Associate, Marketing
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About the Role
OMERS is seeking a Marketing Associate to identify retailer opportunities and merchandising trends for Oxford Properties' retail portfolio. The role acts as a liaison between marketing teams and retail partners, curating retailers and products for campaigns.
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Responsibilities
- Build and manage relationships with retailer marketing partners across national, regional, and local levels.
- Monitor retail trends, consumer behaviour, and merchandising to provide insights for campaign planning.
- Analyze retailer performance and category trends to identify opportunities supporting traffic and sales.
- Identify and curate retailers, products, and promotions for inclusion across marketing channels.
- Support development and execution of seasonal campaigns, shopping guides, and retailer led initiatives.
- Maintain retailer marketing resources, track participation, and support portfolio wide communications.
Requirements
- 3–4 years of experience in retail marketing, shopping centre marketing, brand marketing, merchandising, retail partnerships, or a related field.
- Experience managing multiple stakeholders and projects in a fast paced environment.
- Understanding of retail marketing, merchandising, consumer behaviour, and shopping trends.
- Excellent relationship building and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Proficiency with Canva, Microsoft Office applications, reporting tools, and presentation software.
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Overview
- The Marketing Associate is responsible for identifying retailer opportunities, merchandising trends, and product features that support traffic, sales, and customer engagement across Oxford Properties’ retail portfolio.
- Reporting to the Director, Marketing.
You will be responsible for:
- Build and manage relationships with retailer marketing partners across national, regional, and local levels, serving as the primary liaison for marketing opportunities and campaign participation.
- Monitor retail trends, consumer behaviour, and merchandising across key categories to provide insights that inform campaign planning and seasonal strategies.
- Analyze retailer performance and category trends to identify opportunities that support traffic, sales, and broader business objectives.
- Identify and curate retailers, products, and promotions for inclusion across marketing channels, ensuring content is visually compelling and aligned with brand standards.
- Support the development and execution of seasonal campaigns, shopping guides, and retailer led initiatives tied to key retail moments.
- Maintain retailer marketing resources, track participation and engagement, and support portfolio wide communications and special projects.
Required Skills & Experience
- 3–4 years of experience in retail marketing, shopping centre marketing, brand marketing, merchandising, retail partnerships, or a related field.
- Experience managing multiple stakeholders and projects in a fast paced environment.
- Experience supporting digital marketing, campaign planning, retailer marketing, or merchandising initiatives is considered an asset.
- Understanding of retail marketing, merchandising, consumer behaviour, and shopping trends.
- Excellent relationship building and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong business acumen with the ability to interpret retail performance data and identify opportunities.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Highly organized with exceptional attention to detail and project management capabilities.
- Proficiency with Canva, Microsoft Office applications, reporting tools, and presentation software.
Preferred Skills & Experience
- Experience working directly with retailers, brands, agencies, or consumer facing businesses.
- Keen eye for merchandising, photography, creative asset quality, and retailer presentation.
- Proficiency with WordPress & Adobe Creative Suite experience beneficial.
Compensation
- The expected salary range for this position is CAD 62,000.00 CAD 92,000.00 per year.
- You may also be eligible to receive an annual Incentive Award and participate in group benefits and retirement plans.
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