Full-Time Marketing Coordinator, Backlist
Job Description
Company: Harlequin Enterprises ULC
Date: October 19, 2021
Job Title: Marketing Coordinator, Backlist
Department: Harlequin Brand Group
Reporting To: Marketing Manager, Backlist and Carina Press
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:
We are looking for a highly organized, enthusiastic book lover to join our Harlequin Brand Marketing team. Reporting to the Marketing Manager, the Marketing Coordinator will work closely with in-house teams to coordinate, develop and implement plans and activities that will optimize and enhance Harlequin’s catalogue of titles.
The ideal candidate will be a creative, highly detail-oriented, proactive, and self-directed professional who can multi-task, set priorities, and manage a number of projects at once.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Product Execution
• Works with the Marketing Manager to reissue and enhance titles from Harlequin’s catalogue, based on trending themes, popular authors, upcoming publishing plans and other opportunities.
• Assists in the workflow process with all key stakeholders to ensure production deadlines are met.
• Supports with the cover design process for brand reissues, ensuring strong packaging that reinforces author strategy and marketing objectives.
• Creates, maintains and optimizes metadata of Harlequin titles. Identifying and executing tests where appropriate.
Promotion
• Supports Marketing Manager with execution of promotional opportunities for titles/authors/themes.
• Provides executional assistance for specified brand promotions.
• Creates, executes and maintains in-book ads
Communication
• Tracking of reviews, promotions and bestseller placements with communication to key stakeholders.
• Ensure effective communication across projects with all key stakeholders.
• Assist Marketing Manager in presentation materials of program results.
Analysis and Reporting
• Support manager in the analysis and reporting of monthly sales results and identify trends. Participate in the presentations of recommendations to enhance performance.
Qualifications:
Specific training or job experience required includes:
• University graduate.
• A minimum of 2 years working experience in a professional environment.
• Publishing certificate would be an asset.
• Project management experience.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint), with the ability to build presentation decks, schedule meetings, and create and utilize pivot tables and vlook ups.
• Exceptional written and oral communications skills.
• Proven ability to flawlessly manage execution, display organizational savvy and show high attention to detail.
Competencies/Skills:
Competencies and skills required to perform this job include:
• Results oriented and highly detail-oriented.
• Highly collaborative team player.
• Calm under pressure, with the ability to take initiative, and prioritize multiple projects under tight timelines.
• Excellent project management, communication, organizational, and prioritization skills a must.
• Ability to influence without the power of hierarchy.
• A drive for results and ownership of product.
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
• 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
External applicants are asked to apply on our website (https://careers.hcc-hqn.com/) by November 2, 2021. HarperCollins Canada and Harlequin are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to equal employment opportunities. Employment decisions are based on job requirements and the skills, knowledge, and experience of the candidate, regardless of any other factors unrelated to job performance. We are also committed to ensuring that the accessibility needs of candidates and employees are considered and accommodated during the recruitment process. We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.340 total views, 0 today