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Are you a kid at heart looking to build a career with a leading global children's toy, entertainment and digital gaming company?
At Spin Master, our unwavering commitment to open mindedness, integrity and innovation is a great part of what has made us an industry leader. How do we stay ahead of the pack? By hiring the best and brightest minds—and that’s why we want you!
What will you work on?
The Business Development Assistant will support a global team in a fast-paced position that requires the ability to juggle busy calendars, complex projects, and cross-functional initiatives, while also coordinating follow-ups and engaging with publishing and book partners to ensure seamless workflow and will amplify speed and business results. The team is spread across North America and European time zones.
How will you create impact?
- Manage three executives’ calendars, schedule appointments, prepare meeting materials, and ensure executives are on time and well-prepared for every day of the year and for key tradeshow events and such
- Help with administrative tasks such as arrange travel accommodation, and compile documents for travel-related meetings
- Assist in management of the team, including vacation requests, expenses, and other approvals
- Prepare all materials for executives in advance of meetings and presentations and when possible participate the meetings
- Track and coordinate cross-functional projects, including content and publishing-related initiatives
- Act as a liaison between executives and internal teams within the Lylli ecosystem.
- Maintain organized files, documentation, and databases, and contact databases (e.g., publishers, partners)
- Act as custodian of corporate documents and records
- Receive on-the-job training, mentorship, and ongoing development opportunities to build expertise and take on new business initiatives
- Serve as a point of contact with external vendors, partners, and publisher
What are your skills and experience?
- Strong time management, organization, people, and communication skills
- Ability to multitask, prioritize a high-volume workload, and meet strict deadlines
- Demonstrated good judgment and ability to handle confidential and sensitive information
- Proficient in Gmail Suite (Slides, docx, spreadsheet, gmail) and Figma (or similar) and MS Office. Comfortable in preparing presentation material for other people.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills across internal and external stakeholders
- Detail-oriented and able to work in a structured, autonomous manner
- Experience supporting content, publishing, or creative teams is an asset
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The anticipated pay range for candidates who will work in Toronto is $65,000 to $80,000 Per Annum. The offered pay to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to years of experience within the job, years of experience within the required industry, education, etc. Spin Master Inc. is a multi-state employer, and this salary range may not reflect positions that work only in other states.
This job posting is tied to an open vacancy.
What you can expect from us:
Our mission is to Make Life More Fun with a vision to push the boundaries of innovation, creativity, and fun.
Growth and Career Opportunities
Flexible Work Hours
Innovation, Collaboration and Fun
Comprehensive Benefits
Other fun Perks!
What’s it like to work here?
Spin Master is a fast-paced, hands-on organization that provides many great opportunities for impactful decision-making; though our challenging start-up atmosphere isn’t for everyone, we have a proven record of opportunities for future advancement and internal transfers for our passionate and results driven team.
Everyone is welcome in our sandbox and we are committed to an accessible and inclusive hiring process that provides reasonable accommodation to all applicants.
Spin Master strives to create an accessible and inclusive application and selection process and is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to job applicants who may require provisions to participate in the recruitment, selection and/or assessment processes. Should you require an accommodation, please contact our Talent Acquisition team, by email at [email protected] or by phone at 416 364-6002 and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs.
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We do appreciate all interest; however only those selected for interview will be contacted.
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What We Do
Spin Master Corp. (TSX:TOY) is a leading global children's entertainment company creating exceptional play experiences through a diverse portfolio of innovative toys, entertainment franchises and digital games. Spin Master is best known for award-winning brands PAW Patrol®, Bakugan®, Kinetic Sand®, Air Hogs®, Hatchimals® and GUND®, and is the toy licensee for other popular properties. Spin Master Entertainment creates and produces compelling multiplatform content, stories and endearing characters through its in-house studio and partnerships with outside creators, including the preschool success PAW Patrol and 10 other television series, which are distributed in more than 160 countries. The Company has an established digital presence anchored by the Toca Boca® and Sago Mini® brands, which combined have more than 25 million monthly active users. With over 1,800 employees in 28 offices globally, Spin Master distributes products in more than 100 countries.
