Job Description

Licensing Executive

Location: Shanghai

Hybrid work: Employees work in a hybrid model balancing collaboration in our office and remote work.

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WildBrain CPLG is a world-leading entertainment, sport, and brand licensing agency with 20 offices worldwide. Since 1972 we have been providing our partners with dedicated licensing and marketing professionals and fully integrated retail, creative & product development, legal and accounting services.

We are looking to add to our talented team of innovators that can help us manage some of the most profitable and enduring brands in the world! We believe that our partnerships are about clarity, openness, and trust, and we are widely known for our no-nonsense, straightforward approach. Come join us!

About the job/role

Reporting to the Senior Licensing Manager, this role will assist and support the Greater China team in brand, retail & sales. We are looking for an excellent communicator to support day to day running and implementation of brand strategy across our IP portfolio. The Licensing Executive will work closely with the Marketing team, head office, Product Development, and our global teams to ensure flow of relevant information and materials and all parties are connected.

• Establish and cultivate potential licensees, prepare sales material presentations, contract negotiation, and follow through to execution.
• Regular liaising with client services, licensor and licensees to provide and obtain relevant brand information
• Support the Commercial Director on a day-to-day basis with licensee database management, new licensee on-boarding, and communications
• Partner with creative team to drive quality and champion innovation in local product development
• Perform retail checks for our brands and carry out market analysis
• Research market in specified categories to identify potential new partners
• Keep track on invoicing, royalty reports, AR collection.
• Assisting with annual budgeting, and quarterly forecasting
• Work closely with marketing teams to maximize exposure of WildBrain CPLG
• Develop new business and manage the existing licensees.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years’ experience working within licensing sector ideally in sales or brand marketing
• Basic knowledge on the process of consumer products licensing
• A creative thinker with ability to problem solve
• Ability to prioritise tasks and handle multiple on-going deadlines
• A team player who is enthusiastic and self motivated with the ability to show initiative
• University education preferred but not essential
• Good verbal and written skills in English
• Good knowledge of MS Office including Excel and PowerPoint

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. We offer competitive benefits, and we invest in our people and their future.

Our Commitment

Diversity, Equity, 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

At WildBrain we inspire imaginations through the wonder of storytelling. A leader in 360° franchise management—spanning Content Creation, Audience Engagement and Global Licensing—our mission is to cultivate and grow love for our own and partner brands through exceptional entertainment experiences. Home to such franchises as Peanuts, Teletubbies, Strawberry Shortcake, Yo Gabba Gabba!, Inspector Gadget and Degrassi, we produce such acclaimed series as The Snoopy Show, Snoopy in Space, Camp Snoopy, Teletubbies Let’s Go!, Yo Gabba GabbaLand!, Sonic Prime and Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City With a library of approximately 14,000 half-hours, our shows reach kids and families everywhere, including on our YouTube network, which has generated more than 1.7 trillion minutes of watch time. Our consumer products licensing arm, WildBrain CPLG, represents our own and partner brands in every major territory worldwide.

Headquartered in Toronto, WildBrain trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: WILD). Visit us at wildbrain.com

About WildBrain CPLG

WildBrain CPLG is a trusted licensing partner for leading brands worldwide, offering 50 years of expertise building consumer products and location-based entertainment programmes across the entertainment, sport, corporate and lifestyle sectors. With over 20 offices serving the UK, Europe, India, the Middle East, China, Asia Pacific and the US, WildBrain CPLG combines the strength of global reach with expertise in local markets to achieve the best results for partners. Our passionate teams consistently challenge themselves to explore new and innovative ideas and opportunities in partnerships, activations, creative and business processes to celebrate and build brands. At WildBrain CPLG, we believe that collaboration is about clarity, openness and trust, and we are widely known for our no-nonsense, straightforward approach. WildBrain CPLG is part of WildBrain Ltd., a global leader in kids’ and family entertainment. Please contact us or visit the WildBrain CPLG website for more information: www.cplg.com