Licensing Specialist

If you have the range of expertise and motivation required to support and manage licensing/sales relationships on a global scale, then we want to hear from you! In this role, you’ll support and manage partnerships, handle clients, co-create opportunities, and help us expand our already extensive reach, with new experiences and fresh challenges guaranteed every single day. This is a great opportunity for someone looking to flex their licensing/sales muscles on the global stage, so don’t miss out!

In this role you will

• Support the development of new licensing relationships and manage clients.
• Support the implementation of new ideas into business development plans and activities.
• Research key customer wants and needs and suggest solutions to meet them.
• Measure, track, and analyze the metrics of key accounts, as well as gather and create reports for management.
• Collect client feedback and share it internally with relevant departments, as well as suggesting and implementing improvements.
• Prepare pitches, and co-manage promotional and sales materials / Provide operational support to the business development team.
• Support and follow partners promotional activities, and coordinate between partners and our own marketing department.
• Co-create marketing and promotional activities throughout the year.
• Organize our activities, and attend industry events around the world.
• Support cross-department cooperation on various projects with a view towards media content development and licensing activations.
• Handle implementation, execution and administration of our “Amazon E-Commerce Strategy & Flagship store“ as a part of our overall Amazon partnership project.
• Operate our internal licensing management tools (product approvals, accounts, and assets library), and perform first level licensed product approvals in coordination with the marketing design department.
• Cooperate with different teams, including the design team for style guide implementation, the legal team for IP protection and legal documentation, as well as other teams, such as content, localisation, and communications team for various licensing-related operations.
• In cooperation with our legal team, handle agreements from drafting to signing.
• Handle documentation, data entry, and account management processes.
• Keep abreast of industry and market trends and best practices, and transfer your knowledge to our teams.

What we’re looking for

• Strong team player, with great communication skills.
• Passion for growth at business development skills and achievement, achieving results with the right approach and attitude.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills, with first-rate attention to detail.
• Ability to manage and coordinate a large project segment, or an entire project of medium complexity.
• Ability to prioritize and meet critical deadlines, with a logical and solution-oriented approach to tasks.
• Understanding of legal agreements and of IP (intellectual property) protection “modus operandi“, with a willingness to learn about brand guidelines and manuals.
• Passionate about branding, design, video media content and the entertainment industry as a whole.
• Knowledge and /understanding of general production processes behind physical goods and licensing business models, including E-commerce.
• Positive, open-minded attitude.
• Fluency in the English language (both written and spoken), with additional languages a major asset but not essential.

Your experience

• 1+ years of experience in International Sales (including E-commerce)/ or and International partner management/ collaboration would be good.
• Experience in the licensing, media content distribution, and/or entertainment industries is preferred but not required.

What we offer

• Employment relationship with Ekipa2 d.o.o. for a definite period of time (with a three-month probationary period), until the return of a temporarily absent worker (estimated to 1 year time with an the option to prolong the contract).
• Diverse work with exciting daily challenges, working as part of a team in a fun, relaxed environment.
• Participation in attractive projects.
• Development opportunities through training, seminars, and conferences.
• Choice of sport, fitness, educational, and entertainment activities outside of work.
• Healthy meals in the office.
• Flexible working hours.
• 24 days of paid vacation.
• Participation in a discretionary bonus plan.
• Christmas bonus (subject to internal policies).

Compensation

Initial salary for the position will be shared prior to the first interview.