Marketing Coordinator

Description:

This is an exciting and dynamic position with opportunities for professional development and creative program development. You will receive training on e-commerce advising through our partner, Digital Main Street, and you’ll have many opportunities for networking though the events we host and through our partner organizations both locally and nationally. Tech Yukon has a growing network of tech professionals that we collaborate with on many initiatives, and as part of this position you’ll be working with these professionals that have expertise in fields such as A.I., e-commerce, and data. This is an excellent opportunity to work within and learn about the tech industry in the Yukon and gain experience working with national organizations that support tech.

Desired Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (Assessed through Resume/Cover Letter and Interview process):

• Experience in event planning and coordination
• Experience in marketing events and executing social media strategies
• Ability to think and solve problems at a systems level
• Experience working with, managing, and fostering collaboration among several project stakeholders
• Experience building partnerships between organizations and creating plans for successful collaboration
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively and diplomatically
• Excellent time management and ability to manage multiple priorities in a context of change and ambiguity and an ability to adapt to these changing needs
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Familiarity with Yukon’s tech industry
• Strong collaborative leadership and conflict resolution skills
• Experience writing proposals is an asset

Roles and Responsibilities

• Support and coordinate digital adoption and North of AI programs
• Conducting programming evaluations and writing programming reports
• Hiring speakers and contractors on a contractual basis
• Providing support to Tech Yukon members
• Attend collaboration meetings with Tech Yukon’s partner organizations
• Booking event spaces and purchasing and transporting supplies
• Facilitating overall program, groups, and risk management during workshops and events
• Promoting, marketing and event management