Sobre este puesto de Licensing Manager en Authentic Brands Group
Who We Are
Why Authentic
You’ll be able to access the resources and scale, while leveraging innovative technology and nimble environment. What we’re saying is, this isn’t your average day job. If you’re hungry to drive ideas into action and own your career, let’s chat. Our team is rapidly innovating to evolve and define the future of our brands. With the help of some of the brightest minds in retail, marketing, licensing, legal and more, we are building the intersection of digital and experiential marketing to help achieve that mission. We reimagine, evolve and transform brands! At Authentic, we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity of thought and expertise drive competitive advantage. Our global teams are built by go-getters who contribute unique perspectives and push the boundaries of creativity and innovation. Headquartered in New York City, Authentic has offices in major metropolitan cities including Los Angeles and Miami, as well as Toronto, Mexico City, London, and Shanghai.
What You’ll Do
The Brand Manager will collaborate with a world-class team and network of industry partners to develop and implement a strategy to grow our lifestyle and entertainment revenues, as well as generate awareness, relevancy and growth for Authentic in Japan. If you are a creative, strategic, seasoned Business Manager with licensing business development and marketing experience, we’d like to meet you!
What you’ll be working on
- Manages developing and implementing business processes that align with the business strategies, planning, and vision.
- Develop and implement new tracking and reporting systems to streamline processes.
- Assist in tracking new licensing agreements and financials related to Japan licenses.
- Serves as the lead for special projects as assigned. Establishes and maintains internal policies and procedures for administrative activities. Implements work plans and initiatives.
- Supports the creation and management of budget projections, analyzing revenue, and coordination of all fiscal reporting activities.
- Collaborates with internal and external partners to identify business operational opportunities and develop and implement solutions.
- Work closely with Finance, Legal, Marketing, PR, and other teams on cross-functional initiatives to drive Japan strategy and operations.
- Gather and analyze information from cross-functional teams to identify Japan specific opportunities
- Participate in business strategy discussions with cross-functional leadership in setting Japan specific plans.
- Research and analyze business data for accuracy, trends, and variances to maximize business potential.
- Engage, inspire and galvanize the organization through operational and strategic projects that help drive business for the Japan based team.
- Assist in overseeing the direction, implementation, execution and continuous improvement of the licensing processes.
- Localize materials – using local market knowledge and experience, translate corporate communications, brand PR and other materials either from Japanese to English, or from English to Japanese as the use case may require
- Collect new sources for, and create and release Authentic Brands Group Japan Newsletter to partners and subscribers
- Plan and manage internal (Authentic internal visitor) itineraries; external B2B events such as Key Partner Meetings and conventions.
Must Haves:
- A proactive storyteller with a global mindset
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work with brand and business teams to develop and execute against measurable goals
- Strong lifestyle and entertainment / media relationships across the industries Authentic works with
- Thorough knowledge of the Japan business and licensing landscape
- Experience managing external partners, including licensees and agencies
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in licensing business development & marketing
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
- Must be flexible to the needs of a global business and be available outside of regular working hours
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