Marketing Coordinator

Marketing Coordinator (Permanent, Full-time)

Location: Edmonton, AB

Overview:

Are you a creative, imaginative, and driven professional with a strong sense of organization? Do you have exceptional interpersonal skills and a willingness to learn, develop and grow? Are you excited by the opportunity to make an impact on an award-winning marketing team? Then you will fit right in on the ARTA team!

We are looking for a Marketing Coordinator to join our dynamic team. Reporting to the Director, Marketing, the Marketing Coordinator will have a foundational education in marketing and a strong desire to apply those skills across a variety of projects.

Life at ARTA:

The Alberta Retired Teachers’ Association (ARTA) is a vibrant organization made up of over 32,000 retired educators and like-minded professionals and is served by an equally engaged team of staff. Created by teachers, we are an Alberta-based not-for-profit linked by a common purpose – to ensure a healthy, active, engaged, and vibrant lifestyle for our members in their retirement.

Our culture encourages our members and our employees to live an enhanced quality of life. As a Canadian Nonprofit Employer of Choice, office perks include a staff wellness program, generous time off, and professional learning opportunities. This culminates in a workplace where we can thrive together.

A rapidly growing organization, ARTA provides an environment where individual contribution is expected and teamwork is encouraged, and where our core values are of the utmost importance. If you have a strong passion for making a difference in people’s lives, are a creative team player, and enjoy building strong relationships with those around you, then we invite you to apply to join our exciting organization.

What you will do:

Marketing & Creative

• Support Director, Marketing with presentations, pre-retirement seminars, webinars, conventions and trade shows.
• Create and send newsletters for various audiences.
• Book advertising for ARTA based on the annual marketing tactical plan.
• Identify and solicit potential advertisers based on creative themes of ARTA’s communications tools.
• Manage ARTA member contests, including the Photo Contest, Writing Contest, and Wellness Challenge.
• Assist with digital marketing content creation and scheduling.
• Solicit and manage advertising sales for ARTA’s communication vehicles.
• Support the marketing efforts of the Alberta Retired Teachers Charitable Foundation.
• Support the execution of organizational marketing events, including Teachers’ Conventions, the ARTA Annual General Meeting, the Members’ Retreat, and the ARTCF Charity Golf Classic.
• Attend local branch events on behalf of ARTA.
• Perform other reasonable duties as required.

Administrative

• Respond to basic marketing@arta.net emails (subscription changes, password requests, information validation).
• Respond to basic join@arta.net emails (about new membership and the ARTA Benefit Plan); flag complex requests for the Director, Marketing, or Chief Operating Officer as required.
• Manage, update, maintain, and distribute ARTA Benefit Plan marketing materials.
• Manage the ARTA Volunteer Award program.

Reporting

• Marketing inventory management, including:
• Tracking & fulfilling SWAG requests.
• Tracking & fulfilling ARTA marketing package requests.
• Quarterly inventory reporting.
• ARTA Apparel Store – maintenance, order fulfillment and reporting.

What you will have:

• A degree in Marketing or related education.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Highly computer literate with capability in email, MS Office and related business and communication tools.
• Experience delivering presentations is an asset.
• Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud is an asset but not required.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Effective decision-making and problem-solving skills.
• Meticulous attention to detail.
• Desire to work in a fun, diverse work environment.
• Valid driver’s license and vehicle.

Due to the vulnerable population we serve, employees are encouraged to follow public health recommendations, including staying up to date with vaccinations such as flu and COVID-19. However, vaccination is not a condition of employment.