Creative Production Manager Jobs in Toronto, ON (NOW HIRING)

Job Overview: 

The Creative Production Coordinator supports North American Retail and Foodservice marketing initiatives by coordinating the planning, execution, and delivery of creative projects across multiple marketing channels. This role is responsible for keeping projects organized, timelines on track, and communication flowing between internal stakeholders, creative teams, and external partners. The Creative Production Coordinator manages project intake, schedules, approvals, asset organization, and production logistics to ensure high-quality creative deliverables are completed accurately, efficiently, and on time. As a key member of the Creative & Integrated Marketing team, this role helps enable the delivery of best-in-class creative by supporting day-to-day production operations, maintaining project visibility, and fostering cross-functional alignment throughout the creative development process.

Essential Duties and responsibilities 

• Coordinate creative projects from intake through final delivery, ensuring timelines, task lists, milestones, and deliverables remain on track.
• Manage incoming creative requests, confirm briefs are complete, and organize project information, assets, and documentation for easy access.
• Schedule and support creative kickoff meetings, status updates, reviews, approvals, and production milestones.
• Monitor project progress, follow up on outstanding approvals, assets, and deliverables, and escalate risks, timeline impacts, or resource constraints as needed.
• Route briefs, creative assets, and project documentation between internal teams, external partners, and stakeholders across Marketing, Brand, Sales, Regulatory, Packaging, and related functions.
• Organize, maintain, archive, and onboard creative assets within the Digital Asset Management (DAM) system while tracking versions and final production specifications.
• Coordinate creative production logistics, vendor communications, product samples, photography, video, packaging artwork, print production, digital campaigns, and other marketing collateral.
• Prepare agendas, project notes, action items, status reports, invoices, production records, budget tracking, estimates, and process improvements to support team efficiency.

Qualifications 

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Graphic Design, Project Management, or a related field preferred.
• 2–4 years of experience in creative project coordination, creative operations, marketing, or project management.
• Experience coordinating multiple concurrent creative projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams and external creative agencies.
• Proficiency with project management software (Monday.com or similar platforms).
• Strong organizational, time management, and prioritization skills.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud.
• Solid understanding of print production, packaging, prepress, and digital asset specifications.
• Experience with Digital Asset Management (DAM) systems is considered an asset.
• Consumer packaged goods (CPG), retail, or agency experience preferred.
• Highly collaborative and team oriented, supportive of new initiatives while engaging participation with others

Salary Transparency: High Liner Foods’ compensation offerings are founded in a pay-for-performance philosophy that recognizes individual and team performance. The typical hiring range for this position is from $55,000 - $60,000 the base pay is offered based on a variety of factors including geographical market location, and may vary depending on job grading practices, job-related knowledge, skills, experience and internal equity factors. As part of our total rewards offering, employees may be eligible to participate in an annual short-term incentive program [and long-term incentive program] (for Dir+) subject to program eligibility requirements.

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 Vacancy Status: New Vacancy

Current employees please note: this position is referral bonus eligible! See our policy for more details.

What's in it for you?

Join High Liner Foods for a career where you shape your path, backed by great benefits, flexible work, and a culture of diversity, innovation, and sustainability. Immerse yourself in opportunities to make a real impact and grow with us in our mission to nourish lives. Start your adventure where endless possibilities to thrive together await.

• Competitive Salary
• Heath, dental & vision coverage
• Pay for performance incentives 
• Employee & Family assistance programs
• Wellness Programs
• Retirement Planning
• Supplemental Parental Leaves
• Disability Support
• Family friendly Flex policies & Summer hours
• Volunteer hours
• Learning and mentorship opportunities
• Safety focused work environment

About High Liner Foods

Founded in 1899 in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, High Liner Foods has grown from a small salt fish company into a leading North American processor and marketer of value-added frozen seafood. Our trusted brands — including High Liner, Fisher Boy, Mirabel, Sea Cuisine, C.Wirthy & Co, Mrs. Paul’s, Van de Kamp’s, and Icelandic Seafood — are enjoyed by families, restaurants, and institutions across Canada and the United States.

Guided by our purpose of Reimagining Seafood to Nourish Life, we combine over a century of expertise with innovation, consumer insight, and responsible practices to deliver high-quality seafood people can trust.

At High Liner Foods, we are a people-first organization. We invest in our employees through development opportunities, collaborative teamwork, and a culture where safety, well-being, and growth are priorities. Whether in our offices, plants, or distribution teams, our people work together to deliver excellence and drive the future of seafood.

Our Values

Serve with Purpose – We put our customers and consumers at the heart of everything we do, creating quality products that help to nourish lives and foster connections that go beyond the plate. 

Do the Right Thing – We lead with integrity, act responsibly, and make choices that support our people, our partners, and our planet. .

Innovate & Reimagine – We challenge the norm, embrace fresh ideas, and turn innovation into impact. 

All Hands on Deck – Powered by people and driven by purpose, we lead with courage, hold one another accountable, and celebrate as a team

Ready to make waves with us? Join High Liner Foods and help shape the future of seafood.

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