Job Description

Company: HarperCollins Canada
Date: July 28, 2021
Job Title: Marketing Assistant
Department: Marketing
Reporting To: Marketing & Publicity Associate, Children’s Books
Status: Regular Full Time
Location: 22 Adelaide Street West, Toronto (currently working remotely but will need to commute to the office when it reopens)

We celebrate and support the differences that make each of us unique, striving to create a welcoming workplace that ensures everyone has a voice and are able to do their best work. We welcome all applicants, including those who identify with groups that are traditionally underrepresented in the publishing industry including, but not limited to, Black, Indigenous, and people of colour, and members of the LGBTQIA2S+ community, and persons with disabilities. Join us, and share your story.

Job Summary:

Reporting to the Marketing & Publicity Associate, Children’s Books, the Marketing Assistant position will be a key member of the Marketing team. In this role, you will be responsible for providing general assistance to the marketing team with a focus on assisting the marketing list managers on title-specific advertising, group campaigns and traditional marketing.

Duties and Responsibilities:
· Assists with all marketing efforts (30%)
o Contributes to social media channels
o Participates in YA and Middle Grade marketing planning

· Works with Marketing leaders to assist with adult and kids marketing (50%)
o Executes digital advertising
o Researches and seek out POS
o Manages ARC ordering and distribution
o Creates content for ‘reader-targeted’ social media sites (ie: Sprout)

· Builds marketing grids and PowerPoints (5%)
· Provides general assistance to the Marketing department (15%)

Qualifications:
· 1-2 Years of Publishing or Marketing experience an asset
· Proficiency with major social media platforms
· Experience with digital advertising and data an asset
· High degree of written and verbal communication skills
· Proficiency with Powerpoint, Adobe and Excel
· Excellent organizational and communication skills and ability to multi-task
· Post secondary education with a focus in any of the following: sales, marketing, publicity, communications, business and literature

What’s in It For You?
• The opportunity to be part of a company on the leading edge of publishing, working with a very talented team and exceptional books
• Summer Hours from late May to early September
• Remote work, flexible start/stop times
• Paid time off days and vacation allotment, starting at three weeks
• Flexible benefit plans to fit your needs and pension matching
• Various virtual social activities to keep you connected – we love trivia!
• Virtual author events and access to discounted books
• Working with passionate people!

About HarperCollins Canada and Harlequin
Harlequin is a leading publisher of commercial fiction and narrative nonfiction. We publish more than 100 titles a month that reach audiences globally. Encompassing highly recognizable imprints that span a broad number of genres, we are home to many award-winning New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling authors. Harlequin is a division of HarperCollins Publishers, the second-largest consumer book publisher in the world. Through HarperCollins’s global publishing program, Harlequin titles are published in 17 countries and 16 languages.

Known worldwide for the quality of its list, HarperCollins Canada is the proud home of many bestselling and award-winning authors, including Esi Edugyan, Heather O’Neill, and Lawrence Hill. It is our vision to publish the best books of our generation and to work with authors over the length and breadth of their careers. Our authors are at the centre of everything we do. In addition to the Canadian publishing program, HarperCollins Canada is responsible for the sales, marketing, and publicity of HarperCollins titles from around the globe.

How to Apply

Job Types: Full-Time.

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