Marketing Associate

Avison Young Canada•Mississauga, ON

39d•$50,000 - $62,000•Onsite

About The Position

Avison Young is a global commercial real estate brokerage and advisory firm, offering transaction, management, financial and consulting services. We’ve designed our corporate structure to best serve our clients by enhancing collaboration across our organization. Real estate can have an enormous positive impact on people’s lives – and we’re in the business of making spaces and places work better for people. Our purpose is to create real economic, social and environmental value as a global real estate advisor, powered by people. We care about each other and we have each other’s backs. This makes Avison Young a great place to be a client, and a great place to work. We support the whole person and their complete wellness – economic, mental and physical – because what’s best for our business comes from our people bringing their whole selves to work. The Marketing Associate must be a highly motivated individual with strong interpersonal skills, who can support the firm’s business development efforts with marketing, graphics, research and communications skills. Specifically, the role supports the brokerage operations in the Toronto West office developing presentations, collateral and sales tools; coordinates client engagement activities, events, PR/media; and supports as-needed regional and departmental marketing initiatives. The base salary is aligned with market data and is estimated to be between $50,000 to $62,000 with the ability to achieve additional compensation through a bonus. This salary range reflects base compensation for the position across all Canadian locations. Within this range, individual pay is determined by work location and other factors, including relevant education/training, experience, and internal equity. This posting is for an existing vacancy withing our organization.

Requirements

2-4 years of experience in a similar role, preferably in commercial real estate
Proficiency working with Adobe Creative Cloud (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator); and expertise with Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
Strong knowledge of print and web design and production
Ability to meet tight deadlines
Excellent organizational skills, with attention to detail
Strong written and verbal communications skills
Ability to juggle multiple projects and work effectively both independently and in teams
Understanding of and commitment to client service
Able to prioritize tasks in order to meet established and arising deadlines
College degree in Marketing/Communications or other related field, or three years of relevant marketing experience in a corporate environment

Nice To Haves

Prior experience in commercial real estate considered an asset

Responsibilities

Produce marketing materials including but not limited to brochures, flyers, direct mail, advertisements, newsletters, invitations, banners, proposals and presentations
Create web-based marketing tools and communications using HubSpot (Avison Young’s email marketing platform)
Act as steward of the firm’s brand and visual brand standards
Assist in the creation and management of property marketing campaigns and signage requests
Create, modify, and format PowerPoint presentations, word documents, and excel charts by incorporating graphic elements such as pictures, logos, excel charts, floor plans, etc.
Create or coordinate the creation of custom maps, site plans and building stack plans for use in proposals and presentations
Manage and maintain the market/region’s graphic files, including the firms’ stock and custom created photos and illustrations
Collaborate with research (the Market Intelligence team) on market reports and newsletters; statistical graphs, charts and tables; white papers and PowerPoint presentations
Collaborate with the PR/communications team on developing media-worthy content, eg. new hires, closed deals, research reports, market specific and regional news, trends and stories
Remain abreast of Avison Young’s new technology and innovation initiatives within the marketing organization and identity areas of use in the local market; commitment to evolve skills with changing needs
Participate in the firm’s strategic marketing and communications best practices meetings, conference calls and strategy sessions