ACCENCIS GROUP

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Marketing Manager

About Accencis

Accencis Group Inc. is one of Canada’s fastest-growing restaurant franchisors, operating 10+ brands including Captain’s Boil, %Arabica, Midori Ramen, Dear Saigon, and more. We drive growth through strategic innovation, operational excellence, and bold brand building. The Marketing Manager plays a central role in driving campaign performance, supporting franchisees, strengthening in-store execution, and ensuring brand growth across a multi-unit restaurant network.

Role Overview

The Marketing Manager is responsible for owning the marketing calendar, marketing budget, content creation process, day-to-day execution, and brand performance for assigned brands. This role requires a strong leader who understands restaurant industry dynamics and can manage multiple brands, franchisees, agencies, and stakeholders simultaneously.

Key Responsibilities

Brand Leadership & Calendar Ownership

  • Own the annual and quarterly marketing calendar for assigned brands.
  • Plan, execute, and optimize all campaigns, LTOs, promotions, community events, seasonal campaigns and digital activations.
  • Ensure strong brand identity and consistency across all customer touchpoints.

Marketing Budgeting & Financial Stewardship

  • Own the brand marketing budget, including annual planning, allocation, forecasting, and tracking.
  • Collaborate with finance on reporting, reconciliation, and ROI measurement.
  • Provide weekly, monthly, and quarterly performance reports linking marketing activity to pre-set goals and objectives.

Content Creation Ownership

  • Fully own the end-to-end content creation process.
  • Vet and select agencies, photographers, videographers, and production partners.
  • Build moodboards, creative briefs, shoot plans, and visual direction guides.
  • Explain the creative vision clearly and ensure alignment with brand guidelines.
  • Lead pre-production planning and supervise shoots to ensure accuracy and quality.
  • Ensure all final content reflects the moodboard, creative direction, and brand identity.

Digital Marketing & Online Optimization

  • Manage day-to-day social media calendars, content posting, and community engagement.
  • Oversee website updates, landing pages, menus, Google listings, and digital housekeeping.
  • Work with delivery platforms to optimize offers, bundles, promotions, visibility, and menu layout, ultimately increasing sales.
  • Conduct regular online audits to ensure accuracy and brand consistency across all channels.

Market Research & Trend Insights

  • Conduct competitive research and market analysis.
  • Identify and track emerging food, consumer, and restaurant trends.
  • Recommend new ideas, menu innovations, content formats, and brand opportunities.
  • Present insights and recommendations to leadership teams.

Store-Level Performance & Turnaround Planning

  • Analyze weekly sales data to identify performance gaps and opportunities.
  • Develop and execute turnaround plans for low-performing stores.
  • Support store openings with launch plans, marketing kits, and local activations.

In-Store Auditing & Brand Compliance

  • Conduct in-store marketing audits to assess branding, merchandising, signage, and overall execution.
  • Audit digital presence including social media, website accuracy, delivery platform listings, online reviews, and search visibility.
  • Provide detailed audit reports and follow-up action plans for improvement.

Customer Journey & Guest Experience

  • Ensure that the customer journey—from awareness to dine-in or delivery—is consistently positive, memorable, and aligned with brand standards.
  • Conduct guest experience audits that evaluate ambiance, brand storytelling, menu presentation, cleanliness, speed of service, and staff communication.
  • Identify pain points in the customer journey and propose actionable improvements.
  • Collaborate with Operations and Training to ensure the brand promise is delivered at every touchpoint.
  • Monitor customer reviews, feedback, and sentiment analysis on delivery platforms and social channels.
  • Recommend enhancements to improve guest satisfaction, loyalty, and repeat visitation.

Sales Performance & Analytics

  • Track key performance indicators including sales, category mix, traffic, digital KPIs, and delivery performance.
  • Develop dashboards and monthly reports summarizing insights and recommended actions.
  • Ensure marketing efforts contribute to measurable brand growth.

Influencer, PR & Partnerships

  • Manage influencer discovery, vetting, negotiations, and deliverables.
  • Support PR initiatives, press opportunities, and external partnerships.
  • Track influencer and PR ROI to ensure alignment with brand objectives.

Project Management & Cross-Functional Alignment

  • Build workback plans, execution checklists, and detailed project trackers.
  • Coordinate with Operations, Supply Chain, Training, Finance, and Franchise teams.
  • Ensure timely, high-quality execution across all campaigns and brand initiatives.

Qualifications

  • 4–7 years of marketing experience, preferably in restaurant, franchising, or multi-unit groups.
  • Strong experience in content creation, brand marketing, and campaign management.
  • Experience managing budgets, agencies, and multiple concurrent projects.
  • Analytical ability to interpret sales and marketing performance (KPIs).
  • Experience working with delivery platforms and understanding F&B industry dynamics.
  • Excellent communication, presentation, and leadership skills.
  • Ability to travel for store visits (40% field work).
  • A driver’s license and a car are a plus.
  • Ability to travel by air to visit restaurants in other provinces as needed.
  • Ability to work occasional evenings/weekends based on business needs.

Key Competencies

  • Leadership and ownership mentality
  • Data-driven decision making
  • Creative vision paired with operational discipline
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management
  • High attention to detail
  • Ability to thrive in fast-paced environments
  • Relationship-building with franchisees and internal teams
  • Strong brand stewardship

Work Requirements

  • Work schedule: Monday–Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
  • Field requirement: ~60% office / 40% in-store and on-site work
  • Note: This role may require occasional evenings, early mornings, or weekends based on business needs (store openings, events, campaigns, crisis management, promotions, audits, etc.)