We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Marketing Specialist - Events & Sponsorships for an 18-24-month contract covering a leave here in the Collingwood office.

The Marketing Specialist - Events & Sponsorships will work with the Director, Marketing & Communications and the marketing team to develop and execute our events and sponsorship campaigns and initiatives.

You Will:

• Develop the plan and budget for events where our brands have a sponsorship, activation, or involvement, and execute the events while engaging with partners and event participants.
• Contribute to the creation of a meaningful and impactful program that generates brand awareness, engages the community, and is executed with an eagle-eye level of detail and organizational skills.

What your day to day looks like:

• Oversee the development, implementation, and execution of events including trade shows, music festivals, Tin Shack sales meetings, and company and community events.
• Maximize the opportunity to build new relationships with contacts and organizers through strong event management and post-event stewardship.
• Create and disseminate event instructions and details for support staff or sales reps who will be attending and participating.
• Keep reps, volunteers, sponsors, and other key stakeholders informed and involved throughout the event cycle.
• Oversee post-event coordination, including but not limited to debrief meetings, reports, and summaries for the senior team.
• Represent Tin Shack and our brands at local events or happenings in the community.
• Coordinate translation and collaboration with external partners.
• Support the Director, Marketing & Communications with various projects, including product samples, PR initiatives, reports for brand presentations, and ad hoc needs as required.
• Assist with B2C and B2B MailChimp and Klaviyo campaigns from scheduling, testing, and analytics. (ad hoc)
• Support the marketing team through program launches and various marketing initiatives.
• Ensure that everything you do drives awareness of our brands and success for our partners.
• Collaborate, coordinate, administrate, and support with boundless positivity and energy.
• Manage a large number of tasks and projects with calm confidence.
• Provide exceptional proactive marketing support to a busy team who will appreciate your efforts.

You Are:

• An insanely organized and productive marketing professional with 5+ years in a similar role.
• Driven to elevate our brands for the joint success of the business and our retail partners.
• Digitally savvy with very strong technical skills (Monday.com, G-Suite, MS Office; social media platforms and content are a bonus!).
• Capable of having many balls in the air: help plan and execute a trade show - check! Review a sponsorship request and recommend it to your Director of Marketing - check! Plan an event for a music festival sponsorship - check! Review MailChimp or Klaviyo e-blasts - check!
• A master communicator who can take a good idea and make it great!
• Capable of pushing the boundaries to exceed timelines.
• A hopeless creative who wants to share, inspire, and grow.
• Articulate and (ideally) bilingual in English and French.
• Keen to work hard, play hard, and have some fun along the way!

What's in it for you?

• Be part of a fun and supportive team, representing some iconic brands.
• Work for a company with high expectations that is also happy to reward and recognize employees for their hard work and efforts.
• A competitive salary, great culture, and generous personal and vacation days.
• Potential for growth and exposure to different parts of the business.
• Opportunity to attend and experience some really great events!

To apply, please send your resume to Shelly Tripp.