Creative & Educational Content Manager at Perbi cubs

We are on a mission to create a culture of reading across Africa, leading to a continent of successful families. As a team, we value people and are committed to integrity and excellence. We thrive on innovation and creativity and this explains our flexible and fun-filled working environment.
The interplay of success, grace and glory remains evident in the execution of our tasks.

Job Description

• Work Location: Perbi Cubs Office, West Legon, Accra
• Expected Start Date: Immediate
• Job Status: Permanent
• Closing Date: 6th October, 2022

Content Creation, Branding & Roll-Out (35%)

• Lead in the development and design of an engaging short-term and long-term content creation plan.
• Lead the team in the development of all content for weekly activities.
• Research into relevant curricula and create exciting & engaging content for our patrons.
• Lead the creation of book quizzes for all Perbi Cubs book resources.
• Ensure that created content has appropriate Lexile levels.
• Provide leadership in the illustration, branding and roll-out of engaging and exciting content.

​Publishing (25%)

• Ensure that the manuscript and design elements are transformed into finished books.
• Effective utilization of project management methodologies in publishing a book – from ordering appropriate paper to getting quotes and negotiating prices on typesetting, printing, binding, etc.
• Liaise with Brand Influence & Marketing Communications team to plan campaigns and produce promotional material.
• Provide leadership in organizing and attending events related to book launches and book fairs.
• Liaise with wholesalers and retailers to stock both hardcopy and softcopy Perbi Cubs books.

Proofreading Perbi Cubs Communications (15%)

• Spearhead quality control by ensuring grammatical accuracy on all Perbi Cubs’ external communications.

Team Leadership and Self Development (20%)

• Recruit, train and supervise first-class staff and set high performance standards for staff to handle.
• Play coaching and leadership roles in staff development.
• Assist in performing all tasks necessary to achieve the organization\’s mission and help execute staff succession and growth plans.
• Design, delegate and monitor the overall output of content writers and illustrators.
• Develop an operations manual of best practices and systems for the business unit.

Living the Brand – 7 Ps (5%)

• You must be able to uphold our company’s 7 Ps brand values of People, Integrity, Excellence, Flexibility & Fun, Innovation & Creativity, Success, and Grace & Glory in the execution of tasks.

Required Skills or Experience

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline.
• A minimum of ten (10) years professional experience in a related field.
• Project Management Professional certification is an added advantage.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with perfect grammatical skills.
• Proven leadership, team-building and customer service experience.
• Good collaboration skills in working with creative and remote teams.
• Resilient and good critical thinking skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to inspire confidence and create trust.
• Ability to relate to people at all levels effectively.
• Ability to work under pressure and plan personal workload effectively.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to use Microsoft Office suite and Google Sheets.