Who We Are

Were marketers, researchers, creatives and developers working on the difficult task of achieving simplicity. We dont arrive with any fixed notions. Instead, we listen and collaborate. Then we create meaningful connections that transform businesses and improve daily life.

Our experienced team of 120+ employees delivers complete marketing solutions for top local, national and international organizations.

Location

While we support a remote workforce across Canada, the primary function of this role requires the individual to be based out of our head office in Calgary, Alberta.

Job overview

We are seeking an IT Director to lead IT operations for our Canada offices, maintain and evolve the suite of enterprise tools we use to deliver our services, manage onboarding processes, and support key technology transitions. This role will partner closely with Strategic Business Unit (SBU) leads, HR, and global IT to deliver a seamless employee technology experience while ensuring compliance and scalability.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day IT operations across Canadian offices, ensuring reliable support and service delivery.

• Own and evolve IT technology onboarding

• • Evolve and standardize IT onboarding processes for existing SBUs and newly acquired entities

• • Assess current technology environments to identify gaps and alignment needs

• • Design onboarding frameworks which ensure consistent deployment of systems, applications, and security protocols

• • Collaborate with SBU leads, HR, and acquisition teams to plan and execute technology rollouts

• • Build and maintain strong partnerships between global IT and SBUs to ensure alignment, trust, and responsiveness

• • Oversee infrastructure setup, device provisioning, account creation, and access to business-critical tools

• • Ensure all onboarding processes adhere to internal policies and compliance standards

• • Collect feedback and analyze onboarding metrics to drive continuous improvement

• • Scale processes to support growing headcount and future acquisitions efficiently

• Manage the personnel IT onboarding process, including user access, system setup, and documentation.

• Collaborate cross-functionally with HR and SBU leaders to align IT onboarding with workforce planning.

• Oversee account provisioning, device deployment, and user access management, primarily using Microsoft Entra, Google Workspace and other administrative tools.

• Track onboarding performance metrics and drive continuous improvement.
• Ensure compliance with security policies and lead local SOC 2 management initiatives.
• Support the transition of newly acquired teams to our standard technology stack.
• Maintain updated documentation and training materials for end users

Who were looking for

If the person below sounds like you, you should definitely apply.

• 510 years of experience managing and implementing scalable, repeatable IT solutions which work across diverse teams and adapt to future M&A activity. 3-5 years in a leadership capacity
• Strong background in human-centered IT change management mindset with empathy for employees, ensuring thoughtful rollouts which prioritize real-world adoption and ease of use
• Expertise in Mac endpoint support in a business environment
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Entraand/or Google Workspace administration
• Experience in environments with compliance frameworks (e.g., SOC 2)
  

What's in it for you?

Evans Hunt is a full-service digital agency focused on the integration of strategy, creative, and technology. Were a fun place that does good work. Heres what were offering:

• Salary range: $95k-$125k depending on experience
• Culture & lifestyle: Were an agency and take pride in our work, but family and wellbeing need nurturing too, so youll have flexible hours and lots of opportunities to celebrate with your teammates. A respectful and inclusive workplace in which all are welcome is important to us and were not much for micromanaging
• Office availability: This role is required to work in the office regularly. That said, outside of peak times there will be flexibility in this role to work remotely occasionally.
• Stuff: A laptop and a phone allowance will be provided, along with health and dental benefits, a health spending account, RRSP Matching and some other nice perks

What well ask

There are a few things we'll ask for as part of the process:

• Cover letter: Tell us a little about yourself and your fit for the job
• Resume: A summary of your previous work experience, as well as notable projects youve worked on, will help provide a glimpse of who were interviewing if selected.

Timing

As soon as we find the right candidate that is a great fit for the role and us!