Remote Email Marketing Specialist - Canada

Brafton; Canada; Remote; CAD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Brafton, a leading content marketing firm, is seeking an Email Marketing Specialist for a remote, full-time contract position. The role involves executing high-volume email campaigns with a focus on design, writing, and collaboration, ideal for candidates looking to advance in email marketing within a supportive team environment.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of relevant experience in marketing, digital content, or design.
• Proficiency in design tools like Figma and Canva.
• Excellent writing and editing skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and assemble email creatives using client branding.
• Draft and edit marketing copy to support campaign objectives.
• Maintain consistency across a large volume of deliverables.

Skills

Attention to detail

Collaboration

Time management

Writing

Editing

Tools

Figma

Canva

Klaviyo

Hubspot

Job description

Brafton is one of the world's leading content marketing firms, with offices in Boston, London and Sydney. We aspire to continually raise the bar on what people consider "marketing content." We create result-focused strategies and content to drive SEO, social engagement and leads for our clients. Our teams continuously build expertise across new media formats, including video, blogs, infographics and web design.

This is a remote, full-time contract position. Applicants based in time zones between Eastern (ET) and Pacific (PT) are preferred to support collaboration across the team.

The Role

The Email Marketing Specialist is a valued contributor within the Consulting Department, focused on supporting high-volume campaign execution for Brafton’s clients. This position plays a key role in helping bring marketing emails to life—from visual layout and copywriting to platform setup and performance optimization.

The current focus for this role includes supporting a large-scale, image-driven B2C email campaign. The ideal candidate will have a strong eye for design, experience creating marketing assets, and interest in contributing to all stages of the email production process. While prior email platform experience is an asset, it is not required—support and training can be provided.

This position is ideal for someone with a background in marketing, communications, or digital design who is looking to deepen their expertise in email marketing within a collaborative team environment.

The Email Marketing Specialist has experience or interest in:

• Designing branded, mobile-friendly emails using Figma, Canva, or similar tools
• Writing and editing clear, engaging short-form copy for marketing audiences
• Collaborating with marketing strategists and other team members on campaign execution
• Learning and working within email platforms such as Klaviyo, Hubspot and more
• Supporting the development of automations and segmentation
• Applying feedback and aligning deliverables to client brand guidelines and timelines
• Contributing to a positive and productive remote team culture

Essential Job Functions & Key Success Factors

• The focus of this role is on execution and production support for email marketing campaigns. Responsibilities may include (but are not limited to):

• Designing and assembling email creative using client branding and templates
• Drafting and editing marketing copy to support campaign objectives
• Collaborating with team members to ensure timely and high-quality execution
• Supporting list segmentation, QA, and deployment within email platforms (where applicable)
• Maintaining consistency across a large volume of deliverables
• Participating in regular check-ins and status updates
• Applying best practices in email layout, mobile optimization, and brand compliance
• Learning and applying new skills and tools to support evolving project needs
• This role will work closely with the Manager, Email Marketing, and other consulting team members to ensure smooth delivery and continued growth across email capabilities.

Skills & Requirements

• 1–2 years of relevant experience in marketing, digital content, or design
• Proficiency in Figma, Canva, or other visual editing tools
• Excellent writing and editing skills
• Strong attention to detail and time management skills
• Ability to collaborate in a remote environment
• Interest in learning more about email marketing platforms and best practices
• Bonus: Familiarity with email marketing tools (e.g., Klaviyo, Hubspot, Flodesk, Mailchimp, Marketing Cloud, etc.)

Time Breakout:

• 70 percent independent contributor email marketing work
• 20 percent internal or client-facing communications
• 10 percent misc.

Contractors must provide their own industry hardware and a stable internet connection.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY: Brafton is an Equal Opportunity employer. In addition to federal law requirements, Brafton complies with applicable state, provincial and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, transfers, leave of absence, compensation and training.