Marketing Consultant

Manulife Financial; Montreal; Hybrid; CAD 58,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Marketing Consultant, where you will play a vital role in delivering high-quality marketing communications. Collaborate with diverse teams to create impactful presentations and materials that resonate with clients. Leverage your digital marketing expertise to drive efficiencies and innovate processes. This dynamic role offers the chance to thrive in a hybrid work environment, promoting both personal and professional growth. If you are passionate about marketing and eager to make a difference in the financial services industry, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Health and Dental Insurance

Mental Health Benefits

Retirement Savings Plans

Flexible Work Environment

Paid Time Off

Employee Assistance Programs

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of experience in financial marketing communications.
• Strong interpersonal skills for collaboration across teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage and deliver marketing materials for investment teams.
• Ensure compliance with governance and branding guidelines.

Skills

Digital Marketing

Presentation Design

Analytical Skills

Bilingual (French & English)

Problem-Solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Marketing or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel)

Seismic

Job description

The Opportunity

The Marketing Consultant is a key partner with the distribution team and has direct accountability for managing client presentations, conference material, and internal presentations. Reporting to the Head of GWAM Marketing Operations and partnering with sales, relationship management, consultant relations, compliance, content management and other teams, the Marketing Consultant coordinates and delivers marketing communications, meeting the distribution needs of Manulife Investment Management and finding new ways to deliver high quality material in a scalable and efficient manner.

The Marketing Consultant role maintains the day-to-day workflow of material requests, editing, publishing, and producing marketing communications which consist of presentations, fact sheets, emails, and various marketing initiatives to support the prospect and client sales process.

The Marketing Consultant will bring expert digital marketing capabilities and will challenge processes, implement automation, and drive operational efficiencies for the business.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate Marketing Collateral: Manage and deliver marketing materials for assigned investment teams, ensuring alignment with the multi-vehicle approach of the Content Management team.

• Timely Delivery: Ensure complete and timely delivery of external marketing communications, including pitchbooks, fact sheets, quarterly reviews, commentaries, and trade updates

• Compliance and Branding: Ensure all materials comply with governance, corporate branding, and messaging guidelines by collaborating with global investment, product, compliance, and distribution teams.

• Collaborate with Global Teams: Work with product management, investment management, compliance, performance and data, and distribution teams to ensure best practices are followed during the development and approval process.

• Manage Presentation Needs: Handle various presentation needs, including prospect pitches, client meetings, conferences, and internal presentations, while adhering to compliance and regulatory requirements.

Required Qualifications:

• 2-5 years of financial industry experience with a good understanding of asset management products, vehicles and methodologies as they relate to marketing communications

Preferred Qualifications:

• Technical knowledge and proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications (particularly PowerPoint presentation design including animations, image optimization, video, hyperlinks, and interactive elements). In addition to excel charting experience.

• Problem-solving capabilities and ability to segment themselves in the task at hand

• Ability to work under tight deadlines while managing a large volume of work in a fast-paced environment

• Understands and applies procedures, compliance regulations, and policies related to areas of specialized expertise

• Demonstrates skill, and strong interpersonal skills for the role across the project; has experience in collaborating and partnering with people at all levels of the company; including stakeholders, functional business managers, and senior leadership

• Strong analytical management skills, copes with complex situations using both skills and experience to lead to the right outcome

• Familiarity with the Seismic content management system is preferred

• Applies technology-based tools and processes, digital skills a plus

• Experience with developing templates, guidelines, policies, procedures and training materials

• Strong written and oral communication skills

• Bilingual (French & English) is required - The successful candidate will be required to communicate in English and French to support clients from various jurisdictions outside of Quebec.

When you join our team:

• We’ll empower you to learn and grow the career you want.

• We’ll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words.

• As part of our global team, we’ll support you in shaping the future you want to see.

About Manulife and John Hancock

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider, helping people make their decisions easier and lives better. To learn more about us, visit https://www.manulife.com/en/about/our-story.html .

Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer

At Manulife/John Hancock, we embrace our diversity. We strive to attract, develop and retain a workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve and to foster an inclusive work environment that embraces the strength of cultures and individuals. We are committed to fair recruitment, retention, advancement and compensation, and we administer all of our practices and programs without discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, religion or religious beliefs, creed, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), sexual orientation, genetic characteristics, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, or any other ground protected by applicable law.

It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. All information shared during the accommodation request process will be stored and used in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws and Manulife/John Hancock policies. To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact [e-mail] .

Referenced Salary Location

Montreal, Quebec

Working Arrangement

Hybrid

Salary range is expected to be between

$58,275.00 CAD - $97,125.00 CAD

If you are applying for this role outside of the primary location, please contact [e-mail] for the salary range for your location. The actual salary will vary depending on local market conditions, geography and relevant job-related factors such as knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience, and education/training. Employees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance.

Manulife offers eligible employees a wide array of customizable benefits, including health, dental, mental health, vision, short- and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance coverage, adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits, and employee/family assistance plans. We also offer eligible employees various retirement savings plans (including pension and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions) and financial education and counseling resources. Our generous paid time off program in Canada includes holidays, vacation, personal, and sick days, and we offer the full range of statutory leaves of absence. If you are applying for this role in the U.S., please contact [e-mail] for more information about U.S.-specific paid time off provisions.