Specialist, Events - 12 Months Contract

Canadian Tire Corporation; Toronto; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Canadian retail brand is seeking a passionate Events Specialist in Toronto to strategize, plan, and execute impactful events. The role involves managing the event journey, collaborating with teams, and creating key event materials. Candidates should have at least 1 year of event management experience and excellent communication skills. Competitive salaries and benefits including mental health support are offered.

Benefits

Store discounts

Supported learning through Triangle Learning Academy

Profit sharing

Retirement and savings programs

Mental health benefits up to $5,000 annually

Qualifications

• 1+ years of relevant work experience in event management, communications, or marketing.
• Experience working on large scale projects/events.
• Strong project management skills with proven ability to manage competing projects.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute corporate and consumer-facing events.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support business objectives.
• Create key event materials including budgets and plans.

Skills

Event management

Project management

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Problem solving

PPT expertise

Excel expertise

Microsoft Teams

Tools

Swoogo

Job description

What you’ll do

The Canadian Tire Events Team is looking for a passionate event planner to strategize, plan, and execute events that reflect CTC’s iconic brands and amplify its strategic objectives. Reporting to the Director, Events, the Events Specialist will collaborate with internal stakeholders to deliver engaging and impactful events and experiences for employees, corporate partners, influencers and consumers. The Specialist will support the day-to-day project journey from concept development and planning to executing on site.

• Support the management of corporate and consumer facing events and initiatives from concept to planning and execution; the event portfolio ranges from intimate experiences to unique product showcases and large-scale conventions and events

• Work in collaboration with the cross-functional teams to bring business priorities to life and support overall business objectives

• Liaise between external partners, vendors and internal business units

• Create and adhere to key event materials including SOWs, workback schedules, budgets, and plans

• Create and analyze post event reports and budgets, including highlighting project effectiveness and future areas of opportunities

What you bring

• 1+ years of relevant work experience in event management, communications, or marketing

• Experience working on large scale projects/events

• Strong project management skills with proven ability to manage competing projects/programs at a fast pace while prioritizing accordingly

• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships

• High level of organizational commitment and attention to detail

• Creative problem solver with the ability to adapt and act quickly on your feet

• Expertise in PPT, Excel, and Microsoft Teams

• Working knowledge of Swoogo is an asset

• Ability to travel upwards of 20% and must be willing to work evenings and weekends

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About Us

Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited (“CTC”) is one of Canada’s most admired and trusted companies.With more than 90 Owned Brands, 1,700 retail locations, financial services, exemplary e-commerce capabilities, and exciting market-leading merchandising strategies. We dream big and work as one to innovate with purpose for our customers at every level of our business, investing in new technologies and products, and doubling down on top talent to drive the company forward. We offer competitive salaries and wages to CTC employees, as well as store discounts, supported learning through our Triangle Learning Academy, Canadian Tire Profit Sharing, and retirement and savings programs for eligible employees. As part of our enhanced flex benefits program, we offer mental health benefits in the amount of $5,000 per year for benefits-eligible employees and their families, including total well-being, and mental health tools and resources for all employees. Join us in helping to make life in Canada better through living and working our Core Values: we are innovators and entrepreneurs at our core, outcomes drive us, inclusion is a must, we are stronger together and we take personal responsibility. It is an especially exciting time to join CTC and its family of companies where career opportunities are wide-ranging! Join us, where there's a place for you here.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging

We are committed to fostering an environment where belonging thrives, and diversity, inclusion and equity are infused into everything we do. We believe in building an organizational culture where people are consistently treated with dignity while respecting individual religion, nationality, gender, race, age, perceived ability, spoken language, sexual orientation, and identification. We are united in our purpose of being here to help make life in Canada better.

Accommodations

We stand firm in our Core Value that inclusion is a must. We welcome and encourage candidates from equity-seeking groups such as people who identify as racialized, Indigenous, 2SLGBTQIA+, women, people with disabilities, and beyond. Should you require any accommodation in applying for this role, or throughout the interview process, please make them known when contacted and we will work with you to help meet your needs.