Marketing Associate - Canada

Virbac•Cambridge, ON

72d•Onsite

About The Position

Experiencing together a unique human adventure Animal health is key to the health of the planet. Working at Virbac means taking part in a unique human adventure in which the engagement of each individual contributes to its evolution. Encouraging internal mobility between positions and countries, offering individual development plans and building a partnership based on trust between managers and employees are as many perspectives of motivation for our teams. We also offer them a work environment conducive to exploring new territories and balancing their professional and personal lives. Finally, fostering their engagement to animal health also means listening to them and helping them to acquire new skills, preparing them for the challenges of tomorrow and encouraging them to contribute to an ever more responsible approach to our business. Virbac is seeking a detail-oriented and collaborative Marketing Associate to join its growing marketing team. In this role, the Marketing Associate will provide comprehensive, "staff-level" support to the Head of Marketing and the Product Manager. The role is designed for a proactive professional who will execute all marketing promotional project work across all Virbac brands, ensuring alignment with strategic marketing plans. Working closely with key stakeholders and graphic artists, you will have the opportunity to drive impactful initiatives and coordinate critical administrative and financial tasks. This role offers a unique blend of project execution and operational support, ideal for a professional eager to make a substantial impact with a potential career path.

Requirements

College or University Degree in Marketing, Business Administration, or a similar field required.
Detail-oriented, organized with strong project coordination skills and a timeline-driven approach.
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment.
Demonstrated capability to lead projects, working across departments to deliver on milestones and deadlines.
Excels in Google Suite applications and Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Nice To Haves

experience with PO/accounting systems is a plus.

Responsibilities

Coordinate the procurement process by opening Purchase Orders (POs) for marketing projects.
Perform "receiving" duties for invoices, ensuring they accurately match issued POs before processing.
Assist in tracking marketing budgets to ensure financial accuracy and alignment with approved spend.
Organize and maintain internal business tools, such as order forms and promotional reports.
Support the implementation of marketing promotional projects for all brands including, but not limited to, printed and digital selling tools, trade shows and events, e-blasts, and website updates.
Collaborate with graphic resources to manage the design, approval and production of marketing materials; while you will not create layouts, you will manage the workflow and timelines with graphic artists.
Coordinate translation projects from end-to-end to ensure brand consistency and accuracy across different markets and languages.
Execute on the accessibility of selling materials (EVA, Cober Portal) and ensure the timely delivery of all marketing promotional initiatives.
Serve as a key support for exhibiting at major veterinary trade shows and events.
Coordinate the development of promotional materials for events, including e-blasts and digital assets.
Liaise with internal teams to ensure all promotional materials for conferences and webinars are organized and delivered according to project timelines.
Develop master timeline, register exhibiting team/attendees, coordinate hotel logistics and schedule briefings (pre and post).
Execute on all Virbac hosted webinars including development of support materials (pre/post), scheduling the event(s), coordinating the application of CE accreditation, liaising with provincial associations for promotional support, providing backend hosting of the event and coordinating post-event metrics (internally).
Update brand websites on an ongoing basis with accurate product information and promotional activities.
Execute email marketing plans and other digital activities.
Ensure digital materials (eblasts, social media assets) are developed and deployed according to the marketing plan.