Senior Director, Brand & Marketing

Location: hirify.global Vancouver Campus, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Salary: $13,531.92–$20,284.50 CAD monthly

Company

hirify.global is a university focused on research, innovation, learning, and institutional communications.

What you will do

• Lead long-term brand and marketing strategy and hirify.global’s paid institutional advertising campaigns.
• Oversee media buying, agency partnerships, creative direction, and marketing activities that build institutional awareness, affinity, and engagement.
• Develop enterprise brand architecture, governance frameworks, visual identity systems, Common Look and Feel standards, and martech stacks.
• Direct hirify.global’s digital presence, including web product management, UX/UI, accessibility, SEO, and AI discoverability.
• Lead the Brand Communications, Digital Solutions, and Design & Photography teams while maintaining strong service for internal partners.
• Oversee brand health, reputation, audience trust, and organizational capability measurement through research and reputation tracking.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree in Communications, Brand, Marketing, or a related discipline.
• At least 10 years of experience in brand and marketing communications within large, complex organizations.
• At least 5 years of experience operating at a strategic leadership level.
• Experience developing communications and marketing strategies and guiding tactical execution.
• Experience leading teams, managing change, influencing diverse stakeholders, and working within decentralized organizations.
• Strong organizational, project management, interpersonal, service orientation, and collaboration skills.

Nice to have

• Advertising agency or marketing services experience.
• Experience managing large and complex marketing budgets.
• Understanding of the academic environment.
• Track record of developing brand strategy and bringing brands to life internally and externally.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time staff position classified as non-union.
• Work within a diverse and inclusive university environment.
• Emphasis on openness, transparency, collaboration, inclusion, and breaking down organizational silos.
• Opportunity to influence brand and communications work across the university’s campuses, faculties, schools, and units.

Hiring process

• Applications are accepted until August 27, 2026, at 11:59 PM.
• Employment is subject to satisfactory completion of required background checks.