Careers
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Hello, it’s very nice to meet you.
If you’re on this page, you already know who we are – an integrated creative agency specializing in a range of services from creative design and branding, photography and film production, and to marketing and PR.
Very Polite has a uniquely dynamic office culture that promotes creative thinking, strategic ideation and collaboration. (We also have a fully-stocked open bar, and if this speaks to you – you’re definitely in the right place).
As an agency, we always want to push the limits of what’s possible and be inspired to deliver our best for each client. Our roster of diverse and innovative work has been featured on various platforms – most recently Dezeen, Creative Boom and Dieline.
Now, it’s your turn. We are always seeking to meet top talent as we continue to expand. All available roles posted below.
Current Roles:
Very Polite is looking for an Executive Assistant. This is a full-time one-year contract position and requires someone that can work from our Vancouver office.
Skills + Qualifications:
- Exceptional attention to detail
- Great communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to conduct research and create reports or presentations
- Time management
- Ability to learn quickly
- Ability to handle sensitive information with discretion
- Basic computer and office equipment skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
Responsibilities:
- Overseeing all incoming and outgoing communications, including emails, phone calls, reports, and internal correspondence
- Filing important documents, such as reports, meeting notes, emails, and letters
- Keeping the executive’s calendar up-to-date, including adding events, rescheduling appointments and providing daily briefings
- Acting as the gatekeeper for internal and external contacts, including vendors, colleagues, clients, and customers
- Conducting research and creating reports on various topics based on the needs of the executive
- Planning and organizing events that take place internally – agency driven events – as well as externally for agency’s clients.
- Keeping important information and documents organized physically, and electronically
- Maintaining a high degree of discretion and confidentiality
Benefits:
- Extended health benefits
- Wellness program
- Polite co-workers
- Sake Fizz fridge
Application:
We’re excited to meet you! Send us an email introducing yourself, including your CV and any relevant work samples, to [email protected], please and thank you.
We’re looking for a polite, assertive, driven, and organized veep — have you seen them?
Very Polite is looking for a Project Manager. This is a full-time one-year contract position and requires someone that can work from our Vancouver office. In this role, you’ll oversee 20-25 client projects and relationships, and rally our tight-knit creative team towards big outcomes. This comes naturally to you because you’re creative, proactive, and entrepreneurial. You see the big picture, but also sweat the details – and see ten steps ahead. Your standards are high, you trust your gut, and aren’t afraid to go back to the team if you don’t think a project is up to snuff. You set goals and you achieve them. Coming to work every day and making things happen with a small, collaborative, highly motivated team in a creative studio sounds like a dream to you. You’re also not afraid to have fun along the way.
Skills + Qualifications:
- BA/Diploma in Marketing, Advertising, Communications or a related discipline
- PMP or Project Management Certification preferred but not required
- 2+ years’ experience running projects at a creative or digital studio
- You’re an incredible communicator—maybe even an over-communicator
- You pay exceptional attention to detail and have high-level organizational skills
- You’re assertive and willing to give direction
- You’re incredibly process-driven. You not only love processes, you love documenting them too
- You have an entrepreneurial spirit
- You have the ability to work collaboratively with different departments and creative types
Responsibilities:
- Set, track and manage timelines and budgets for 20-25 simultaneous projects (including strategy, content, design, and experiential events)
- Manage team’s workflow ensuring everyone knows what they need to do, and by when they need to do it
- Lead weekly team meeting and identify and fill resourcing gaps where needed
- Keep clients informed of project status and stay one step ahead of their questions
- Maintain and manage Very Polite’s project management platform (Teamwork)
- Identify and secure new opportunities to partner with existing clients
- Liaise with contractors as needed, brief them on project requirements and keep them accountable to deadlines and budgeted hours
- Act as a final set of eyes on documents before they go out to clients
- Track project budgets and give both the client and the team plenty of warning about overruns—make plans as necessary to stay within scope
- Issue change requests when the client changes the scope
- Book and arrange key project meetings
- You have a proven ability to work with a cross-functional team and collaborate
Benefits:
- Extended health benefits
- Wellness program
- Polite co-workers
- Sake Fizz fridge
Application:
We’re excited to meet you! Send us an email introducing yourself, including your CV and any relevant work samples, to [email protected], please and thank you.