About Leading Edge Associates

Leading Edge Associates (LEA) is a Canadian leader in Lean and Six Sigma training, certification, and operational excellence, partnering with healthcare systems, municipalities, and industry to build capability at every level of an organization. With over 20 years of experience, we're adding new training programs and consultancy services to meet increasing demand across Canada.

The Role

The Marketing & Design Coordinator is responsible for the day-to-day execution of LEA's marketing and design work. You will produce the visual collateral that powers our proposals, training programs, and partner channels; manage our digital marketing platforms; and serve as the operational touchpoint with our cohort partners and our paid media agency.

This is a hands-on execution role. Strategy is owned by the VP North America. You will work alongside an existing external marketing agency partner and a part-time senior marketing advisor.

Reports to: VP North America

Works closely with: Part-time Marketing Advisor; external paid media agency

Key Responsibilities

Design and creative production (~50%)

• Design proposals, training presentations, RFP and RFQ responses, brochures, and one-pagers using Canva and PowerPoint
• Produce social media graphics, email visuals, and digital ad creative
• Build and maintain co-branded materials for cohort partners
• Maintain LEA's brand asset library and ensure consistency across all materials

Marketing execution (~30%)

• Lead LEA's social media end-to-end: plan the content calendar in line with strategic objectives and direction, create posts (leveraging AI where useful), maintain the content queue, and execute publishing across all channels
• Build and send email marketing campaigns; maintain segmented contact lists
• Update and maintain the LEA WordPress website; upload new pages, case studies, and program details
• Pull basic data and information from Google Analytics, LinkedIn, and email platforms for monthly reporting

Partner and agency coordination (~20%)

• Coordinate with cohort training partners on co-marketing assets, program links, and joint promotion
• Serve as the named touchpoint with external agency partner on paid media execution; attend weekly check-ins
• Track campaign performance and flag issues to leadership

You're a Fit If

• 1-3 years of experience in marketing coordination, graphic design, or a related field
• Strong portfolio of Canva and PowerPoint work (proposals, presentations, and digital assets)
• Comfortable with email and survey platforms (Mailchimp, Survey Monkey, or similar), WordPress, and Google Analytics
• Excellent attention to detail with a track record of meeting deadlines on multiple parallel projects
• Clear written and verbal communication; comfortable being the named contact with external partners
• Curious about how AI tools accelerate marketing work, and comfortable working alongside automated systems
• Adobe Creative Suite experience is a plus but not required

You're Probably Not a Fit If

• You want to set marketing strategy or build new channels from scratch
• You prefer pure design work without the marketing execution layer
• You need a fully remote role

What We Offer

• Base salary: $48-53K commensurate with experience
• Hybrid Toronto office, 4 days in-person
• Direct exposure to senior leadership and cross-functional work across a high-growth firm
• Investment in your continuous learning, one of our four core values

Our Core Values

Communication. Integrity. Teamwork. Innovation. Continuous Learning.

How to Apply

• Submit your resume and a short portfolio link (2 to 3 examples of Canva or PowerPoint work) via Isarta. We will respond to all qualified candidates within 5 business days