Company Information  

Farber is one of Canada’s oldest, largest and most respected debt solution providers. We help Canadians get out of debt and start rebuilding their lives again. Established in 1979, Farber has almost 300 employees working across the country and has helped well over 100,000+ Canadians get out of debt.  

And now, we’re embarking on our next stage of transformation & significant growth. To do that, we are hiring experienced, enthusiastic, motivated, innovative, and client-centric team members to play critical roles in helping us reach our ambitious goals.  

As we continue to grow and evolve, we are seeking a people-first leader to build and lead our Project Management Office (PMO). 
 

Position Summary 

Farber is seeking a Senior Manager, Programmatic & Paid Social to join our Consumer Practice. Reporting to the Director, Performance Marketing, this role will lead the execution, optimization, and strategic advancement of Farber’s non-search paid media portfolio, with a primary focus on programmatic and paid social. This is a high impact role for a performance marketer who combines strong channel expertise with sharp analytical thinking, operational discipline, and a test-and-learn mindset. You will oversee agency-managed media in the near term while helping define and build Farber’s future-state capabilities across DSPs, paid social platforms, ad operations, and measurement. The ideal candidate brings deep hands-on experience across programmatic and paid social, strong judgment on media strategy and channel economics, and a genuine curiosity for how data, technology, and creative can work together to unlock more efficient growth.
 

 

Key Responsibilities 

Campaign Management & Execution

• Own day-to-day oversight of Farber’s non-search paid media investment across programmatic and paid social, ensuring campaigns are executed effectively, paced accurately, and optimized against business goals.
• Partner closely with agency teams and platform partners to manage campaign setup, trafficking coordination, QA, pacing, monitoring, and optimization across DSPs and paid social platforms.
• Drive media strategy and execution across display, online video, CTV, OTT, and paid social channels.
• Lead paid social campaign oversight through the agency across platforms such as Meta, TikTok, Reddit, and other relevant channels, ensuring campaigns align with audience strategy, acquisition goals, creative best practices, and channel economics.
• Manage paid amplification and boosting of owned social content, helping identify high-priority content and brand moments that warrant paid support to extend reach, engagement, and downstream conversion opportunities.
• Identify and address performance issues quickly through bid, budget, audience, placement, inventory, and creative adjustments across both programmatic and paid social.
• Support dynamic testing and iteration across campaigns, including working with agency and creative partners on approaches such as Dynamic Creative Optimization (DCO) to improve message relevance, efficiency, and scale.
• Ensure strong campaign foundations through proper tagging, pixel implementation, naming conventions, and media data hygiene. 

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in digital media, with strong depth in programmatic, paid social, campaign optimization, and performance analysis.
• Hands-on experience managing or overseeing campaigns across major DSPs, paid social platforms, ad servers, and related media tools. Experience with The Trade Desk, StackAdapt, DV360, CM360, Meta Ads Manager, LinkedIn Campaign Manager, TikTok Ads Manager, Reddit Ads, and Google Ad Manager is strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of paid social campaign structure, amplification and boosting tactics, audience strategy, creative testing, and platform-specific optimization levers.
• Strong working knowledge of tracking methodologies, attribution, full-funnel measurement, and performance evaluation across programmatic and paid social.
• Fluency in pixel implementation, UTM governance, taxonomy standards, and media data hygiene best practices.
• Strong proficiency with Google Analytics and media measurement or attribution platforms.
• Ad operations exposure, including trafficking and QA, creative specs and asset management, click tracker and UTM setup, pixel troubleshooting, and familiarity with verification and brand safety tools such as IAS, DoubleVerify, and MOAT.
• Exposure to placement setup, creative rotation, discrepancy troubleshooting, documentation standards, and workflow management across agency and in-house teams.
• Exposure to Dynamic Creative Optimization concepts, testing methodologies, or tools is considered an asset.
• Hands-on experience with DCO platforms such Hunch and Smartly or related workflows is a plus, but not required.
• Curiosity about creative automation, personalization, and emerging ad tech capabilities, including how DCO can support smarter testing and more relevant messaging.
• Strong strategic thinking, analytical rigor, and problem-solving ability in a fast-moving environment.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to turn complex performance data into concise, actionable recommendations for stakeholders.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.

 

Position: Senior Manager, Programmatic & Paid Social 
Location: Remote/Canada 
Industry: Financial Services 
Department: Marketing 
Employment Type: Permanent/Fulltime 
Salary: $95,000-$110,000 + Bonus

Benefits, and Perks

• Remote work model
• Vacation and wellness days
• Extended health and dental coverage, plus virtual doctor services
• Employee Assistance Program and mental health resources
• Company-matching retirement savings plan
• Financial support for professional development
• Annual company events
• Exclusive access to perks and discounts

 

Our Culture at Farber  
 
At Farber, helping people is at the heart of everything we do—and that commitment extends to our employees, clients, and partners alike. We’re dedicated to building an inclusive, diverse, and equitable workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and supported from day one.

Our culture is grounded in recognition, growth, and connection. We celebrate our people through meaningful awards and recognition programs, invest in their development through training/learning academies, education reimbursement, and foster an environment of respect that is felt across the organization. We also take pride in celebrating the diverse communities we serve and work in, creating a workplace where everyone can show up as their authentic selves.
 
Farber encourages applications from all qualified candidates who represent the diversity of Canada.   

• If you require any accommodations throughout the recruitment process—including alternate interview formats, accessible materials, or any other accommodations—we encourage you to contact us at careers@farbergroup.com.