CanAge is Canada’s national seniors advocacy organization. We are a non-partisan member-based nonprofit that works to advance the rights and well-being of older Canadians.

As Canada’s trusted voice for seniors, we engage in evidence-based advocacy, policy development, and community engagement to achieve the vision of every older person in our country living a vibrant and connected life.

We are looking to hire a marketing coordinator with outstanding organizational and research skills. As a Marketing Coordinator, you will be a creative individual with fantastic communication skills, excellent time management and critical thinking skills, strong problem-solving skills and meticulous attention to detail.

To ensure success, the marketing coordinator should be detail-oriented and have a solid understanding of marketing techniques with a keen interest in providing a consistent brand voice across all marketing activities to specific audiences.

Marketing Coordinator Responsibilities:

• Develop strategic marketing initiatives and activities.

• Implement marketing plans that include print, broadcast and online content.

• Create branded advertising campaigns, and support the marketing and design teams by coordinating and collating content.

• Setup tracking systems for marketing campaigns and online activities.

• Conduct market research to identify marketing opportunities and negotiate media coverage.

• Traffic all advertising efforts to appropriate channels.

• Develop and manage all internal communication systems.

• Create, maintain and strengthen the organization’s overall brand through all media avenues.

• Organize and streamline service offerings into user-friendly concepts.

• Manage print contractors and other promotional vendors.

• Maintain strict confidentiality of sensitive information.

• Simplify complex data into a user-friendly format such as graphs, charts and other visual aids for clients and management.

Marketing Coordinator Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in marketing/communications or related (essential)

• Two years of experience in content management, creative writing, advertising concepts and media negotiations.

• Critical thinker with strong problem-solving and research proficiencies.

• Ability to comprehend and interpret competitor strategies and consumer behavior.

• Expert knowledge of Content Management Systems (CMS).

• Ability to gather large amounts of data and convert it into meaningful analysis.

• Solid organizational skills and detail oriented.

• Ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines.

• Creative mind with superb written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to simplify complex information into a user-friendly format.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office, Photoshop and web editing packages.

The Government of Canada funded this job through the Canada Summer Jobs program. To be considered for this role, you must be a student or a recent graduate between the ages of 15 and 30, and legally entitled to work in Canada. International students are not eligible.

To learn more, visit https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/corporate/contact/canada-summer-jobs.html

CanAge is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply by submitting your cover letter and resume by email to our hiring committee.

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Submissions will be reviewed on a rolling basis, beginning on Friday, September 3rd. The posting will be open until a suitable candidate is found. We thank all applicants for their interest; only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

CanAge is strongly committed to employment equity and encourages applications from all qualified candidates, without regard to race, colour, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.
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Contract length: 8 weeks

Part-time hours: 35 per week

Application deadline: 2021-09-15

Expected start date: 2021-09-20

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Temporary

Salary: $14.25-$15.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Work from home

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

COVID-19 considerations:
This is a work from home position.

Application question(s):

• Please tell us about a branded advertising campaign that you led and why it was successful or unsuccessful.
• Please list the Content Management Systems (CMS) you have experience with.

Experience:

• Digital marketing: 1 year (preferred)

Work remotely:

• Yes