International Marketing Manager - Canada

<p><strong>POSITIO</strong><strong>N SUMMARY</strong></p> <p>The International Marketing Manager is responsible for coordinating and executing marketing activities and communications across Carl’s Jr. Canada restaurants. This role serves as a central hub for CKE and franchisee marketing teams, ensuring brand consistency, calendar alignment, sports marketing, franchisee LSM support, and high-quality creative execution across Canada.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong>ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS</strong></p> <p><strong>May perform any or all of the following duties:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Leads day-to-day communication and execution with the Canada creative and social media agencies, ensuring timely delivery, brand consistency, and market relevance across platforms.</li> <li>Coordinates & supports cross-channel campaign launches across in-restaurant, digital, app, loyalty, and third-party delivery platforms.</li> <li>Monitors campaign performance and identifies opportunities to optimize marketing impact.</li> <li>Leads Canada merchandising development, including competitive benchmarking and best-practice sharing across markets.</li> <li>Develops and presents high-impact marketing presentations for internal leadership and franchise partners, including social strategy, merchandising, and asset updates.</li> <li>Owns and maintains Canada marketing calendars, ensuring alignment and proactive communication with franchise partners and internal teams.</li> <li>Partners with Operations, Supply Chain, QA, and Training teams to ensure marketing initiatives are executed consistently across restaurants.</li> <li>Partners with Culinary Innovation and Brand teams to support local product innovation and necessary new product photography that serve regional market needs.</li> <li>Serves as a primary marketing liaison for Canada franchisees and their teams, supporting planning, content development, and execution for key regional meetings. Must build strong relationships with franchisees and operators, serving as a key marketing advisor and support franchisees in developing and executing LSM plans.</li> <li>Supports the scheduling, logistics and execution of Canada franchisee marketing meetings and functions.</li> <li>Supports forecasting, tracking, billing, and reconciling for activities within the Canada Ad Fund, ensuring accuracy and transparency across CKE and the Canada Marketing Committee.</li> <li>Regularly visit restaurants across Canada to stay grounded in the guest experience, evaluate marketing execution, and strengthen franchisee partnerships.</li> <li>Performs other duties and/or special projects as assigned in response to changing business conditions and/or requirements.</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>POSITION QUALIFICATIONS/CORE COMPETENCIES</strong></p> <ul> <li>5–7 years of progressive experience in brand, product, or franchise marketing, with exposure to multi-market or international environments.</li> <li>Experience in QSR, retail, or multi-unit consumer brands strongly preferred, ideally within a franchise system.</li> <li>BA/BS Degree preferred.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Exceptional communicator and project manager with the ability to influence franchise partners, agencies, and internal stakeholders across cultures and geographies.</li> <li>Proven ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously, balancing speed, quality, and stakeholder expectations in a fast-paced environment.</li> <li>Highly organized, strategic marketer capable of building repeatable systems, improving workflows, and driving measurable impact across markets.</li> <li>Demonstrated professionalism, integrity, and discretion when working with franchise partners, agencies, and sensitive brand information.</li> <li>Familiarity with Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator is a plus.</li> </ul> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong>WORK ENVIRONMENT</strong></p> <ul> <li>Role-based remotely, preferably in Edmonton or Calgary to ensure proximity to restaurants and local teams, with periodic domestic and international travel to support franchise partners, agencies, and key initiatives</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>PHYSICAL </strong><strong>DEMANDS</strong></p> <ul> <li>Must be able to travel periodically across domestic and international markets (up to 25%)</li> <li>Sitting for extended periods of time, using the telephone, typing, and/or operating a computer and/or mouse</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>THE COMPANY RETAINS THE RIGHT TO CHANGE OR ASSIGN OTHER DUTIES TO THIS POSITION AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE WITH OR WITHOUT NOTICE.</strong></p>

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