Company Description
Loca tion: New York, New York
Compensation: $55K-$60K USD
Hybrid work: Employees work in a hybrid model balancing collaboration in our office and remote work.
Find a job that lets your imagination run wild!
WildBrain is made up of a team of innovators and creators who bring industry-leading kids' content and brands to families globally. We inspire imagination, put creativity first and believe in the power of storytelling. We are constantly connecting the powers of our global team, making WildBrain a collaborative, openminded and passionate environment to work in. To work at WildBrain means you get to create stories that lets imaginations run wild. Join our team today and make us part of your story!
About the Role
WildBrain CPLG is looking for a Licensing Coordinator, reporting to the Director of Licensing. The Licensing Coordinator is a skilled organizer and self-starter who can undertake a variety of day-to-day Product Development, Administrative, and Sales tasks. You will be an integral part of ensuring that our business processes and operations run smoothly and are proactive in supporting all business growth activities.
Job Description

• Assist with maintaining day-to-day flow of product submissions by collaborating closely with Head of Product Development on product approvals and relay feedback to licensees
• Create layouts / Trend Boards with strong typography and appropriate use of color, images and fonts, allowing for readability and clear action in communication decks
• Responsible for organizing and keeping track of all Product Development samples, assets and various materials
• Collaborate with internal and external partners to ensure the highest quality support for creative needs including trend studies, brainstorms, storyboards, product mockups, and design communication tools that communicate visually to support business objectives.
• Manage project and partner timelines while maintaining high attention to detail.
• Troubleshoot approvals issues and creative needs
• Support Sales team with conducting licensee business reviews and creating licensor business updates
• Liaise with finance to ensure forecasts and royalty reports are finalized and received in a timely manner
• Offer administrative support such as scheduling Licensee and Licensor outreach, maintain the Licensee Tracker, take meeting notes, and other tasks as appropriate
• Update licensee lists by brand on a monthly basis
• Assist with annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting process

Qualifications

• Prior experience working with style guides in licensing, marketing, advertising, or brand is required.
• Knowledge of Hardlines and Softlines categories and the defining characteristics for each
• Ability to manipulate graphics, create hierarchy layouts, recolor graphics, retouch graphics and create product mock-ups.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to collaborate within a complex structure
• An inventive, creative team player with a pioneering and entrepreneurial spirit
• Proactive attitude, identifying what needs to be done and providing solutions
• High attention to detail while managing multiple projects and deadlines
• Strong knowledge of MS Office, including Excel and PowerPoint, to deliver impactful presentations
• Computer software skills: Photoshop, Illustrator, Keynote, In Design
• Bachelor's Degree in a design-related field, an asset

Additional Information
What We Offer
Working at WildBrain is more than a job - it's the opportunity to join forces with extraordinary, insightful and imaginative people who will recognize your talents and encourage your professional growth and development in a work environment that promotes creativity and individuality.
Our Commitment
Diversity and Inclusion are in our DNA. As a global leader in kids and family entertainment, we strive to reflect and honour the diversity of our audiences around the world. We believe that creating diverse and inclusive content & brands begins with fostering a culture of belonging at WildBrain. To us, a culture of belonging is one where we celebrate and welcome the diversity of all employees, stakeholders, and external partners and strive to create an environment where every individual feels valued, respected, and brings their authentic self to work.
We demonstrate our commitment to this by striving to provide a supportive work environment and a corporate culture that welcomes and encourages equal opportunities for all employees. We recognize that people bring experience and talent that goes beyond the technical skills and requirements of a job. If you possess similar experience that is close to what we've listed here, we encourage you to please still consider applying. We strongly believe that diverse experience, transferable skills, and passion are key! WildBrain accommodates people with disabilities throughout the recruitment and selection process. Applicants are encouraged to make their needs known in advance if accommodation is required.
About WildBrain: a parent company of Wildbrain CPLG
At WildBrain we inspire imaginations through the wonder of storytelling. As a leader in 360° IP management, we are experts in content creation, audience engagement and global licensing, cultivating and growing love for our own and partner brands with kids and families around the world. With approximately 13,000 half-hours of filmed entertainment in our library-one of the world's most extensive-we are home to such treasured franchises as Peanuts, Teletubbies, Strawberry Shortcake, Yo Gabba Gabba!, Caillou, Inspector Gadget and Degrassi. WildBrain's mission is to create exceptional entertainment experiences that captivate and delight fans both young and young at heart.
Our studios produce such award-winning series as The Snoopy Show; Snoopy in Space; Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City; Sonic Prime; Chip and Potato; Teletubbies Let's Go! and many more. Enjoyed in more than 150 countries on over 500 platforms, our content is everywhere kids and families view entertainment, including YouTube, where our network has garnered over 1 trillion minutes of watch time. Our television group owns and operates some of Canada's most-viewed family entertainment channels. WildBrain CPLG, our leading consumer-products and location-based entertainment agency, represents our owned and partner properties in every major territory worldwide.
WildBrain is headquartered in Canada with offices worldwide and trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: WILD). Visit us at wildbrain.com.