Position: Coordinator, Creative Services
Site: The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation (700 University Avenue, 4th Floor)
Department: Foundation
Status: Temporary Full-time (12-month contract)
Do you want to be part of a bold, daring, and ambitious team that will Conquer Cancer In Our Lifetime?
We are seeking a passionate, collaborative, detail-oriented individual to help support our Creative Services department in all production and project management needs.
Our marketing department’s goal is to create world-class, awarded, strategic creative communications in support of all of our business functions, with a view to becoming Canada’s most respected charitable foundation. If you are eager to support our creative vision and have a strong desire to join one of the top fundraising teams in Canada, we would love to hear from you!
About The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation
As one of the world’s leading cancer charities, The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation raises funds for Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, one of the top 5 cancer research centres in the world, to deliver future care now.
Setting daring and audacious goals is a mindset that is driven by The PMCF’s culture and passion to perform. We have pioneered many successful fundraising programs, including our world-leading Princess Margaret Home Lottery, and some of the world’s largest cancer fundraising events, including:
The Weekend to Conquer Cancer
Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer
Scotiabank Road Hockey to Conquer Cancer
The Princess Margaret is a proud member of University Health Network, Canada’s largest research hospital network, which also includes Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto Rehab Institute and The Michener Institute for Education.
About the Role
The Coordinator, Creative Services role is a full-time contract position, reporting to the Senior Manager, Creative Services. The role will support the production and project management needs of the Creative Services department, which includes art direction and graphic designers, videographer/photographers, web developers and copywriters.
The successful candidate will be an adaptable team player who is incredibly organized, highly communicative, self-motivated and enthusiastic. He or she will have a creative eye and a passion for both production and project management.
Areas of Accountability
Project Management
- Works with Senior Manager, Creative Services, to help deliver high quality projects on time and on budget
- Manages the Digital Asset Management system, including uploading, tagging, and organizing all final production assets that can be utilized across the Foundation
- Works with internal “clients” to understand the needs of each project coming into the Creative Services department
- Checks to make sure changes requested were completed accurately before providing them to internal clients for review
- Receives requests and inputs updates into project management software
- Helps manage the workload and distribution of projects to individual Creative Services team members through thoughtful scheduling
- Supports the Senior Manager, Creative Services, by managing the in-house production calendar
Production Management
- Attends video or photography shoots, where required, to help ensure the production runs smoothly
- Assists creative team in administrative needs of the creative project, from ensuring we have completed consent forms for all individuals we shoot, to assisting with organizing/carrying/setting up equipment needed such as lighting or sound, to helping source stock music or imagery, etc.
- Executes all pre-production planning including researching and scheduling interviews with patients, researchers, clinicians and other Princess Margaret stakeholders to best support the film production team.
- Helps collect print production quotes, work with vendors selected, attend press approvals, checks invoice accuracy, and other tasks related to external production
- Helps QA of digital projects as required – be it email, website, landing page or paid digital ads
Requirements
- Post-secondary degree or diploma in project management, digital production management, or related advertising or marketing course/diploma, or related job
- Highly detail-oriented, with a strong understanding of the production process / work-flow
- A creative eye and passion for the creative process
- Must be able to prioritize work for multiple projects at the same time and maintain a high level of productivity
- Demonstrate strong listening, written and oral communication skills
- Strong problem solving skills; can-do attitude
- Highly adaptable; willingness and keenness to “jump in” and help where required
- Proactive in nature; a self-starter who sees opportunity and will react to improve a situation or process
- Some evening and weekend work, when required
Why work with us?
- Experience a sense of purpose that you won’t get anywhere else, in any other job. You will be making a difference for millions of people impacted by cancer
- We have an open and approachable culture that enables you to bring your best ideas forward
- We will invest in your growth through ongoing learning opportunities, individual development planning, and education assistance programs
- We offer flexible working arrangements to support your need to balance life at work and at home