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Senior Licensing Manager
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Senior Licensing Manager
A highly successful and fast-growing global games and toys manufacturer is looking to appoint a Senior Licensing Manager to join its expanding EMEA Consumer Products team. Working within a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment, you will play a pivotal role in helping shape licensed consumer products programmes across multiple markets for a leading name in the industry. The business partners with some of the world's most recognised brands and is committed to delivering innovative, trend-led products that resonate with consumers across a broad range of age groups and retail channels. This is a high-visibility position offering genuine ownership, the opportunity to influence creative strategy, and the chance to contribute to the continued growth and success of the function.
Responsibilities
- Creative Point of Contact: Act as the primary creative point of contact for assigned licensees across the EMEA region, with a particular focus on either the hardlines or softlines categories.
- Product Development: Provide creative direction and guidance throughout the product development process, ensuring all products, packaging, marketing collateral and retail programmes are aligned with brand standards, consumer expectations and market trends.
- Collaboration: Work closely with internal teams across retail, marketing, social, global events and commercial functions, translating trend insights and consumer understanding into compelling product concepts and differentiated collections.
- Leadership: Balance creativity with commercial thinking, lead regular licensee meetings, provide clear and constructive feedback, manage approvals and samples, and inspire partners through creative mock-ups, innovative ideas and elevated product execution that drives category growth.
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Requirements
- Experience: At least five years' experience in creative design, ideally gained across multiple product categories.
- Skills:
- Strong graphic design skills.
- An excellent eye for detail.
- Proven ability to create brand-right products that appeal to both consumers and retail partners.
- Background:
- Experience within consumer products, licensing, toys or related sectors is essential.
- Strong understanding of product development processes and brand stewardship.
- Personality:
- A confident communicator who enjoys building relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
- Thrives on combining strategic creative thinking with hands-on execution.
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Benefits
- Salary: Up to £85,000, depending on experience.
- Bonus: Annual bonus.
- Holiday Allowance: Generous holiday allowance.
- Healthcare: Private medical and critical illness and income protection cover.
- Work Environment: Hybrid working with the opportunity to work from home two days a week.
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