Licensing Associate, NAM Brand Comm., Consumables

About the Role & Team

At Disney Consumer Products, we inspire imagination around the world and are committed to creating happiness for families and fans by bringing captivating, inspiring, and inclusive products into their daily lives! From toys to t-shirts, console games, books, and more, our team brings our beloved brands and franchises into the lives of families through products and experiences that can be found worldwide, such as the Disney Store e-commerce platform, Disney Parks, local and international retailers, and Disney Store locations around the world.

What You Will Do

The Licensing Associate provides support in managing a category of products and a portfolio of licensees in order to meet or exceed predetermined revenue targets and growth objectives.

Category Management:

•  Helps identify new business opportunities and explore how to maximize business with current licensees to drive revenue

• Manages day-to-day relationship with licensees for a specific segment of the business, providing information, facilitating assets, resolving issues, on-boarding new licensees reviewing/approving/facilitating approvals of submissions and promotion/advertising initiatives

• Performs day-to-day responsibilities to include licensee management, product approvals and Licensee communications

• Assists in defining and activating category and property strategy to drive revenue

• Supports the process of identifying, pitching and selecting licensees

• Develops and present trends and competitive research within the category as assigned by manager

• Maintains current knowledge of industry trends, competitors, business opportunities, threats and dynamics

• Identify research and analysis needs to include: sales forecasting, trend research, retail shopping analysis

Marketing and Retail/Sales:

• Ensures timely approvals of licensee's marketing elements in Disney Media Manager

• Supports internal initiatives generated by the Franchise Marketing and Integrated Retail teams

Finance and Business Planning:

• Supports manager in everyday responsibilities such as contract and amendment process, financial analyses, forecasting, strategy presentations, product line analysis and other projects for the category

Product Development:

• Works with the Product Development team to approve and maintain line lists

• and to ensure timely OPA (Online Product Approval) comments are provided to help minimize disruption of our product launches

• Ensures licensee product lines reflect Disney quality and brand/property objectives

Brand and Content Management:

• Active contributor to a matrixed team including Franchise Licensing, Product Development, Finance, Integrated Retail, HR, Contract Administration & Franchise Marketing

• Develop cross divisional relationships with key stakeholders across The Walt Disney Company to help maximize licensing opportunities (e.g. Studio Promotions, Alliances, Corporate Brand Management etc.)

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Positive relationship building skills, flexible and adaptable; able to collaborate, influence and persuade at all levels of an organization, both internal and external

• Highly organized with excellent negotiation and selling skills to promote our brands and products.

• Capable of working independently and leading a wide range of initiatives / opportunities simultaneously

• Self-starter, motivated and proactive

• Professional written and verbal communication skills

• Proficiency in Excel, Power Point / Keynote, Word, Outlook

Preferred Qualifications

• Licensing and/or Consumer Products marketing and/or sales experience

Education

• Bachelor's degree + 2 years related experience or MBA

Our Benefits: Disney offers a rewards package to help you live your best life. This includes health and savings benefits, educational opportunities and special extras that only Disney can provide. Learn more about our benefits and perks at

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