Intern Events & Marketing

Position Title: Intern Events & Marketing Requisition ID: 37374 Career Group (ADSP): Administrative Division: Qc - Marketing Metro (80069072) Department: Marketing and e-Commerce Work Location: METRO ON - 5559 DUNDAS STREET W (#A-DUND) Province: Canada : Ontario Position Type: Intern/Student

SUMMARY:
Reporting to the Local Marketing Communications Manager, the Marketing & Internal Events intern will support the Local Marketing team, but also cross functionally get a chance to potentially support other areas within Marketing. The successful candidate will assist the Internal Events team in planning and executing three (3) premiere summer events for Metro Ontario Inc.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Leading and co-leading local sponsorship events across many different communities Metro and Food Basics stores operate
- Support marketing PR initiatives, including influencer relations and media pitching
- Maintain a master project schedule (timelines, budgets, plans, etc.) to ensure projects are executed on-time and on-budget
- Working cross functionally within the Marketing team and the larger organization
- Collaborating on the research and content development for various internal communications
- Assisting with the planning of various community investment programs
- Ability to work on special projects within the department, as made available.

QUALIFICATIONS:
- Enrolled in a College or University program with an emphasis in Event Planning, Marketing or Communications
- Previous coordination, planning, and execution experience
- Proven ability to communicate ideas with attention to detail in a clear way, both written and verbal
- Creative thinker who is observant to seek new opportunities and perceptive to abstract ideas
- Goal driven individual to seek out continuous improvement opportunities
- Demonstrates ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced work environment and is results-oriented
- Experience in brand management is an asset
- Proficient in Word, Excel, Power Point & Outlook
- Ability to work some early morning/late nights as required for events

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The responsibilities and relationships assigned to this role may change as is necessary to achieve Metro's business objectives. METRO is committed to providing an inclusive work environment that reflects the communities we serve. The company values, respects and relies on the diversity of backgrounds, experiences, and points of view because it allows us to innovate, make better decisions and better understand our customers. We will consider qualified applications from all walks of life to build the best team. We encourage you to let us know if your current condition requires accommodation in the recruitment process so that we can accommodate you. Please note that we will only contact those whose applications are selected. We respectfully request that agencies do not contact us or send us unsolicited applications.