Careers at MGA Entertainment

DESCRIPTION

The Associate Manager provides support developing and executing category, licensee, and retailer initiatives for US and Canada.  Additionally, he/she is responsible for gathering and consolidating data related to contracts and licensee performance.  He/She will work with internal teams across the company to collaborate, leverage resources, and deliver the strongest results.   

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Category Management:
  1. Oversee select category management as defined by category leaders.
  2. Help identify and provide research and analysis by category (key manufacturer, market, trends etc.).
  3. Assist in creation of presentations, market research information on licensees and retailers.
  4. Develop newsletters, informing licensees on key successes and opportunities by category.
• Licensee Management:
  1. Oversee select licensee management as defined by category leaders.  This will entail the management of licensee performance.
  2. Oversee select licensee contracts including new, renewals, and amendments.  This involves varying levels of negotiation as determined by category leaders.  Ensure the timely processing of contracts from draft to payment and final signature.
  3. Coordinate licensee involvement in retail pitches, franchise development, marketing, and product development.
  4. Maintain contact lists.  Assist with trade shows, larger licensee meetings, and other licensee focussed meetings.
  5. Manage the day to day needs of licensees including retail, franchise, marketing, and product needs.
• Financial Responsibility:
  1. Obtain and review quarterly sales forecast information from licensees in order to build quarterly forecast and budget.
• Retail Sales Responsibility:
  1. Provide all needed product and licensee information to sales lead.
  2. Oversee .com item set up and maintenance in collaboration with retail lead, with focus on Amazon, wm.com and target.com.
• Franchise Responsibility:
  1. Adjust franchise presentations as needed for review with licensees and retailers.
• Media Box (Contract Rights Management system) Support:  
  1. Input contract details into Media Box CRM contract system.
  2. Support creative needs in relation to Media Box tasks.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree / Experience with consumer products or brand licensing a plus

REQUIREMENTS/QUALIFICATIONS

• Strong organizational and project management skills
• Highly detail-oriented
• Self-starter, motivated and proactive
• Solid written and verbal communication skills, and presentation skills
• Strong computer skills (Excel, Keynote, Power Point, Word)
• Friendly, people oriented team player
• Able to handle multiple tasks and assignments