Trimble is recruiting for a Marketing Specialist (one year temporary position) to fill an opportunity in Toronto, ON.

The Marketing Specialist plays a central role in the smooth running of a lean marketing team, and drives relationships with external suppliers and partners.   The successful candidate will be a technologically literate, creative yet disciplined marketing professional, with a demonstrable ability to prioritize multiple tasks, meet tight deadlines, and build strong relationships within and beyond the company, while bringing creative flair to the team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate activities for tradeshows, conferences and other external events, including liaison with exhibition organizers, contractors, service providers and Applanix attendees
• Coordinate with finance and administration teams for management of bought-in services
• Assist with writing, editing and distributing corporate communications materials
• Share in ownership and management of relationships with media and analysts
• Liaise with other divisions within Trimble to build internal marketing impact
• Develop and implement outbound lead generation campaigns into existing and new markets
• Provide responsive marketing services support to business functions including sales, business development, product management, engineering, customer services
• Manage the production of sales toolkits and other collateral materials
• Play a key part in development of social media marketing initiatives
• Develop a close and effective working relationship with business, engineering, customer support and sales organization

Skills & Experience Required:

• Bachelor’s degree with a specialization in marketing, or equivalent qualification
• 2-4 years’ experience in business-to-business marketing, preferably in a high-tech industry
• Experience of running event and conference programs
• An understanding of the effective use of social media in a b2b context
• Excellent writing, proofing and editing skills
• Proficient time management and the ability to manage multiple workflows simultaneously
• Knowledge of the positioning/mapping/survey space would be a strong asset
• Familiarity with leading online marketing tools and content management systems
• An excellent ability to build and maintain relationships across business functions

Trimble is transforming the way the world works by delivering products and services that connect the physical and digital worlds. Core technologies in positioning, modeling, connectivity and data analytics enable customers to improve productivity, quality, safety and sustainability. From purpose built products to enterprise lifecycle solutions, Trimble software, hardware and services are transforming a broad range of industries such as agriculture, construction, geospatial and transportation and logistics.

Applanix is committed to an Accessible workplace and provides an Accessible recruitment process. Please note that we can accommodate disabilities upon request. Please let us know if you require any accommodations. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.