Creative Production Coordinator

High Liner Foods; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pay for performance incentives

Employee & Family assistance programs

Wellness Programs

Retirement Planning

Disability Support

Family friendly Flex policies & Summer

Learning and mentorship opportunities

Safety focused work environment

Job summary

High Liner Foods is seeking a Creative Production Coordinator to support North American Retail and Foodservice marketing by coordinating the planning, execution, and delivery of creative projects across channels. This role keeps timelines on track and maintains clear communication among internal stakeholders, creative teams, and external partners.

You will manage intake, schedules, assets, and production logistics to ensure high-quality deliverables on time.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred and 2–4 years in creative project coordination or related field.
• Experience coordinating multiple concurrent creative projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with cross-functional teams and external agencies.
• Proficiency with Monday.com or similar project management software.
• Strong organizational, time management, and prioritization skills.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Working knowledge of print production, packaging, prepress, and digital asset specs.

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 elevate risks or resource constraints.
• Route briefs, assets, and 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 DAM system while tracking versions and final specs.
• Coordinate production logistics with vendors, photography, video, packaging artwork, print production, and digital campaigns.
• Prepare agendas, project notes, status reports, invoices, budgets, and process improvements.

Skills

Creative project coordination

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management software

Written and verbal communication

Adobe Creative Cloud knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing/Communications/Graphic Design or related field

Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud

DAM systems

Job description

Description

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 elevate 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.

AI Disclosure:

We use an AI-assisted note-taking tool during our conversations to help us stay fully present and engaged. If you are uncomfortable with this for any reason, please let us know, and we will turn it off. Please be assured that all applications are reviewed by a human, and hiring decisions are made by our team based on a variety of factors, including skills, experience, and overall fit for the role.

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.

• Pay for performance incentives
• Employee & Family assistance programs
• Wellness Programs
• Retirement Planning
• Disability Support
• Family friendly Flex policies & Summer 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.

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.