Digital Performance Specialist/Manager

We don’t just run campaigns - we create impact. We’re looking for a curious, data-driven Digital Performance Specialist who’s hungry to push boundaries, master platforms, and deliver results that matter.

If you thrive on turning insights into action, love collaborating with smart and creative people, and want to work with some of the world’s best brands, this could be the role that changes your career trajectory.

Make an undeniable impact with Apparent

We’re an independent agency of 200+ thinkers, creators, and solution-makers. We exist for one reason: to give our clients a competitive edge. It’s why we’re trusted by global giants like Google and Volkswagen, alongside iconic local brands and startups.

That edge comes from the standard we set for ourselves – the craft in every detail and the thought we put into every room we enter. We don’t settle for “good enough” because we care enough to make it great. If you’re looking for a place where your craft is respected, and the ego is left at the door, you’ve found it.

It’s an exciting time to join us at our brand-new, dog-friendly HQ in Eveleigh. We believe in high standards, but never at the expense of your life outside the office. It’s a culture our team actually advocates for; 99% of our people recommend Apparent as a great place to work.

What you can look forward to:

- Extra leave: Enjoy paid Summer Days for you and Reproductive Health Leave.
- Sustainable culture: A genuine focus on work-life balance and preventing burnout.
- Growth and mentorship: Access to training, development, coaching, and industry events.
- Progressive support: Gender-neutral paid parental leave and a commitment to genuine pay equity.
- Community impact: Opportunities to get involved in pro-bono programs and volunteer work.
- Wellbeing programs: Physical and mental health initiatives, including an EAP and RUOK? Day activities.

We’re also leaning into what’s next by actively embracing AI across our roles, using it to enhance our expertise and keep both our agency and our clients at the forefront of the industry.





We have an entrepreneurial spirit and we know the best work doesn’t always fit into neat, tidy boxes. Neither should you. If you’re a pro at your craft (or looking for a mentor who is) and a genuine collaborator ready to deliver something undeniable, let’s talk.

The Role

We’re looking for a passionate Performance Media Specialist to join our team working across a diverse portfolio of clients including Entertainment, Business, Technology & Not-for-profit.

The is a hands-on performance role focused on driving measurable business outcomes through digital media. Working alongside a high performing team of curious media planners and digital specialists, you will be responsible for supporting the delivery of clients digital media strategies, executing in platform and maintaining and optimizing acquisition focused campaigns throughout the whole lifecycle.

You’ll play a key role in translating client objectives into performance-led media strategies, using data and platform insights to identify opportunities, drive efficiencies and maximise results. You’ll also bring specialist performance expertise to media planning, helping shape channel recommendations & investment rationale.

It’s an opportunity to work with ambitious clients, alongside a supportive and highly skilled team, while continuing to build your expertise across performance media & media buying platforms.

You’ll also be responsible for:

Campaign Set up and Management: Successfully build and set up acquisition focused campaigns in platform, including forecasting, QA and go live checklists

End-to-End Performance Management: You will take full ownership of campaign performance

This includes leveraging data-driven insights, testing and learning, and ensuring campaigns are aligned to client objectives (eg Leads, revenue focused objectives)

Campaign Management:



Monitoring pacing and delivery to ensure campaigns are on track to deliver the allocated budget

Reporting: You use a suite of tools (Google Looker Studio, GA4, etc) to provide reports & produce insights that are timely, accurate and insightful.

Technical Expertise: You make it your business to stay up to date with the latest trends and innovations in the media space. You are an expert in the tools and platforms required to do your role and take an active interest in finding better ways of doing things. Hands on experience across multiple platforms including Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, Spotify, various DSP’s & ad tech platforms (Campaign Manager, GTM, verification platforms such as IAS)

Client Management: Maintain effective communication with clients to discuss campaign progress, performance & provide recommendations to improve & optimise activity.

Planning: You work alongside the strategy and planning team to develop media plans that reach clients’ and campaign objectives.

Partner Management & Negotiation: You build relationships with media partners, clarify briefs and negotiate to the best possible rates for our media spend

Experience

- 2+ years experience with hands-on experience working across digital media platforms including Google Ads, Meta, TikTok, LinkedIn. Search & Social experience is mandatory. Programmatic experience is preferred but not essential. Agency and/or client-side experience is preferred
- Demonstrated experience managing multi-channel acquisition campaigns across Google Ads, Meta, LinkedIn.
- Track record of delivering successful performance-driven outcomes, managing budgets, optimising campaigns
- Comfortable working with reporting dashboards and able to provide insights and recommendations based off campaign analytics and performance data
- Passionate about digital media, curious and enthusiastic to learn and grow
- Ability to deliver on high levels of accuracy whilst working under pressure to achieve deadlines in a rapid paced environment

Enough about us. We’d love to hear from you, apply here or email us at [email protected].

📌 Digital Performance Specialist/Manager (Sydney)
🏢 Apparent
📍 Sydney