Marketing Consultant (Full-Time, Remote – U.S. Only)

Marketing Consultant (Full-Time, Remote – U.S. Only)

Our Mission

We Help Organizations Succeed through Marketing

Company

Kalen Marketing Solutions

Job Type

Full-Time | Exempt

Location

Remote (U.S. Based Applicants Only)

Understand Businesses. Build Relationships. Deliver Strategic Solutions.

Kalen Marketing Solutions is a strategy-first marketing firm helping organizations grow through intentional, integrated marketing. We're looking for an experienced Marketing Consultant who understands how to work with small businesses, build strong client relationships, and recommend marketing solutions that support real business goals.

This role combines marketing strategy, client leadership, and business advising.

As a Marketing Consultant, you'll work closely with Kalen leadership and our internal team of creative, digital, web, content, video, and technology specialists to guide client marketing strategies and oversee their execution.

We're looking for someone who brings experience working in an advertising or marketing agency and understands how to connect marketing recommendations to a client's business goals, priorities, and resources.

This is not an order-taking account management role.

Clients may come to us asking for a website, social media campaign, video, digital ads, or another specific tactic. Your job is to step back and understand *why*. What is the business trying to accomplish? Who are they trying to reach? What's getting in their way? Is the tactic they're requesting actually the right solution?

Sometimes the answer will be yes. Sometimes you'll need to recommend something different.

We're looking for someone comfortable saying, "Based on what you're trying to accomplish, here's what I recommend and why."

Your focus will be on understanding the businesses you serve, providing strategic guidance, managing client relationships, and identifying opportunities to help clients succeed.

What You'll Do

*Lead and Strengthen Client Relationships*

• Serve as the strategic advisor and primary point of contact for your clients.
• Work closely with Kalen leadership during client transitions, strategy development, and ongoing account management.
• Translate business objectives into clear marketing strategies, priorities, messaging, budgets, timelines, and success measures.
• Proactively bring clients ideas, recommendations, and opportunities rather than waiting for them to tell you what they want.
• Ask thoughtful questions and respectfully challenge assumptions when a requested tactic may not be the best solution.
• Build trusted relationships through strategic guidance, expertise, responsiveness, and measurable results.
• Lead client meetings and confidently present strategies, campaign results, insights, and recommendations.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen results, expand services, and grow client relationships based on genuine business needs.

*Turn Strategy Into Execution*

• Provide Kalen's creative and digital specialists with complete strategic direction before work enters production.
• Ensure internal teams understand the client's business objective, audience, messaging, desired outcome, and measures of success—not simply the requested deliverable.
• Manage project scopes, timelines, budgets, deliverables, and client expectations.
• Coordinate with internal specialists to keep client work organized, moving forward, and aligned with approved strategies.
• Review campaign performance and translate data into actionable recommendations.
• Maintain accurate time records and ensure work remains within approved project scopes, budgets, and company standards.
• Collaborate closely with Kalen's specialists while maintaining ownership of the overall client strategy and relationship.

*Support Client Growth and Business Development*

Business development is a collaborative part of this role. You'll work alongside Kalen leadership to identify opportunities, develop relationships, and help grow both new and existing client accounts.

You will be expected to

• Proactively identify and connect with prospective clients through outreach, networking, referrals, and professional relationships.
• Participate in prospecting and follow-up activities to develop new business opportunities.
• Lead discovery conversations to understand prospective clients' business goals, challenges, and marketing needs.
• Recommend strategic marketing solutions based on client needs and available resources.
• Collaborate with Kalen leadership on proposals, presentations, and new business opportunities.
• Identify opportunities to expand existing client relationships through additional services and strategic recommendations.
• Maintain accurate records of prospective client conversations, follow-ups, and next steps.
• Support client retention and long-term growth through proactive communication and relationship management.

What Success Looks Like

Success in this position isn't measured solely by whether clients are happy or projects get completed. You'll be successful when:

• Clients view you as a trusted business and marketing advisor, not simply a vendor, account manager, or project contact.
• You understand the business objective behind the marketing work you're recommending.
• You confidently recommend what clients need—even when it's different from what they initially requested.
• Every client has clear goals, strategic priorities, success measures, and recommended next steps.
• Your projects are strategically sound, delivered on time, and managed within approved budgets.
• You proactively identify opportunities to improve results and deepen client relationships.
• You actively contribute to new business opportunities through outreach, and relationship development.
• You maintain consistent, professional, and timely communication with clients and internal team members.
• Your client records, project documentation, and follow-up activities are accurate and current.
• You contribute positively to the Marketing Consultant department and the larger Kalen team through collaboration, dependability, and shared accountability.

Who You Are

*You live out our core values:*

• Integrity: You operate with honesty, accountability, and professionalism.
• Intentionality: You prepare thoughtfully, ask good questions, and engage with purpose.
• Results-Driven: You take ownership of performance and continuously look for ways to improve.
• Collaboration: You value the expertise of others and work effectively across disciplines.
• Goal-Oriented: You're ambitious, self-motivated, and committed to growing client relationships, achieving results, and developing professionally.

*You're also someone who:*

• Thinks like a consultant by listening, asking thoughtful questions, identifying challenges, and recommending solutions.
• Understands how to develop practical marketing recommendations that align with client goals and budgets.
• Is comfortable giving clients professional guidance rather than simply agreeing with every request.
• Is curious about how businesses operate and wants to understand the *why* behind a marketing challenge.
• Can balance multiple client relationships, projects, and competing priorities.
• Takes ownership of communication, follow-through, and client expectations.
• Is organized, self-directed, accountable, and proactive in a remote environment.
• Thinks both creatively and analytically when solving business and marketing challenges.
• Values collaboration and understands how to work effectively with internal specialists and leadership.

Experience & Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience working in an advertising or marketing agency, preferably in a client-facing strategy or account management role.
• Demonstrated experience developing marketing strategies based on business objectives rather than simply executing predetermined tactics.
• Direct experience managing client relationships and leading client meetings in an agency environment.
• Experience managing marketing budgets, scopes, and client expectations.
• Ability to evaluate business challenges and recommend appropriate marketing solutions across multiple service areas.
• Experience presenting strategic recommendations and explaining the reasoning behind marketing decisions.
• Ability to interpret marketing analytics and translate performance information into strategic recommendations.
• Experience coordinating work across creative, digital, web, content, advertising, or production specialists.
• Experience managing project scopes, timelines, budgets, and deliverables.
• Strong written, verbal, presentation, and relationship-building skills.
• Proficiency with Google Workspace, CRM platforms, time-tracking tools, and project-management software.
• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, or a related field preferred, but equivalent experience will be considered.
• Experience with Teamwork or comparable project-management platforms is a plus.
• Experience using AI tools to improve organization, efficiency, and workflows is a plus.

Additional Requirements

• Must be based in and authorized to work in the United States.
• Ability to travel occasionally for client meetings, team retreats, conferences, or business-development opportunities.
• Comfortable speaking and presenting in both small and large group settings.
• Reliable internet connection and a quiet, professional remote work environment.

Why Kalen?

• 100% Remote + Flexible Scheduling – Work remotely with accountability and autonomy.
• Career Growth – Training, mentorship, and opportunities to grow as Kalen continues to scale.
• Collaborative Team Culture – Work alongside specialists who bring deep expertise across creative, digital, content, web, video, advertising, and technology.
• Purpose-Driven Work – Help organizations solve real business challenges and achieve meaningful growth.
• Comprehensive Benefits – Health, dental, vision, PTO, and retirement plan.
• Strategic Involvement – Work closely with leadership and play an active role in guiding client marketing decisions.

Ready to Make an Impact?

If you're looking for a position focused solely on coordinating deliverables and taking client requests, this probably isn't the right role.

If you have agency experience, enjoy understanding business challenges, and are energized by building relationships, developing strategies, and helping organizations succeed, we'd like to hear from you.

Apply today to join Kalen Marketing Solutions.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $55,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year

Benefits

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s)

• How many years of experience do you have working directly for an advertising or marketing agency?
• Have you managed multiple client accounts simultaneously in an agency environment?
• What experience do you have developing marketing strategies for businesses with limited marketing budgets?

Location

* United States (Required)

Work Location: Remote