Canada Computers & Electronics is a retailer of personal computers, IT and components, and consumer electronics. We strive to provide customers with the best products at the best value that the computer retail world can offer. The key to our success resides in the constant improvement of business practices, as well as a knowledgeable and passionate team of people who go beyond expectations while maintaining the trust and confidence of our customers. We offer competitive wages and benefits with lots of opportunities for advancement!
Position Summary:
The Marketing Event Specialist is responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing company events and marketing activities that strengthen brand presence, enhance customer engagement, and support business objectives. This role will oversee end-to-end event execution for corporate, retail, promotional, and community-based initiatives while ensuring seamless coordination across internal teams and external service providers.
The successful candidate will work closely with retail operations, marketing, stores, HR, leadership, and external vendors to ensure events are professionally executed, on-brand, and operationally successful. This role requires strong project management, organization, communication, and execution skills in a fast-paced retail environment.
Responsibilities:
- Plan, coordinate, and execute company events including grand openings, seasonal promotional events, customer engagement activities, community initiatives, recruitment events, conferences, annual gatherings, internal corporate events, and retail marketing activations.
- Manage the complete event lifecycle including concept planning, scheduling, budgeting support, logistics, setup, execution, and post-event review.
- Ensure all events align with company branding, business priorities, and customer experience objectives.
- oordinate in-store and retail marketing activities designed to drive customer engagement, store traffic, and brand awareness.
- Work closely with store operations and marketing teams to ensure promotional activities are executed effectively and consistently across locations.
- Coordinate event materials, signage, promotional assets, staffing requirements, and execution timelines.
- Act as the key coordinator between marketing, store operations, leadership teams, and other internal stakeholders to ensure alignment and smooth event execution.
- Communicate event plans, timelines, and execution requirements clearly to participating teams and locations.
- Address operational challenges proactively and adjust execution plans to ensure successful outcomes.
- Coordinate event logistics including venue preparation, setup requirements, timelines, vendor scheduling, equipment, signage, permits (where applicable), and operational readiness.
- Ensure events are executed professionally, on schedule, and in accordance with company standards and brand expectations.
- Manage multiple concurrent projects while maintaining strong attention to detail and deadlines.
- Track event performance through attendance, participation, customer engagement, campaign impact, and business outcomes where applicable.
- Prepare post-event summaries, lessons learned, and recommendations to improve future initiatives.
- Support reporting and budget tracking related to marketing events and activities.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Marketing, Communications, Event Management, or a related field preferred.
- Proven experience in event coordination, marketing events, retail marketing, project management, or related functions.
- Experience in retail, consumer electronics, or multi-location business environments is an asset.
- Strong organizational and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across departments.
- Strong problem-solving abilities and attention to detail.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
AI Disclosure: Artificial intelligence (AI) is not used in the screening, assessment, or selection of candidates for this role.
Vacancy Disclosure: This position is being recruited to fill an existing vacancy.
We thank all interested candidates, however, only those under consideration will be contacted.
Canada Computers & Electronics is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Upon request, Canada Computers & Electronics will provide reasonable accommodation for disabilities to support participation of candidates in all aspects of the recruitment process.
Pay: $50,000.00-$70,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Dental care
- On-site gym
- On-site parking
- Store discount
- Vision care
Work Location: In person
