Commercial Marketing Assistant - 12 Month Contract

at  Unilock Ltd Corporate Division

QUALIFICATIONS

• 4-year University or college degree, ideally in a business or communications program
• Preferred experience in a marketing role focused on short form and long form copywriting, as well as graphic design
• Exceptional writing skills with a keen eye for detail, grammar, and punctuation
• Proven aptitude for research, analysis, and fact-finding and ability to think critically
• Experience in producing marketing ads and collateral using Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator & Bridge)
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
• Experience working with Microsoft Dynamics CRM is considered an asset
• Working knowledge of SEO principles and ability to apply them to written content
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Attention to detail and a high level of accuracy
• Strong multi-tasking and organizational skills
• Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment and independently
• Ability to travel to the United States

EXPERIENCE

Required

• 1 - 2 years: Marketing

• Copywriting - Conduct interviews with our sales team and customers and undertake online research to produce technical project profiles, case studies, e-newsletters, brochures and other marketing materials that are compelling and concise. This written content must align with our brand voice and resonate with a range of target audiences including Landscape Architects, Architects, Engineers, and Home Builders. You will be required to delve into our CRM database to gather information about past and future commercial projects in order to ensure the accuracy of these marketing materials. In crafting this content, you will need to apply your knowledge of SEO principles to ensure that this material contributes to an improvement in our brand’s organic search rankings.
• Design – Develop designs for brochures, sell sheets, print ads and digital communications using InDesign. In addition to the importance of technical data to our target audiences, project visuals are also critically important. Therefore, you will be required to invest significant time using photoshop to edit existing project photography as a part of this design process.
• Reporting – Compile and produce reports that monitor the results of our digital advertising efforts. This will include the collection of lead data from our marketing campaigns and the distribution of these leads to our sales force. Lead reports will be required monthly.
• Project Management – Assist with coordination and execution of various advertising media schedules and placement for both digital and print advertisements. You will also provide support for trade shows and other events planning and logistics. Your can-do attitude and resourcefulness will enable you to respond to ad hoc requests from our North American sales team in a timely fashion.