Licensing Manager

Fashion Angels Enterprises

Fashion Angels is the leading lifestyle company serving tween girls. The Company’s products are available in mass and specialty retails across the country as well as in 50+ countries around the world.

This new position offers an exciting opportunity to be part of a marketing & licensing team in a fast growing and dynamic company. As Licensing Manager, you would work with the home office staff, a field sales organization and our global inbound licensing partners. The Licensing Manager position will report directly to the Vice President of Marketing & Licensing. Further, our rapid growth and future expansion plans will provide personal and professional opportunities as the Company expands. Fashion Angels is a privately-held company located is a beautiful and historic 30,000 square foot facility in Milwaukee’s dynamic Third Ward neighborhood.

In addition to a competitive salary, benefits program including medical & dental insurance, profit sharing, Fashion Angels offers a business casual work attire and small company environment. We are looking for a talented licensing professional with 3-5 years of licensing management experience in the Toy or Activity Products industry. Outlined below is a summary of some of the planned responsibilities and the background we seek for this newly-created position:

http://www.fashionangels.com/

Position Details

Licensing Manager
Job
Full-time
Office/WFH
100% remote
3/26/2014
Southeast Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI

The Licensing Manager will coordinate the requirements of Fashion Angel’s in-bound licensing business to help propel the company to domestic and international success as a top global tween lifestyle company.

Responsibilities:

  • Manage working relationships with corporate licensors from whom Fashion Angels holds product licenses. 
  • Serve as primary functional contact with licensor partners providing regular communications with licensors and serving as Fashion Angels’ internal licensing champion. 
  • Communicate with licensors’ global organization across functional areas to manage and grow Fashion Angels’ licensed product sales around the world. 
  • Develop a plan to maximize revenue for licensing programs for each licensed property and to prioritize properties within the Fashion Angel’s license portfolio. 
  • Compose Annual and Quarterly Forecasts for licensing revenue incorporating new business potential and seasonal sell-in of new products. 
  • Establish and cultivate relationships with key licensing partner staff, attend trade shows to establish/nurture relationships with licensors. 
  • Prepare presentations utilizing market data for internal review and approvals as well as for communications with licensor partners. 
  • Work with Legal on contracts and Finance on accounting issues. 
  • Ensure that licensing deals are carried out according to specifications. 
  • Ability to present new products for approval with equal comfort to present to retail customers.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
  • A minimum of three years of licensing management experience, preferably in the Toy or Arts & Crafts industry.
  • Ability to communicate effectively and credibly with different audiences on a broad range of topics: from technical and creative to business and executive.
  • Clear grasp of the Toy/Arts & Crafts product development and licensing business models.
  • Experience in managing contract requirements in order to ensure their fulfillment.
  • Excellent analytical skills with attention to detail. 
  • Excellent communication skills and comfortable presenting to large groups. 
  • Computer skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

DOE. Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Retirement Plan, etc. 


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