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Platform & Sports Merchandising Manager

Job in Toronto, Ontario, M5A, Canada
Listing for: Roku
Full Time position
Listed on 2025-12-31
Job specializations:
  • Creative Arts/Media
    Content Writer / Copywriter, Creative Advertising / Marketing, Digital Media / Production
  • Marketing / Advertising / PR
    Content Writer / Copywriter, Creative Advertising / Marketing, Digital Media / Production, Marketing Communications
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Teamwork makes the stream work.

Roku is changing how the world watches TV

Roku is the #1 TV streaming platform in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, and we've set our sights on powering every television in the world. Roku pioneered streaming to the TV. Our mission is to be the TV streaming platform that connects the entire TV ecosystem. We connect consumers to the content they love, enable content publishers to build and monetize large audiences, and provide advertisers unique capabilities to engage consumers.

From your first day at Roku, you'll make a valuable - and valued - contribution. We're a fast-growing public company where no one is a bystander. We offer you the opportunity to delight millions of TV streamers around the world while gaining meaningful experience across a variety of disciplines.

About the team

The Roku Content Merchandising team’s mission is to enable users to discover, acquire and engage with all the amazing content available across the Roku platform and The Roku Channel. We partner closely with teams across the company including Content Operations, Product, Engineering, Content Distribution, and Marketing to build and manage delightful and relevant experiences that leverage both algorithmic machine learning and editorial curation, making it easy for users to get the best entertainment experience possible from their Roku devices.


About the role

The Merchandising Manager, Platform & Sports will be a key member of Roku’s International Merchandising team. Ideally, this person is passionate about movies, TV, and sports! In this role, you will help develop, execute, and drive content merchandising and editorial curation across Canada and other international markets, including Roku Platform experiences such as What to Watch, Featured Experiences, and Sports.

Ideal candidates are strongly analytical, innovative, and creative problem solvers, with excellent project management, interpersonal, and communication skills—critical to working successfully across multiple time zones. Must love working with movies, TV series, sports, and other content types to meaningfully contribute to our overall strategy and roadmap—including the development of new concepts in merchandising, product & feature launches, content verticals, and tooling.

Must have experience working with content management systems (CMS) and have a foundational understanding of the Canadian and international content ecosystem, inclusive of Canada’s sports landscape. This role requires a deep understanding of Sports leagues and their local and/or global broadcast rights. This role will be based in Toronto and report to the International Merchandising Lead.

What you’ll be doing

  • Partner with your Merchandising teammates and cross-functional counterparts to launch and manage content products across Canada and other markets
  • Create and execute on editorial plans for a variety of events, ranging from global-scale events like the Olympics to league-specific games
  • Be on deck the day of key events to manage game-day merchandising operations across platform
  • Support content curation on platform experiences, including but not limited to, What to Watch, Live TV, Featured Free, and The Roku Channel
  • Create merchandising strategies for seasonal holidays and trending global and local moments
  • Pull and analyze data to inform merchandising strategies
  • Collaborate with cross-functional team members from Product, Engineering, Operations, Marketing, and Analytics to drive best-in-class curation across the Roku platform in Canada
  • We’re excited if you have

  • Bachelor’s degree in film, media, marketing, business, or equivalent experience
  • 6+ years' experience in media, content, or product strategy, with previous experience in Sports, FAST, and/or Live TV
  • Strong knowledge of the media & sports landscape in Canada
  • Proficiency with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Jira;
    Airtable and Confluence experience a plus
  • Able to work early mornings, late evenings, and weekends as needed
  • In-depth experience working with content management tools (CMS)
  • Ability to multitask, juggling multiple time-sensitive projects and priorities simultaneously
  • Ability to work within a fast-paced, digital/tech…
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