Entry Level Marketing & Communications Associate - Full-time / Part-time

The Job Window, an interactive candidate resource that specializes in connecting up and coming talent to entry level opportunities across North America, has an exciting opportunity available for a personable, upbeat and "outside the box" thinker looking to boost their experience in marketing, administration & customer/client communications or jump start their entry level career in the marketing field!

This immediate full time opening for an Entry Level Marketing & Communications Associate, being made available by our client (a trendy and progressive local marketing & advertising boutique focused on customized marketing programs, lead generation and customer acquisition) is the perfect opportunity for an individual who possesses a big-picture mentality and is able to help with the expansion of marketing strategies and campaign execution in new markets!

As an entry level Marketing & Communications Associate you will develop your skills in sales strategy, advertising & marketing communications marketplace implementation, business & marketing planning and strategy and customer/client services as you assist the marketing & communications team daily through the:

• Implementation of marketing & marketing campaign communications plans, including product positioning, campaign strategies, and market strategy insights.
• Discovery of strategic business opportunities through cross function collaboration with sales, HR, etc.
• Identification of marketing & business opportunities for revenue along with weaknesses in existing employed marketing strategies needing to be over-turned
• Assistance in providing product/service/brand support to clients & customers in order to establish proper channels of information create brand to consumer connections and increase client revenue of feature products and services in a variety of markets being introduced to the brand for the first time
• Development of branding, advertising, company events and promotional collateral
• Communication with management on projects dealing with media relations, business communications, success stories, etc.

Core Competencies: (Personal traits that will best help the marketing & communications associate successfully perform the essential functions of this job)

• Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Integrity - Job requires being honest and ethical.
• Initiative - Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
• Leadership - Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
• Achievement/Effort - Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
• Dependability - Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
• Social Orientation - Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job.
• Attention to Detail - Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
• Cooperation - Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
• Candidate must be very articulate, have a sense of humor, easygoing, but very disciplined. We need a culture fit!

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Advertising or Journalism is preferred for this associate role
• Minimum (0) zero to (5) five years of relevant experience in marketing management with proven success, paid training is offered & recent graduates are welcome to apply for this entry level role
• Must have wide range of knowledge, experience or understanding of marketing & advertising theory/strategy (including product positioning, pricing, promotions, market research, sales and distribution)
• Should be a proactive self-starter with the ability to work independently. Need strong ability to set priorities, solve problems, and be resourceful under pressure.
• Experience working with advertising agency or marketing client partners is an asset. Being able to exhibit the ability to generate maximum return through effective marketing strategies and direction is a major asset.