Associate, Licensing Direct-to-Retail

At Disney Consumer Products, we inspire imagination around the world and are committed to creating happiness for families and fans by bringing captivating, inspiring, and inclusive products into their daily lives. From toys to t-shirts, console games, books, and more, our team brings our beloved brands and franchises into the lives of families through products and experiences that can be found worldwide, such as the Disney Store e-commerce platform, Disney Parks, local and international retailers, and Disney Store locations around the world.

Be Part of the Story as the Associate, Licensing who will be supporting the Direct-to-Retail (DTR) and Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) team.  This role provides support in managing a category of products and a portfolio of licensees to meet or exceed predetermined revenue targets and growth objectives. We support the softlines business with day-to-day responsibilities as well as providing data analysis, new business ideation and partner relationships.

You will report to Manager, Softlines Licensing

What You Will Do:

• Support the softlines business with general day-to-day responsibilities.
• Daily communication with licensees, responding to inquiries, researching matters and following up on requests.
• Maintain information and images of SKUs on product placement grids.
• Analyze, compile and send out softlines selling highlights.
• Research & understand competitive landscape. Analyze and understand market trends, consumer trends, retailer and industry needs. 
• Gather and maintain updated information for various documents such as licensee contact list, vendor matrix, and retail lists.
• Request, organize, and submit licensee products to brand commercialization teams for social media platforms.
• Submit, follow up, and compile feedback for advertising and marketing submissions.
• Organize and maintain product samples in designated storage and fulfill requests as needed.
• Provide management support in the contract and amendment process, annual budget planning and quarterly revenue forecasting as needed.
• Assist to identify white space, conducting research and present analysis from trends and retail.
• Schedule/manage team calls with internal and external partners.
• Support the project management of new initiatives and projects as they come.
• Build strong team-oriented relationships with other Disney Consumer Products key business units.
• Ensure licensee product lines reflect Disney quality and brand/property objectives.
• Update and maintain partner launch calendar.
• Develop presentations in support of brand and category management.
• Set-up line reviews with licensees and Product Development team.
• Route bespoke packaging for approvals.
• Maintain a strong knowledge of the retail landscape and monitor retails sales performance of key licensees and programs. Perform retail-shopping analysis. 

Required Qualifications and Skills:

• 2+ years of related experience
• High level of interest in consumer products such as apparel, as well as keen sense of fashion/trends/social media
• Excellent follow-up, organizational skills, and ability to handle multiple tasks and assignments
• Detail-oriented
• Friendly, team player with a can-do attitude.
• Self-starter, motivated, proactive, dependable, flexible, analytical
• Adaptable to change and taking direction from others
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Professional email etiquette
• Knowledgeable with office suite (MS Outlook, Excel, Power Point, Word, Keynote)
• Leverage social media and traditional marketing media tools to provide insights and trends.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Additional Information

Benefits and Perks: Disney offers a rewards package to help you live your best life. This includes health and savings benefits, educational opportunities, and special extras that only Disney can provide. Learn more about our benefits and perks at https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.

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The Walt Disney Company is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise with the following business segments: media networks, parks and resorts, studio entertainment, consumer products and interactive media. The Parks, Experiences and Products segment includes Disney's iconic travel and leisure businesses, which include six resort destinations in the United States, Europe and Asia, a top-rated cruise line, a popular vacation ownership program, and an award-winning guided family adventure business. Disney's global consumer products operations include the world's leading licensing business across multiple product categories; the world's largest children's publisher; Disney store locations around the world; and the shopDisney e-commerce platform.

This position is with Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc., which is part of a business segment we call Parks, Experiences and Products.

Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Disney fosters a business culture where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a rapidly changing world.

The hiring range for this position in Glendale, CA is $65,300.00-$87,500.00 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.