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We are looking for an Ad Ops Specialist to manage the setup and activation of onsite/app, email, and offsite campaigns. In this role, you will execute media campaigns across both Empire-owned and external channels, ensuring ads display correctly and troubleshooting any issues that arise. You will monitor campaign performance through KPIs, optimize for effectiveness, and collaborate with UX teams on site, app, and email changes, while managing relationships with ad serving vendors to resolve any issues.

This position will be based in our office in Halifax, Nova Scotia. We offer a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package. We will also provide relocation assistance for qualified candidates interested in making Nova Scotia their new home.

Here's Where You'll Be Focusing

Manage setup and activation of onsite/app, email, and offsite campaigns
Execute media campaigns across Empire owned channels and offsite channels (i.e., using GAM to create ads)
Ensure ads are displaying correctly and troubleshoot where necessary
Monitor campaign performance through KPIs and optimize for campaign effectiveness
Ensure campaigns achieve expectations and customer satisfaction is achieved
Collaborate with UX teams on changes to site, app, and emails
Manage relationships with ad serving vendors (e.g., selection, resolving issues)

What You Have To Offer

3+ years hands-on experience working with ad tech
Experience with ad serving tools (e.g., GAM360)
Experience working at or closely with advertising agencies and with promotional advertising on retail sites
Experience activating campaigns (incl. offsite channels)
Strong analytical, decision-making, project management, and communication skills
Vendor relationship management
Hands on knowledge of different media buying platforms

Who We Are

We started in a small town in Nova Scotia but we are now in communities of all sizes across this great country. With over 1,600 stores in all 10 provinces, you may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drug Stores or another of our great banners but we are all one extended family.

Our family of 128,000 employees and franchise affiliates share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to all our customers. Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better – great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. We are a family nurturing families.

Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) is fuelled by our purpose and values. It shapes our culture and drives business success. As a family nurturing families, we embed DE&I into everything we do. We know that it takes open minds and respect for distinct perspectives to create engaging workplaces, inclusive customer experiences and strong community partnerships. We are committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.

What We Offer

Our Total Rewards package is designed to help our teammates thrive—physically, financially, and emotionally. While offerings vary by role and employment type (full-time, part-time, contractual), eligible teammates may receive:

Comprehensive Benefits Package with health and dental coverage, life insurance, and short- and long-term disability insurance.
Access to Virtual Health Care and an Employee and Family Assistance Program for personalized support.
Retirement and Savings Plan to help you build financial security.
10% In-Store Discount at participating banners, plus additional discount programs.
Employee Share Ownership Plan (ESOP), giving you the opportunity to invest in the company’s success.
Learning and Development Resources to support your career growth.
Parental Leave Top-Up to assist growing families.
Paid Vacation and Days Off to help you recharge.

Sobeys is committed to providing a compensation structure that is flexible, equitable and competitive in the market to enable performance and growth. To learn more about this opportunity—including expected range of compensation in accordance with Pay Transparency Legislation where required —please click the “I’m interested” button above. Individual Compensation is determined based on qualifications, experience, and internal equity within the range provided.

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To drive our commitment to team collaboration and the overall success of our office culture we require our teammates to have the ability to adhere to a hybrid work model that requires your presence at one of our office locations at least three days per week.

If you feel that this describes the kind of work you want to do and you are excited about what Sobeys has to offer, then please apply by the posting end date indicated above. We encourage candidates to submit a resume and take the time to ensure that their application highlights what makes them uniquely qualified for this opportunity!

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