COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Position Summary

Founded in 2005, Value Partners Investments (VPI) is a Winnipeg-based investment firm that currently manages over $5.1 Billion in assets primarily through nine investment funds as well as through Value Partners Investment Counsel (VPIC) which provides discretionary investment management services to wealthy families across Canada. Over the past 19 years, we have created more than $2.1 Billion in investment gains for clients. This track record of success has enabled us to become one of Canada's fastest growing companies as ranked by Profit Magazine.

Value Partners Investments (VPI) is looking for a reliable, organized, and creative Marketing Specialist. Reporting to the Marketing Manager, the Marketing Specialist will be responsible for creating a variety of different marketing materials that help clients understand what they own and why they own it. We are on a mission to build the best investment firm in Canada. To do that, we need to communicate more effectively than any other investment firm. The Marketing Specialist will play a key part in achieving this goal!

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Work with portfolio managers, management and the marketing, finance, and compliance teams to create marketing materials including newsletters, videos, buy/sell updates, investment updates, unitholder inserts, market commentary, presentations, reports, booklets, brochures, etc.
• Tracking the effectiveness of marketing efforts and identifying areas of potential improvement
• Providing marketing support to financial advisors, other departments, and associated businesses (presentation design, holiday cards, videos, PowerPoint templates, etc.)
• Assisting in distributing marketing materials to staff, advisors, and clients through various communication channels (Constant Contact, website, team meetings or events, LinkedIn, etc.)
• Collaborating with the event coordinator to promote internal and external events (event invitations, event websites, agendas, speaker presentations, etc.)
• Continuously improving the professionalism, consistency, and visual appeal of all Value Partners materials

QUALIFICATIONS

• Post-secondary education in marketing
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong attention to detail and time management skills
• Ability to think outside of the box to generate new and creative ideas
• Experience using analytics software to measure the effectiveness of websites, emails, social posts, etc.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment as well as take the initiative on individual projects
• Experience with the Adobe Creative Suite is considered an asset (primarily InDesign)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Comprehensive health, dental and vision benefits

Health & Wellness Spending Account

4% Matching RRSP allocation

Great workplace culture!