Commercial Event Coordinator

Cities

  • Quebec

Career Types

  • Marketing

Québec, Québec, Canada

Do you want to contribute to the planning and coordination of business events for a company operating in a highly technological field?

Are you proactive, innovative and the logistics hold no secrets for you? You’re ready to join the dynamic marketing team and contribute to the commercial success of a fast-growing company?

We are looking for a Commercial Event Coordinator who can make Eddyfi’s shine all around the world.

12 to 18 months contrat with possibility to be prolonged

Your daily life at work:

Under the supervision of the Marketing DirectorDirector of Marketing, the Commercial Events Coordinator will be in charge of the organization and smooth running of commercial events, digital or face-to-face, with a technical flavor, mainly trade shows, technical and scientific conferences, interactive digital sessions and other special projects.

In this role, you will have to :

  • Autonomously ensure the planning and coordination of all logistical aspects of the company's commercial events (more than 30 international trade shows annually, regular digital sessions, and 2 to 3 large-scale internal corporate events);
  • Ensure their execution within the limits of the budget and directives (registration, material, staff, shipments, rentals, etc.);
  • Negotiate services and prices with event organizers;
  • Plan, prepare and distribute all the communication-marketing tools necessary for the visibility of events to established targets
  • Collaborate with his colleague responsible for content marketing to act as a resource person for the monitoring and publication of promotional marketing content on social media and the corporate website;
  • Ensure the updating of the company's website with all the information relating to participation in the events contained in the annual calendar;
  • In collaboration with the Marketing Director, the Vice-Presidents of Sales and Marketing and the regional distributors, establish the list of event participants and act as a resource person for reservations related to overnight stays, meals and travel to destination;
  • In collaboration with the product line directors and the Vice-President of Innovation, ensure the follow-up of the publication of scientific articles and establish the list of participants in scientific and technical conferences;
  • Act as a conduit to conferences and trade shows for submitting conference, workshop or activity proposals from our technical teams;
  • Develop and maintain the list of event material (equipment, inventory, demos, etc.), ensure its good condition and availability;
  • Maintain performance indicators for trade shows in order to assess their success and relevance;
  • Ensure the establishment and execution, via the team present at the events, of methods allowing the generation of prospects;
  • Research and recommend tools, methods and trends to improve events and trade shows.

The required profil :

  • College diploma or Bachelor's degree in communication, event planning, management, administration or marketing;
  • 2 to 5 years of relevant experience in events organization and trade shows;
  • Be organized, structured and meticulous;
  • Excellent command of written and spoken French and English.

The skills sought:

  • Excellent communication skills with international suppliers and great ability to work with remote teams;
  • Know how to demonstrate contagious leadership in order to mobilize colleagues who work remotly;
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to thrive in a constantly changing environment;
  • Be comfortable with major social media and their live streaming platforms (eg: YouTube Live, Facebook, LinkedIn, StreamYard, etc.)
  • Knowledge of collaborative task management platforms (Asana, Trello, etc.), marketing automation (Hubspot, Marketo, etc.) or sending mass emails;
  • On an ad hoc basis (once or twice a year), travel to the event sites to ensure the installation, smooth running and dismantling of the stand, if necessary.

The benefits :

  • Flexible working hours;
  • Remote working available;
  • New workspaces in an illuminated and modern working environment;
  • An on-site gym with fun "trainings", yoga or dancing at lunchtime;
  • Catering service at affordable prices with employer contribution;
  • Parking and electrical terminals;
  • Free coffee;
  • Entertaining activities organized regularly by the Social Club.

You are IN for this challenge? Send your resume at [email protected]! The masculine is used in this publication without prejudice for the sake of conciseness.