Marketing Coordinator

About Growcer

Growcer builds the infrastructure for food sovereignty. We provide communities Indigenous nations schools hospitals and institutions across North America with the tools training and support to grow food locally 365 days a year. We dont just sell container farms; we help communities go from dependence to self-reliance one harvest at a time.

With our acquisition of Freight Farms were now the largest container farming company in the world and were scaling fast.

Were a small resourceful team that moves quickly and owns our work. Marketing here isnt a cost centre tucked behind the sales team; its the engine that fills the pipeline and tells the story of food security climate resilience and community sovereignty. If you want your work to be visible your impact to be direct and your mission to be one youd be proud to explain at a dinner party youll feel right at home.

The Role

Marketing at Growcer runs a full calendar: PR events across North America sales tradeshows webinars and campaigns. The Marketing Coordinator supports the team through the coordination and execution of these key events and operations working closely with our content campaign and sales functions.

Because we are a small team you will get to touch many parts of marketing: event coordination one week tradeshow prep the next campaign and funnel nurture support in between. We are looking for someone who can take a task and run with it brings strong attention to detail and quality to everything they ship and spots ways to make the team run even more smoothly.

This is a rare chance to join a mission-driven company early in your career. Growcer is on a scaling trajectory and this role will grow with it: the breadth you build here opens real paths into events campaigns content or operations as the team expands.

What Youll Do

Event and logistics coordination. Venue catering AV vendors run-of-show logistics day-of coordination and post-event follow-up for ribbon cutting PR events community events and campaign moments working in support of the team leads who run each event.

Sales tradeshows and conferences. Booth logistics materials shipping and travel coordination for our presence at events across Canada and the US.

Swag and collateral. Sourcing ordering inventory and shipping of branded materials.

Social media production support. Scheduling and light asset production in support of our content lead: building and queuing posts from an approved calendar using our brand templates.

Light design adaptation. Adapting existing brand templates for new events campaigns and audiences.

Website updates. As-needed edits and upkeep in our CMS (Squarespace): updating pages refreshing content and keeping the site current as things change.

Campaign and funnel nurture support. Extra hands during high-volume campaign periods across email web social and direct mail from digital sends to physical mailouts helping keep our nurture programs moving.

Team support. A flexible pair of hands across the content campaign and leadership functions so the whole team stays unblocked.

What You Bring

Must-haves

• 2 to 4 years in marketing coordination events or agency project management
• Exceptional attention to detail and quality; you run on checklists and timelines and what you ship is right the first time
• Self-directed: you take a task and run with it and you flag ideas for making the team run smoother
• Comfort in Canva and project management tools
• Comfort working with AI tools; we use Claude across the team and will train you on our workflows
• Calm under pressure and happy owning logistics while a live event unfolds around you
• Based in Ottawa able to come into the office 2 to 3 days per week or when events require it

Nice-to-haves

• Design experience (Adobe Creative Suite Figma or strong Canva work); this is a significant asset for this role
• Hands-on experience editing and maintaining websites in a CMS (we use Squarespace); candidates with this experience will be highly considered
• Bilingual (English/French)
• Experience supporting events or campaigns for schools municipalities Indigenous organizations or impact-driven audiences
• Print production or mailout coordination experience

What Success Looks Like in Year One

• Events run on time and on budget from ribbon cuttings to tradeshow booths and the follow-up happens without being chased
• Collateral and swag requests are handled reliably with quality the team can trust
• Campaign and nurture support keeps programs moving during high-volume periods
• The team feels supported and unblocked and youve suggested at least a few improvements that stuck

Why Join Us

• It is rare in marketing to have this much impact: the work you do is what makes Growcer visible so more people around the world join our network and we get closer to our vision of local food for all
• A rare entry point into a mission-driven company at an inflection point now the largest in its category worldwide
• Arole built to evolve: as Growcer scales so does your scope with real paths into events campaigns content or operations
• Small team where your work is visible and your impact is direct
• A team that invests in modern tools and ways of working including AI across every function

How to Apply

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis; we are hiring for an August start.

Please note AI may be used to support the screening assessment or selection of applicants.

Accommodation:Growcer is dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. If you feel you need accommodation(s) because of illness disability or other special needs at any time during the recruitment process please contact

Required Experience:

Manager

Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1
Monthly Salary Salary: 55000 - 65000