe Advertising, or similar platforms.
• Ability to interpret campaign performance data and turn insights into actionable recommendations.
• Strong client management and stakeholder engagement skills, with the confidence to present ideas and recommendations effectively.
• Experience managing multiple campaigns, priorities and stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.
• Previous experience working on performance-focused clients, complex portfolios or multi-product brands will be highly regarded.
• A collaborative leadership style, with a passion for developing others and contributing to a positive team culture.
• Curious, proactive and solutions-oriented, with a desire to challenge convention and bring new ideas to clients and teams.
• A collaborative mindset - You work effectively and constructively with multi-disciplinary teams to turn ideas into action and contribute to award-worthy work.

What you’re looking for:

• A supportive and collaborative culture.
• Clients who are encourage innovative thinking and are open to be challenged.
• An opportunity to deepen your digital channel expertise and grow into an omnichannel activation and planning expert.
• Ambition to fulfil your career goals in a business large enough to accommodate them.

Additional Information

Publicis Groupe benefits: Be a part of the Publicis Groupe family, recent winner of the Employer of Choice Awards and one of the world's most progressive and dynamic modern communications businesses. You can learn more about us at www.publicisgroupeanz.com.
Enjoy all the perks that come with our network offering:
A comprehensive Wholeself program supporting physical, mindful, and financial wellbeing.
A creative, lively, and rewarding office environment where people love working with each other, supported by our Publicis Liberté flexibility approach — "working your way with us."
Access to our Global AI Platform Marcel, connecting Publicis Groupe employees with opportunities for career mobility and collaboration across our global network.
Extensive Learning & Development opportunities including more than 15,000 learning programs via our online learning platform, Marcel Classes.
A culture of open feedback and support to reach your goals through our Career Conversations program.
A committed Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion strategy driven through our Viva Women, Égalité, enABLE, EmbRACE, and Écologique committees.
Leave benefits including Birthday Leave, Flexible Public Holidays, and an additional 5 days of leave after 2 years of service.
Work Your World program enabling employees the flexibility to work from anywhere in the world for up to 6 weeks per year.
Parental leave policy with up to 18 weeks based on tenure, paid primary carer leave, secondary carer swap, and Cub Care leave.
Access to counsellors, psychologists, and professionals through Sonder, an all-in-one digital wellbeing technology platform designed to support psychological, medical & safety needs.
A workplace that stands together to provide a more open, supportive, and recovery-forward culture for all employees with life-threatening illnesses. Read more about our Working With Cancer Pledge: https://workingwithcancerpledge.com/
Proud partners of Diversity Council Australia, Pride in Diversity, Family Friendly Workplaces, Supply Nation, and the Australian Disability Network.
If you don't tick every box in this ad, please don't rule yourself out. Research suggests that women and other people in underrepresented groups tend to only apply if they meet every requirement. We focus on hiring people who share our values of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, fearlessness, and integrity rather than ticking boxes — so if this role resonates with you, please apply.
Diversity. Inclusion. Equity. More than just words; these are part of our DNA. At Publicis Groupe, we are committed to the inclusion and recognition of all people regardless of race, age, culture, ability, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, and religious affiliation. We believe that to deliver the best solutions to our clients, our people need to reflect the diverse communities in which our clients operate. We value diversity and the skills, knowledge, and experience that difference brings to our culture and solutions.
Uniqueness is powerful; without it, we wouldn't be where we are today. So be you — we like it that way.
We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for people with disability or those that require additional support throughout the application process. If you need any assistance or adjustments, please contact us via recruitmentpublicisgroupe.com; your personal information will be kept confidential.