Consumer Products Licensing Manager
Rebellion, United Kingdom
Job Description
We want you to #JOINTHEREBELLION!
For 30 years we’ve been creating incredible video games at our multiple studios, but Rebellion is more than just games. We have our own film and mo-cap studio, we create board games, publish books, and through 2000AD, publish comics and graphic novels such as the amazing Judge Dredd.
We operate across multiple UK locations, with studios based in Oxford, Warwick, Liverpool, and Wakefield. Work-life balance is important to us, and we want everyone at Rebellion to work in the way that works best for them. So, if you are based in the UK, we are always open to discussing how we can support flexible/hybrid working options.
We are on the lookout for a dynamic and experienced Consumer Products Licensing Manager to join our team and help take our licensing program to the next level.
In this role, you will oversee key elements of global licensing for consumer products, by managing a growing licensed partner portfolio across Rebellion IPs and franchises in games, publishing and entertainment. Your mission will be to drive and execute the global licensing strategy to generate revenue that will help us achieve our goals.
Responsibilities:
- Direct and manage the development, proposing, overseeing and implementation of short and long-term strategies for consumer products and merchandise licensing
- Identify the best new partners and actively pitch our brands within the scope of consumer products and merchandise
- Manage and grow key partnerships with new and current licensing partners
- Oversee contract negotiations, in conjunction with agency partners, across both regional and global deals; manage contract execution with Legal team and agencies
- Research amp; understand competitive landscape. Analyse and understand market trends, consumer and retailer and industry needs
- Manage day-to-day with licensees for the assigned products, which includes contract negotiation, resolving issues, and promotional/advertising initiatives
- Collaborate with licensees to build line plans (ensuring appropriate SKU count, price point and brand initiatives are improved), provide oversight, from concept to launch, to ensure licensee product lines reflect Rebellion quality and brand/property objectives
- Collaborate across internal teams to align on priorities, ensure quality, brand consistency, and product execution for defined distribution windows to ensure product launches are a success with high level of support
Requirements
- Good level of experience within an entertainment, toy, licensing, retail or consumer product environment
- Demonstrable experience in franchise management, managing a portfolio of brands
- Expertise of developing brand plans with a commercial and strategic understanding
- Experience in pitching brands and product to retailers and licensees
- Strong interpersonal and relationship management skills
- Licensing Industry knowledge and connections
- Skilled in negotiation and contract management
- Previous experience in the Game, Publishing or Film industry
Benefits
We offer an extensive benefits package to our team including:
- 26 days holiday + Bank holidays (increasing with service at 5 years one day each year until you reach 31 days)
- Private Medical Insurance, healthcare cash plan, including dental and Vision
- Life Assurance, Income Protection amp; Critical Illness Cover
- Enhanced Family Leave
- Interest Free, Tax-Free loans
- Enhanced Pension Scheme
- EAP a range of Mental Health and Wellbeing Support
- Plus loads more including a wide range of discounts, freebies, and social events!
About Us
Whichever team you join at Rebellion we are proud of our open, friendly, and creative atmosphere. We love what we do, and we have fun doing it! As a big indie developer, we have complete creative freedom over our titles which allows us to work on a massive variety of projects across all the major platforms.
Find out more about us here
Our size, stability, and the variety of in-house expertise across multiple industries, makes Rebellion completely unique! We work in our own way, and we celebrate that as the key to our success. We foster an inclusive culture where you are encouraged to be yourself, to express your creativity and your talent. We are people focused and will support you in every way to can be the best at what you do. We recognise the importance of enjoying what you do and having a healthy work-life balance. We offer a friendly, creative, and relaxed working atmosphere, with sensibly managed projects and a wide variety of benefits and development opport