Marketing Associate

You are a high achiever looking to thrive in a fast-paced environment. You take pride in your own work but are comfortable collaborating with a team of highly motivated individuals. You can communicate clearly and concisely with teammates and clients, and you enjoy strong company culture and camaraderie. You can navigate multiple corporate functions, including global lines of service and corporate centers of excellence. You possess strong interpersonal skills and are willing to take on diverse tasks to achieve the team’s common goal. You value personal and professional growth and are ready to take the next step in advancing your career.

If this sounds like you, well, then you will love the culture at Avison Young!

About Us

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.

Of course we love it here, but outsiders think we’re pretty great too! Avison Young has been recognized as one of Canada's Best Managed Companies for the 15th year in a row, with a Platinum Club designation!

Overview

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 within our organization.

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 firm’s 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

Qualifications

• 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
• Prior experience in commercial real estate considered an asset

Workplace Type

On-Site

Our Equal Opportunity Commitment

Avison Young practices as an equal opportunity employer in all services locations around the world. We are committed to building and maintaining a workforce diverse in experience, skills and knowledge with uniformity in service excellence, commitment and integrity.

The firm maintains a strict policy to ensure employment opportunities are equal and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, protected veteran or military service status, or any other elements protected by law.

For those requiring assistance with disabilities, information relating to the need for accommodation and accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

Avison Young is committed to employing the best talent with the most fair and equitable recruitment practices.