Marketing Specialist

A2Z Venture is looking for a passionate, creative, committed, and mature marketing specialist to join our team. This is a part-time, paid position.

About A2Z Venture

A2Z Venture capital is a micro venture capital fund based in Toronto and San Francisco. The VC fund focuses on investing in startups utilizing Artificial Intelligence in Medicine. A2Z started its journey in 2021 by experienced entrepreneurs, engineers, and investors. To learn more about A2Z, please visit www.a2zventure.com.

The venture capital industry is a growing field, and now is the best time to enter this field. A2Z venture is looking to train future leaders of the venture capital industry.

Role Overview

We’re looking for a Marketing Specialist to join our team. Reporting to our CEO, you will operate several key firm functions in this generalist learning role that will help our team deliver our mission to support daring entrepreneurs.

 

Role Responsibilities

Operate the Marketing & Communications functions:

  • Advise and execute marketing plan including content creation & channel distribution, brand and PR including fund & portfolio company announcements.
  • Manage our content calendar and our day-to-day inbound and outbound social channels (eg. email, Twitter, LinkedIn, FB), websites, Monthly newsletters, Medium blogs, and service providers (when required).
  • Manage the admin accounts for all digital tools and subscriptions.
  • Participate in elevating the tech & startup ecosystems.

 

Plan and execute firm-wide gatherings to ensure cross-functional excellence for an open and authentic culture:

  • Weekly All-hands team meetings, quarterly town halls, team social events.
  • Leadership growth and development training sessions for the team.
  • Plan and deliver an outstanding Annual General Meeting for investors in collaboration with the Managing Partner and investment team.

 

Develop and implement Founder Platform with the investment team:

  • Onboard new portfolio companies and become their point of contact for support or perk requests as a complement to the lead partner.
  • Organize and deliver FounderCamp, our grounding event for new founders in our portfolio.
  • Create relevant info sessions, workshops, and networking events with Subject Matter Experts, mentors, sponsors, or other ecosystem leaders.
  • Negotiation and management of supplier perks offered to our portfolio.

 

Qualifications:

  • Fully bilingual in English (native fluency: speak, read and write)
  • 3 to 5 years of experience in an operational role
  • Self-aware, curious, solutions-oriented with a demonstrated interest in personal growth and self-development
  • Exceptional project management and execution skills.
  • Strong leadership capabilities. Able to provide guidance and feedback to senior staff and peers, not afraid of difficult conversations.
  • Empathetic and compassionate with good interpersonal, listening, and communication skills
  • Skilled at prioritizing, planning & organizing. Can deliver on tight timelines when required
  • Passionate and enthusiastic about people, startups, innovation, and entrepreneurship
  • Experience working at a startup, venture capital/private equity is an asset

 

What We Offer:

  • Leadership and personal growth and development coaching
  • A high-growth, fast-paced learning environment across many industries
  • Competitive compensation
  • Three weeks vacation, plus an additional week during the winter holiday season (we’re closed between Dec 25th and Jan 1st)
  • Work from anywhere flexibility during COVID lockdowns and a mix of in-office and work-from-home post-pandemic in line with health authorities guidelines.
  • Benefits package that includes health and vision care and flexible healthcare resources through a Dialogue (telemedicine) account

 

Start date: 1st October 2021.

Location: Can be performed virtually

Email your resume at: info@a2zventure.com