{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"dc49d8ec0f7e35a261cc91f6","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/dc49d8ec0f7e35a261cc91f6","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/dc49d8ec0f7e35a261cc91f6","title":"Assistant Manager Licensing, Business Development","description":"Do you love Pop Culture? Are you organized, passionate, and detail-oriented? Hot Topic, Inc. is looking for a Licensing Assistant Manager to support our in-house licensed business! This role requires strong knowledge of licensing, solid project management skills, and excellent communication abilities, as it serves as the liaison between internal teams and external licensing partners. Overseeing 4-5 major partners and up to 30 smaller partners, you'll drive the fandom into our product! Cool, right?\n\nThis role operates on a hybrid schedule and will require to work from our HQ located in the City of Industry, CA three days a week.\n\nWHAT YOU'LL DO\nServe as main Business Development liaison (externally and internally), including but not limited to licensor requests, resolve key issues, streamline processes, and create efficiencies.\nDrive business forward by finding incremental opportunities and manage existing partners with the goal of meeting or exceeding pre-determined revenue targets and growth objectives.\nNegotiate with external partners and work with internal partners (legal, sales, marketing) to execute agreements, programs, and audits as needed.\nManage every aspect of licensing partner relationships, from ensuring timely product launches and negotiating contracts from start to finish, to maintaining the relationship after the agreement is finalized.\nAssist in defining and executing the business strategy while serving as the main contact for key licensors and working closely to communicate and resolve issues as they arise.\nOversee all stages of the licensed product approval process for designated properties and ensure product is approved in a timely and efficient manner.\nLead and provide sales forecasts as requested, proactively track compliance, and adhere to all contractual requirements.\nSupervise and delegate work of direct report\nResearch and understand the competitive landscape. Understand market trends, consumer trends, retailer and industry needs.\nPitch new companies to develop consumer products programs in connection with content, games and marketing events.\nProvide business insights including financial analysis, preparing presentations and other projects.\nPerforms other related duties as assigned.\nMay occasionally travel offsite to meetings.\nWHAT YOU'LL NEED\nBachelor’s degree or 3 years of relevant experience with a solid understanding of licensing preferred\nStrong attention to detail with organizational and project management skills\nCreative, analytical, and strategic thinker\nTeam player with strong interpersonal skills\nProven communication skills; must be articulate and professional both in written and verbal forms\nAbility to work proactively, independently and reliably under tight timeframes in a fast-paced environment\nRegularly required to sit, stand\nOccasionally will lift/move up to 20 pounds\nPlease note the pay range for this position starts as listed in the job posting, but other factors such as an individual’s education, location, meeting the minimum job requirements for the role, training, and experience, will determine the final salary for potential new hires.\nOur company participates in E-Verify. E-Verify is a program that electronically confirms a candidate’s eligibility to work in the United States after completing the Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9). The information provided on the Form I-9 is compared to the records contained in the Social Security Administration and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) databases. This helps employers verify the identity and employment eligibility of newly hired employees.\n\nWe may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. 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Are you organized, passionate, and detail-oriented? Hot Topic, Inc. is looking for a Licensing Assistant Manager to support our in-house licensed business! This role requires strong knowledge of licensing, solid project management skills, and excellent communication abilities, as it serves as the liaison between internal teams and external licensing partners. Overseeing 4-5 major partners and up to 30 smaller partners, you'll drive the fandom into our product! Cool, right?\n\nThis role operates on a hybrid schedule and will require to work from our HQ located in the City of Industry, CA three days a week.\n\nWHAT YOU'LL DO\nServe as main Business Development liaison (externally and internally), including but not limited to licensor requests, resolve key issues, streamline processes, and create efficiencies.\nDrive business forward by finding incremental opportunities and manage existing partners with the goal of meeting or exceeding pre-determined revenue targets and growth objectives.\nNegotiate with external partners and work with internal partners (legal, sales, marketing) to execute agreements, programs, and audits as needed.\nManage every aspect of licensing partner relationships, from ensuring timely product launches and negotiating contracts from start to finish, to maintaining the relationship after the agreement is finalized.\nAssist in defining and executing the business strategy while serving as the main contact for key licensors and working closely to communicate and resolve issues as they arise.\nOversee all stages of the licensed product approval process for designated properties and ensure product is approved in a timely and efficient manner.\nLead and provide sales forecasts as requested, proactively track compliance, and adhere to all contractual requirements.\nSupervise and delegate work of direct report\nResearch and understand the competitive landscape. Understand market trends, consumer trends, retailer and industry needs.\nPitch new companies to develop consumer products programs in connection with content, games and marketing events.\nProvide business insights including financial analysis, preparing presentations and other projects.\nPerforms other related duties as assigned.\nMay occasionally travel offsite to meetings.\nWHAT YOU'LL NEED\nBachelor’s degree or 3 years of relevant experience with a solid understanding of licensing preferred\nStrong attention to detail with organizational and project management skills\nCreative, analytical, and strategic thinker\nTeam player with strong interpersonal skills\nProven communication skills; must be articulate and professional both in written and verbal forms\nAbility to work proactively, independently and reliably under tight timeframes in a fast-paced environment\nRegularly required to sit, stand\nOccasionally will lift/move up to 20 pounds\nPlease note the pay range for this position starts as listed in the job posting, but other factors such as an individual’s education, location, meeting the minimum job requirements for the role, training, and experience, will determine the final salary for potential new hires.\nOur company participates in E-Verify. 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