Job Summary:
The Associate Marketing Manager, under the direction and supervision of Sales & Marketing Director, is responsible for fostering growth for the various JA Macdonald businesses by developing, assisting and implementing regionalized, national, and/or international marketing initiatives as it relates to the individual companies.  The incumbent will be a key contributor and take lead role on managing initiatives including brand building, development and deployment of marketing collateral, essential administrative tasks such as website and lead management, and providing sales support.  The incumbent will be the key point of contact with the company’s 3^rd party marketing/design firms and will be accountable to ensuring these firms meet the company’s requirements for quality, timeliness and value-for-money.
 
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assumes lead roles on tactical programs and/or projects.
• High level contribution to the design, development, deployment, and management of website content, sales tools, marketing communications, educational pieces, and promotional materials.
• Ability to effectively engage with a variety of marketing media and vehicles to include but not limited to PowerPoint, social medial, photography, videography, social media, on-line advertising, print advertising,  direct mail campaigns, email campaigns, and trade shows.
• Fulfills sales and marketing needs for field representatives, architects, specifiers, contractors, and installers including but not limited to sales presentations, communication & educational pieces, literature & sample fulfillment, and programs.
• Develop and manage budgets in support of the initiatives for each respective business unit.
• Strong collaboration with CRM administrator to ensure data integrity.
• Performs additional duties as needed and/or assigned by direct supervisor or management.

 
Supervisory Responsibilities:
This position may have direct or indirect supervisory responsibilities.
 
Qualifications, Education and Experience:

• The ideal candidate has three to five years of professional agency/multi-client management experience and/or working experience in the marketing department of a mid (plus $50M revenues) to large size consumer or business to business focused enterprise.
• Demonstrated progression in job scope and responsibilities.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Business Administration or equivalent.
• Experience in website development and/or management.
• Strong computer skills to include: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Exposure to budget management.
• Graphic design experience or knowledge, a plus.
• Photography and/or videography experience, a plus.
• Strong copywriting and/or technical writing skills, a plus.
• Knowledge of CRM systems, a plus.
• Fluency in French. Spanish and/or Korean, a plus.

 
Personal Traits

• Must be able to express their ideas clearly, persuasively and with confidence.
• Must be self-directed, energetic, passionate, motivated and able to multi-task in a fun, fast paced growth-oriented environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate upwardly to top management and downward to a wide range of audiences.
• Decision-making, analytical skills and proven ability to work cross-functionally.
• Troubleshooting and problem solving abilities.
• Work schedule flexibility, with or without notice, to accommodate the needs of the business.

 
 
Physical Demands:
This role will involve the lifting and carrying of samples, setting up/taking down of trade show booths, carrying trade show materials and other duties that require the ability to lift up to 20 kilos comfortably 
 
 
Submission instructions:
Please submit resumes to:
Bruce Allen, CPA CA
Advisor, Strategy & Talent
Macdonald Group of Companies
ballen@logcentrix.ca 
 
 
About the JA Macdonald Group of Companies
Founded over 50 years ago the London, ON based JA Macdonald Group of Companies consists of five major operating companies. These companies are:
 
Elemex Inc.  www.elemex.com Elemex is marketer and distributor of engineered wall systems to large commercial and institutional owners/developers and curtainwall installers throughout North America.  Elemex’s patented wall attachment technology enables architects to select from an infinite number of exterior wall surfaces and have them seamlessly integrate to form striking architectural statements.  The fully test and North America approved pressure equalized, rear ventilated rainscreen systems are some of the most sophisticated vertical façade systems in the market today.
 
Ontario Panelization.  www.ontariopanelization.com OP is a fabricator engineered wall systems for the North American market and installer of exterior wall facades primarily in Ontario.  The company has been contracted to provide products and installation services to many high profile institutional and commercial construction projects throughout Ontario.  The company manufactures engineered wall systems in a brand new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility for its install contracts as well as contracts awarded through Elemex Inc. 
 
J.A. Macdonald Limited.  www.jamacdonald.com J.A. Macdonald is an interior systems contractor that has served developers and owners of commercial and institutional properties for over 50 years.  Known for their ability to effectively manage complex projects and systems to exacting quality standards J. A. Macdonald has grown to be one of the largest interior systems contractors in Southwestern Ontario.
 
Alcotex Inc.  www.alcotex.com Alcotex is the exclusive North American distributor of Alcotex aluminum composite material and patented attachment systems used in the construction and erection of exterior wall panels.  Alcotex sells its products to panel fabricators in the U.S. and Canada and has been used in thousands of building projects across North America.
 
Woollatt Building Supply Co.  www.woollatt.com  Woollatt’s is a distributor of interior and exterior building products and tools that are targeted to speciality contractors. Woollatt’s is the exclusive regional distributor for a number of suppliers to the professional construction trade including Armstrong Ceiling and Wall Systems, Dryvit Systems and Hilti Products.