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Digital Advertising Specialist

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Excellent communications skills in English and French
  • Strong analytical skills
  • Certified Google Ad Professional with 2 years of experience
  • Overall understanding of campaign performance tracking on websites

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with the sales team to onboard new clients
  • Identify, elaborate on and integrate each client’s objectives
  • Establish online advertising strategies in line with each client’s objectives
  • Create new Google Ads campaigns primarily with the use of our API

Key facts

Other skills

  • Analytical Skills
  • Time Management
  • Communication
  • Collaboration
  • Problem Solving
  • Multitasking

About the company

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Cars.com

Used Vehicle Marketplaces

Cars Commerce is an audience-driven technology company empowering automotive that simplifies everything about buying and selling cars. The Cars Commerce platform includes the flagship automotive marketplace and dealer reputation site Cars.com, innovative digital marketing technology and services from Dealer Inspire, industry-leading trade-in and appraisal technology from AccuTrade, an exclusive in-market media network, and powerful and predictive AI technologies that enable more efficient and profitable retail operations. Cars Commerce is the essential partner to stay one step ahead in automotive.

Company details

Company typeLarge
IndustryUsed Vehicle Marketplaces
Company size1001 - 5000

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Job description

Be essential at Cars Commerce


At Cars Commerce, we’re fanatical about simplifying everything about car buying and selling. We do right by our customers and consumers to better connect the industry with simplified and tierless technology to enhance, measure and drive local automotive retail. Whether through our No.1 most recognized marketplace, Cars.com, our industry-leading digital experience, Dealer Inspire, our trade and appraisal technology, AccuTrade, our reputation-based digital wholesale auction marketplace, Dealerclub, or our new Cars Commerce Media Network, Cars Commerce is essential for success in the automotive industry.


No one ever travels alone here: at its core, Cars Commerce is collaboration. In fact, it’s built into the very fabric of our shared values. We like to say we Rise Together – putting people at the center of what we do, from consumer to customer to community. Life at Cars Commerce makes it easy when we share the ethos to be Open to All, encouraging open-minded communication because we know diverse thinking yields better outcomes. But critical to our success is Caring to Challenge and Taking Ownership, fueling a competitive spirit in a respectful environment where we think about tomorrow but act today. At our foundation, we have integrity, Doing the Right Thing, even when it’s hard. It’s our shared commitment to these values that makes Cars Commerce a place where growth becomes not only possible, but downright unavoidable.


But don't take our word for it. We are proud to be named one of Built In's 2026 Best Places to Work in Chicago and across the U.S. Ready to make your mark? Join a team that's driving real change in the automotive industry.

ABOUT THIS ROLE:

As a Digital Advertising Specialist, your role will be to help our advertisers deliver successful online advertising campaigns that generate high interest. Duties of the role include:

 Collaborate with the sales team to onboard new clients. 

 Identify, elaborate on and integrate each client’s objectives.

 Establish online advertising strategies in line with each client’s objectives.

 Collaborate with the Sales team and the accounting department to establish client advertising

budgets.

 Create new Google Ads campaigns primarily with the use of our API.

 Create new Facebook Ads.

 Measure and identify non-performing campaigns.

 Manage and optimize non-performing campaigns to improve performance and returns.

 Revise current campaigns to comply with clients’ evolving needs.

 Proactively resolve campaign related customer concerns.

 Produce monthly reports with the use of our API.

 Collaborate with the rest of the SEM team for any additional task falling under their responsibility.

ABOUT YOU: 

 Excellent communications skills in English and French.

 Strong analytical skills.

 Certified Google Ad Professional with 2 years of experience.

 Overall understanding of campaign performance tracking on websites.

 Ability to manage workload.

 Strong time management skills (multitasking).

PREFERENCE:

 Preferred candidate is located in Montreal, QC

 Experience in the automotive industry

Our Comprehensive Benefits Package includes:

 Medical, Paramedical & Dental Healthcare Plans

 New Hire Stipend for Home Office Set-Up

 Generous PTO

 Paid holidays

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

 

 

In the spirit of pay transparency, we are excited to share the base salary range for this position. In addition to base salary, some roles are eligible for our bonus and/or equity programs, depending on level and role. Regular full-time positions are eligible for our comprehensive benefits package. If you are hired at Cars Commerce, your final base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as skills and/or experience. If the salary range is close to what you're seeking, then we encourage you to apply and learn more about the total compensation package for this position.

Salary Range

$59,200.00-71,050.00

Our Comprehensive Benefits Package includes:

  • Medical, Dental & Vision Healthcare Plans

  • New Hire Stipend for Home Office Set-Up

  • Generous PTO

  • Paid Holidays, Floating Holiday, Volunteer Day, Recharge Day

Learn more about our Benefits, Perks, & Culture on our LinkedIn Life Pages!

For US-based Positions: Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. Please note that we are unable to sponsor employment visas at this time.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Applicants: Click here to review our Privacy Policy for Applicants. For current employees, please click here to review our California Privacy Policy for Employees.

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