marketing assistant

Additional Information

• Education: College/CEGEP
• Experience: 1 to less than 7 months
• Communication, general
• Journalism, general
• Public relations, advertising and applied communication, other
• Marketing, other
• or equivalent experience

Tasks

• Train and supervise staff
• Act as spokesperson for an organization
• Advise clients on advertising or sales promotion strategies
• Answer written and oral inquiries
• Assist in the preparation of brochures, reports, newsletters and other material
• Conduct public opinion and attitude surveys
• Develop, implement and evaluate communication strategies and programs
• Gather, research and prepare communications material
• Initiate and maintain contact with the media
• Prepare and/or deliver educational, publicity and information programs, materials and sessions
• Prepare or oversee preparation of reports, briefs, bibliographies, speeches, presentations, Website content and press releases
• Administer programs to promote industrial and commercial business investment in rural and urban areas
• Market business services
• Manage contracts
• Hire, train, direct and motivate staff
• Develop promotional materials
• Conduct analytical marketing studies
• Design market research questionnaires
• Develop portfolio of marketing materials
• Write and edit press releases, newsletter and communications materials
• Plan, direct and evaluate the activities of firms and departments that develop and implement advertising campaigns to promote the sales of products and services
• Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the design, development and maintenance of Internet and Intranet sites to manage an organization's Internet presence
• Assist in product development and direct and evaluate the marketing strategies of establishments
• Establish distribution networks for products and services, initiate market research studies and analyze their findings
• Direct and evaluate establishments and departments that develop and implement communication strategies and information programs
• Direct and evaluate establishments and departments that maintain media relations on behalf of businesses, governments and other organizations
• Direct and evaluate establishments and departments that publicize activities and events on behalf of businesses, governments and other organizations
• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 30 to 40 hours per week