Manager, Brand

Join the newest addition to the WNBA family as we bring professional women’s basketball to Canada! The Toronto Tempo is the WNBA’s 14th franchise and first Canadian team set to tip off in May. Our team is dedicated to fostering a culture of excellence both on and off the court. We are committed to empowering our players, engaging our fans, and making a positive impact in our community. We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Manager, Brand reporting to the Director, Brand & Community to join our team.

Job Summary:

The Manager, Brand will support the Director, Brand & Community in building and executing the Toronto Tempo brand across all touchpoints. This role is responsible for delivering integrated marketing campaigns, ensuring brand consistency, and managing the day-to-day execution of both the Toronto Tempo and Tempo Impact platforms. The Manager, Brand will act as a central connector across content, community, partnerships, and marketing to bring the brand to life in meaningful and culturally relevant ways. The ideal candidate is highly organized, collaborative, and experienced in translating brand strategy into impactful execution across campaigns, platforms, and community initiatives.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

Brand Execution & Campaign Management

• Execute integrated marketing campaigns that drive awareness, fandom, and community connection across Tempo, Tempo LIVE, and Tempo Impact brand platforms.
• Ensure consistent brand application across all channels, including content, partnerships, community programming, and in-market activations.
• Act as a key liaison across internal teams (content, social, community, revenue) and external partners to deliver cohesive brand storytelling.
• Support campaign planning, timelines, and execution from brief through launch and recap.
• Serve as a key point of contact for partners and agencies on brand-related initiatives.

Tempo Impact & Community Brand Stewardship

• Support the development and execution of Tempo Impact as the team’s community and social impact platform.
• Partner with community and marketing teams to ensure Tempo Impact programming is authentically represented and integrated into the broader brand ecosystem.
• Help shape storytelling and amplification of community initiatives across channels.
• Ensure alignment between grassroots programming, partnerships, and overall brand positioning.

Experiential & Activation Support

• Support the execution of key brand moments, including game presentation, partner activations, and community touchpoints.
• Collaborate with internal teams and agency partners to bring the brand to life in-venue and in-market.
• Manage select project timelines, vendors, and deliverables to ensure high-quality execution.

Reporting & Insights

• Develop campaign and initiative recaps with key insights and recommendations.
• Track brand performance metrics, engagement, and impact across campaigns and community initiatives.
• Support broader brand measurement efforts, including surveys and reporting.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or Diploma in Marketing, Communications, or a related field required.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in Brand Marketing and/or Experiential Events.
• Ability to travel within Canada for branded events as needed.
• Ability to work independently with a deadline and proactively ask questions or pursue solutions independently when needed.
• Advanced written and verbal communication skills; can clearly communicate within a cross-functional work environment.
• Highly organized self-starter with meticulous attention to detail, methodical in approach to projects and problems, resourceful, and works well in a face-paced creative and marketing environment.

Required Key Competencies:

• Confidentiality – ability to keep confidentiality and to practice discretion.
• Adaptability – flexible in the face of change, maintains a positive demeanor, can handle conflicting priorities without loss of composure.
• Organization – can plan and schedule activities and workload optimally.
• Proactivity – can foresee multiple outcomes and acts to prevent problems.
• Communication– listening skills, oral and written verbal skills; telephone and email.
• Service Driven – interacts positively with executives, clients, customers, guests, and peers.
• Business Acumen – understands the business needs of the end users and uses this understanding to anticipate needs.
• Team Player - handles responsibilities well as part of a group and when solely responsible for a task or outcome.
• Judgement - able to make reasonable decisions as needed in the absence of direction, refers problems/issues to another appropriate person in a timely manner, can be trusted to work without constant or direct supervision.

Why Join Us:

• Be a part of the historic launch of the first WNBA team in Canada.
• Work in a dynamic and supportive environment with opportunities for growth and development.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunity to make a significant impact on the growth of women’s sports in Canada.

How to Apply:

Please submit your resume, cover letter, and any relevant portfolio materials as one file via LinkedIn. We are accepting applications until Monday April 13, 2026 at 9:00 AM EST.

The salary range for the Manager, Brand role is between $85,000 - $100,000 CAD.

All applications submitted to the Tempo are always reviewed in detail by our HR team. In certain aspects of the hiring process artificial intelligence (AI) tools may be used, specifically for resume screening. These tools support our team and are used to help bring relevant criteria to the foreground and do not replace human judgment. We are committed to using AI responsibly, fairly, and in compliance with applicable employment and anti-discrimination laws. We regularly review these tools to help prevent bias or discrimination.

Toronto Tempo is an Equal Opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable laws.