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 don't just sell container farms; we help communities go from dependence to self-reliance, one harvest at a time.

With our acquisition of Freight Farms, we're now the largest container farming company in the world, and we're scaling fast.

We're a small, resourceful team that moves quickly and owns our work. Marketing here isn't a cost centre tucked behind the sales team; it's 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 you'd be proud to explain at a dinner party, you'll 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 You'll 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.

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

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

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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.

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

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

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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 you've 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 careers@thegrowcer.ca.