Senior Licensing Manager
Senior Licensing Manager
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Job Description
- Identify and secure new licensing opportunities in accordance with agreed licensor strategies
- Fill category/product type gaps and achieve specific revenue goals and annual growth for the territory/region
- Be the primary commercial contact for your licensees and manage the daytoday licensing business; may include financials contracts (new deals amendments and renewals) account management and relationship building product strategy category and market analysis trend forecasting and data for retail placement
- Oversee and maximize new/renewal contract negotiations ensuring terms meet the company requirements and overall business objectives; up to the point of contract realization
- Work across multiple brands building trusted relationships with our licensing partners licensors as well as all other stakeholders internally and externally
- Drive and be part of an entrepreneurial and innovative spirit within the territory and regional offices; partner effectively with product development marketing finance legal and other teams
- Manage complex accounts with multiple opportunities across different functions with forecast and budgetary accuracy serving as the primary customer contact
- Resolve any challenges faced by clients and deal with issues quickly and efficiently in a professional manner
- Manage current licensees to maximize revenue generation per contract by having regular business reviews across different functions to ensure forecast and budgetary accuracy serving as the primary Business contact
Qualifications :
- Experience in sales problem solving and providing solutions based on clients needs; may need demonstrable experience specifically in fashion/hardgoods/softlines/marketing depending on territory
- Proven experience of supporting clients within licensing industry an asset
- Strong networking communication and interpersonal skills with ability to build strong relationships at all levels
- Excellent organisational skills working to deadlines and delivering on KPIs
- Outstanding customer service skills
- An innovative and creative manager/salesperson
- Entrepreneurial spirit and can communicate at all levels
- Good verbal and written skills in English preferred.
- Must be proficient in Microsoft Office programs (Outlook excel PowerPoint etc.
- Travel required
Additional Information :
Hybrid work
Employees work in a hybrid model balancing collaboration in our office and remote work.
What We Offer
Working at WildBrain is more than a job its the opportunity to join forces with extraordinary insightful and imaginative people who will recognize your talents and encourage your professional growth and development in a work environment that promotes creativity and individuality.
Our Commitment
Diversity and Inclusion are in our DNA. As a global leader in kids and family entertainment we strive to reflect and honour the diversity of our audiences around the world. We believe that creating diverse and inclusive content & brands begins with fostering a culture of belonging at WildBrain. To us a culture of belonging is one where we celebrate and welcome the diversity of all employees stakeholders and external partners and strive to create an environment where every individual feels valued respected and brings their authentic self to work.
We demonstrate our commitment to this by striving to provide a supportive work environment and a corporate culture that welcomes and encourages equal opportunities for all employees. We recognize that people bring experience and talent that goes beyond the technical skills and requirements of a job. If you possess similar experience that is close to what weve listed here we encourage you to please still consider applying. We strongly believe that diverse experience transferable skills and passion are key! WildBrain accommodates people with disabilities throughout the recruitment and selection process. Applicants are encouraged to make their needs known in advance if accommodation is required.
About WildBrain: a parent company of Wildbrain CPLG
At WildBrain we inspire imaginations through the wonder of storytelling. As a leader in 360 IP management we are experts in content creation audience engagement and global licensing cultivating and growing love for our own and partner brands with kids and families around the world. With approximately 13000 halfhours of filmed entertainment in our libraryone of the worlds most extensivewe are home to such treasured franchises as Peanuts Teletubbies Strawberry Shortcake Yo Gabba Gabba! Caillou Inspector Gadget and Degrassi. WildBrains mission is to create exceptional entertainment experiences that captivate and delight fans both young and young at heart.
Our studios produce such awardwinning series asThe Snoopy Show;Snoopy in Space;Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City;Sonic Prime;Chip and Potato;Teletubbies Lets Go! and many more. Enjoyed in more than 150 countries on over 500 platforms our content is everywhere kids and families view entertainment including YouTube where our network has garnered over 1 trillion minutes of watch time. Our television group owns and operates some of Canadas mostviewed family entertainment channels. WildBrain CPLG our leading consumerproducts and locationbased entertainment agency represents our owned and partner properties in every major territory worldwide.
WildBrain is headquartered in Canada with offices worldwide and trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: WILD). Visit us at wildbrain.
Remote Work :
Yes
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Remote
