Events & Marketing Coordinator

Location(s) of Position(s)
Ottawa, ON

Position Type
Full-time

Category
Other

Posted
22 Nov 2022

Company
The Tomlinson Group of Companies

Events & Marketing Coordinator

Are you looking to build your experience by diving into a variety of marketing campaigns across multiple channels?  Love “on brand” looks?  Work hard and play hard?  Well, this is the marketing and events department for you!

As an Events & Marketing Coordinator you’d be responsible for supporting our day-to-day and long-term marketing initiatives. The Event & Marketing Coordinator will be hands-on in the tactical aspects of event and marketing administration.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Offer support with planning and marketing requirements on internal and external events hosted by Tomlinson (i.e. Trade shows, customer events, employee appreciation events etc.)
  • Administer event budget and ensure it is maximized (value to spend)
  • Source venues, obtain quotes and conduct site visits
  • Invite and liaise with customer guests, speakers, vendors and suppliers
  • Coordinate the delivery of event marketing materials to guests, and management
  • Provide administrative support to the Marketing and Events team
  • Follow event marketing plan, creating invites, email marketing, social media and other supporting materials (Mailchimp, Salesforce, and Pardot)
  • Produce reports on events which include attendees and opportunities encountered.
  • Manage tickets for corporate and customer events
  • Follow the branding standards and coordinate the production of Tomlinson branded items for both customers and employees
  • Ability to update website content and develop new landing pages when needed
  • Perform database marketing practices by managing design collateral and photo database
  • Coordinate campaigns with internal departments as well as external clients
  • Participate in other marketing programs (both customer and employee facing) and projects as required

REQUIREMENTS:

  • 1-3 years event coordination or related experience in events or similar industry.
  • University degree or college diploma in event, marketing and/or entertainment management or equivalent 2 years of work experience.
  • Strong attention to detail and quality with the ability to manage multiple tasks with varying deadlines for numerous clients
  • Good interpersonal skills, including the ability to collaborate in a team environment, working with management, team members, and customers where applicable.
  • Able to prioritize workload, meeting tight and changing deadlines while juggling priorities
  • Hands on experience of digital marketing (including Google Ads, social media advertising, and email marketing)
  • Experience in developing design content and marketing collateral in the Adobe Creative Suite environment InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator) is considered a strong asset.
  • Ability and eagerness to learn new technologies, tasks, and procedures
  • Familiarity with content management systems (SharePoint, SalesForce.com and Pardot, CRM) is considered an asset
  • Demonstrated English written and verbal communication skills, including editing
  • Proven ability to manage budgets is considered an asset
  • French communication is a valued asset, but not mandatory
  • G Class License (travel to various venues, site locations is required)

WORKING CONDITIONS:

  • A standard office environment, with occasional visits to active construction sites (loud, outside in all weather, uneven ground)
  • Hours outside of work will be required, such as attending company and industry events on occasion

TOMLINSON OFFERS

  • Competitive wages
  • Bonus programs
  • Employer paid health and dental benefits
  • Extensive training programs and tuition reimbursement
  • Retirement benefits program
  • Family-oriented team environment
  • Employee discounts and other rewards programs

The Tomlinson Group of Companies encourages applications from all qualified candidates.  Please contact Human Resources if you need accommodation at any stage of the application process or want more information on our accommodation policies.