Rakuten

Rakuten

Senior Marketing Producer (maternity leave contract)

Toronto, Canada · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$63k-$99kDetected 36 days ago
SparkProject ManagementAgileStakeholder ManagementNegotiationProcess ImprovementCommunicationCollaborationProblem SolvingTime ManagementOrganizational Skills

About the role

  • They will be responsible for driving project planning, resource alignment, scope and timeline management while maintaining the highest standards of quality and execution.

Responsibilities

  • Continuously review project processes, identifying opportunities to streamline and optimize workflows.
  • Develop and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and reduce bottlenecks.
  • Document and maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs) for project management processes.
  • Assist in the allocation of resources to projects, ensuring teams have the necessary tools and support to succeed.
  • Kobo delivers the best digital reading experience through creative innovation, award-winning e-readers, and top-ranking mobile apps.

Requirements

  • Manage the end-to-end lifecycle of marketing projects, ensuring projects are delivered on time, per the agreed scope, and to the required quality standards.
  • Identify and understand the steps required to complete various types of projects, develop detailed project plans, and workback schedules (WBS) to manage timelines and tasks across cross-functional teams.

Nice to have

  • Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Business Administration, or a related field.
  • Minimum 7 years of experience in marketing project management within a corporate or agency environment.
  • Strong understanding of marketing processes, workflows, and creative development lifecycles, with a deep knowledge of creative and technology development processes.
  • Experience managing digital, video, packaging, retail, and other integrated marketing production projects.
  • Advanced project management expertise, including workback schedule (WBS) creation, resource coordination, scope management, tracking, and reporting.
  • Proficiency with project management and collaboration tools such as ClickUp, Asana, Slack, and DAM platforms.
  • Excellent organizational, time management, prioritization, and attention-to-detail skills, with a strong commitment to quality and executional excellence.
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication, interpersonal, negotiation, stakeholder management, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Skills

  • Track project scope, ensuring projects align with the request

Compensation

  • https://rakutenemploymentalert.com/
  • At the time of posting, Rakuten expects the compensation for this role to be within the range shown below.
  • Individual compensation may vary based on job-related factors, including the skills, qualifications, and experience of the successful candidate as well as business need and geographic location.
  • CAD $63,394.00 - 99,112.48 annually

Benefits

  • Full benefits starting from your first day
  • Flexible hours and hybrid remote working environment

Company info

  • Here at Rakuten Kobo Inc. we offer a casual working start-up environment and a group of friendly and talented individuals.
  • Our employees rank us highly in terms of commitment to work/life balance.
  • We realize that for our people to be innovative, creative and passionate they need to feel valued and supported.
  • If you're looking for a company that inspires passion, personal, and professional growth - join Kobo and come help us on our mission of making reading lives better.
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  • Our worldwide practices describe specific behaviors that make Rakuten unique and united across the world.
  • We expect Rakuten employees to model these 5 Shugi Principles of Success.
  • Always improve, Always Advance - Only be satisfied with complete success - Kaizen
  • Passionately Professiona l - Take an uncompromising approach to your work and be determined to be the best
  • Hypothesize - Practice - Validate - Shikumika - Use the Rakuten Cycle to succeed in unknown territory
  • Maximize Customer Satisfaction - The greatest satisfaction for our teams is seeing their customers smile
  • Speed!! - Always be conscious of time - take charge, set clear goals, and engage your team
  • Rakuten is an equal opportunity employer.
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