Brand Marketing Manager Canada Remote

About Comrade Digital Marketing

We are a Chicago-headquartered digital marketing company founded in 2008. We specialize in SEO PPC web design and development helping businesses grow through strategic digital marketing solutions. We are proud of the quality of our work the strength of our team and the impact each person makes across the organization.

Our team values:

• Professional growth
• Respectful and flexible leadership
• Meaningful dynamic work
• Strong collaboration
• High standards without unnecessary bureaucracy

Because our team is lean and highly capable every person here has the opportunity to make a visible impact.

This is a remote position open to candidates across Canada.

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

Were a digital marketing agency that practices what it preaches. We run two distinct brandsone serving the legal industry and one operating as a full-service digital agencyand both need a marketing leader who can turn strategy into a steady scalable flow of qualified leads.

This isnt a set the vision and delegate role. We need someone who combines strategic thinking with operational rigora hands-on director who will dig into the numbers hold vendors and internal specialists accountable optimize whats working sunset what isnt and build new channels that deliver measurable results. Youll own the full marketing engine across both brands and be directly responsible for pipeline growth.

If youre the kind of leader who thinks in systems communicates with clarity and measures everything against cost-per-leadwe want to talk.

WHAT YOULL OWN

• Lead Generation Strategy & Execution Architect and manage the full lead generation engine for both company brands. Youll be responsible for driving predictable high-quality lead volume across paid organic and partnership channelsand for knowing exactly what each lead costs.
• Marketing & Sales Alignment Work hand-in-hand with the sales team to ensure marketing efforts are producing leads that convert not just leads that look good on a dashboard. Tighten feedback loops refine targeting and align campaigns with revenue goals.
• Budget Stewardship Own the marketing budget across both brands. Allocate spend based on performance data negotiate vendor contracts and ensure every dollar is working toward a defined return.
• Team Leadership & Talent Development Lead mentor and grow a team of internal marketing specialists. Set clear expectations run structured check-ins and build a culture of accountability and continuous improvement. Youll also manage external vendor relationships to ensure quality and delivery.
• Performance Reporting & Optimization Build and maintain clear reporting frameworks that track lead volume cost-per-lead channel performance and campaign ROI. Use data to make decisions present results to leadership and continuously refine the marketing playbook.
• New Channel Development Identify test and scale new marketing initiatives that expand reach and reduce acquisition costs. Stay ahead of industry trends and bring fresh ideas to the tablebacked by a clear business case.

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE

In your first 612 months heres what a strong performance trajectory looks like:

• Both brands have a unified centralized marketing operation with clear ownership and reporting for every active channel
• Cost-per-lead targets are established for each channel and performance is tracking at or near those benchmarks
• Lead volume is trending upward month-over-month with a clear documented path to continued growth
• The internal team is operating with structuredefined roles regular performance reviews and a culture of accountability
• Vendor relationships are optimized with underperforming partnerships restructured or replaced
• Leadership has full visibility into marketing performance through consistent data-driven reporting

WHO YOU ARE

Required:

• You bring senior-level marketing expertise with a proven record of scaling lead generation in a measurable systematic way
• Youve led brand marketing for a marketing agency or professional services firmyou understand the unique challenge of marketing a company that markets for others
• You manage through systems not gut instinctSOPs dashboards cadences and frameworks are your natural operating tools
• You are a strong leader who builds trust through clarity consistency and follow-throughyour team always knows where they stand
• You take extreme ownership of outcomes: when something isnt working you diagnose it fix it and communicate transparently

Ideal traits:

• Youre approachable and collaborative but you dont shy away from difficult conversations or hard decisions
• Youre adaptablecomfortable adjusting priorities as the business evolves without losing strategic focus
• You communicate with precision: your updates reports and recommendations are clear concise and actionable

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

• Base salary: $70000/year
• Performance bonus: Structured bonus tied to marketing KPIs and growth milestones (details finalized during the offer stage)
• Remote-first: Work from wherever youre most productiveno office required
• Unlimited PTO: We trust you to manage your time and deliver results
• Growth opportunity: Direct partnership with executive leadership and the chance to shape the marketing function from the ground up

TOOLS & PLATFORMS

HubSpot (marketing automation & reporting) Google Workspace Additional Martech tools based on channel strategy

ABOUT THE TEAM

Youll be joining a company where people genuinely enjoy the work and each other. The team is tight-knit high-performing and built on mutual respect. Long-tenured employees describe the culture as one of the best things about working hereand thats not accidental. We value reliability straight talk and people who take pride in what they deliver.

Day-to-day youll collaborate closely with internal marketing specialists and external vendors with a direct line to executive leadership. This is a high-visibility role where your impact will be felt across the entire organization.

Ready to own the growth engine

If you lead with clarity measure what matters and take full ownership of outcomesapply now.