Corporate Events Student - Toronto, Canada - CT Corporation

CT Corporation

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Toronto, Canada

1 week ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Help us boldly shape retail in Canada
Canadian Tire Corporation's (CTC) rich heritage of serving Canadians from coast-to-coast dates back to 1922.

Our vision is to become the #1 retail brand in Canada and we are focused on innovating and making important investments in our business, especially when it comes to our people.

To reach our goal, we need the best talent to help us evolve and drive change across the business - and boldly help shape Canada's retail industry.

As we strive to be at the forefront of a complex and vastly changing retail industry, it is an exciting time to join the Canadian Tire family of companies.

Canadian Tire we work flexibly embracing 'Hybrid' whereby individuals utilize a combination of working at a CTC campus and or virtually in service of outcomes.

Determined by managers, decisions around work location will be made based on business and team needs and grounded in a desire to support individual well-being and personal needs.

Our goal is to empower teams and individuals to make the right decisions for them, and we expect that to look different for everyone.

Our Commitment to students

Work in an environment that supports and fosters knowledge sharing and provides key experiences to increase capabilities through projects or objectives.
There will be specific and measurable objectives/goals that will support learning & achieving relevant business deliverables.
Continue to support Canadian Tire's culture of learning from others, continuous improvement, agility, growth and innovation.
Investment in the community to create a talented, diverse workforce for Canada and Canadian Tire's future.
Building and strengthening student social engagement throughout their education and pursuit of their career through ongoing communication and relationship building.

Position Summary:

Reporting to the Events Manager, the Corporate Events Student will support the Events team but also cross functionally get a chance to support initiatives across the Strategic Communications team.

The student will assist with in planning and executing events across the family of companies.

This may include, but is not limited to, development of key planning documents (timelines, budgets, plans etc.), helping execute events onsite, and working cross functionally across the organization.

Specifically, the co-op will support Corporate events, which includes virtual, in person, and hybrid events with employees.

Responsibilities:

Support events of various sizes and budgets from research to execution
Support crossfunctional and internal teams to program plan including timelines, objectives, and budget;
Support the development of key event materials including SOWs, budgets, plans, etc.;
Support of event budget reconciliation;
Liaise with and provide support to Canadian Tire Corporation's external agencies and internal business units to manage key activations, utilize assets, and develop strategic plans that support the business objectives;
Potential supporting Events' portfolio across all banners, including Canadian Tire Corporation, Mark's, SportChek & PartSource;
Working on projects from start to finish (from research and ideation stage, to planning, to execution of events, to postevent reflection).

Who you are:

Exceptional communication skills with the confidence and passion to share knowledge
Creative thinker who can seek out new opportunities and comprehend abstract ideas
Goal driven individual committed to continuous improvement
The ability to take a collaborative approach to build strong relationships and have positive team experiences
Flexible and dynamic individual who can adjust and prioritize accordingly to adapt to business demands and requirements
Superb attention to detail and solid foundation of relevant technical skills
Demonstrates transparency, accountability, agility and a willingness to learn from others

What you'll bring:

Currently enrolled in postsecondary program in Marketing, Business administration, Project Management, Event planning, Communications or related discipline
Exposure to event planning and/or project management;
Knowledge of industry trends in event marketing;
Ability to balance multiple priorities, prioritize and deliver programs and tactics on time to budget in a fastpaced, deadlineoriented environment;
Exceptional relationshipbuilding skills, both internally and externally;
Selfstarter with demonstrated entrepreneurial spirit, enthusiasm and creativity;
Experience with Canva, Swoogo an asset

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Canadian Tire and its family of companies are boldly shaping retail in Canada and we continue to deliver a positive experience for our customers. As one of the most trusted brands in Canada, our employees take pride in the work we do across the country. It's more than the iconic triangle that keeps our employees around. From benefits and perks, to learning