Associate Brand Manager

Jakks Pacific • Poway, CA

104d

About The Position

Join the world’s leading fashion-driven Halloween company at Disguise, a division of JAKKS Pacific! Nestled in the stunning city of San Diego, we bring fun and creativity to life every day by designing costumes that thrill, enchant, and transform people of all ages. Collaborate with top-tier entertainment giants like Disney, Hasbro, Sesame Workshop, and Nintendo, and see your creations on shelves around the globe. Disguise is on the lookout for an experienced, energetic, and self-motivated Associate Brand Manager to join our dynamic team.

Requirements

• Self-starter.
• Outgoing with a good and likeable personality.
• Detail oriented and organized.
• Can balance multiple projects and deadlines.
• Work efficiently and effectively under strict deadlines.
• Coordinate and process various types of daily transactions.
• Maintain in strictest confidence, information received concerning confidential and embargoed properties.
• Deal effectively with multiple tasks.
• Work effectively within a cross-functional team environment.
• Have an attitude that is conducive with a positive and productive working environment.
• Distribute information to employees as needed.
• Polished and professional at all times.
• Diplomatic.
• Firm personality able to get information with a friendly, warm approach.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent Excel skills.
• Calm demeanor and tone that endears the licensor.
• Ability to negotiate on requests from demanding licensors.
• Listen effectively and act/respond accordingly.

Responsibilities

• Main business point of contact between Disguise and assigned licensors.
• Responsible for line planning, forecasting, negotiating customer requests, communicating POS, creating Visual Line Lists, obtaining information for licensing scoops and embargos.
• Liaison between assigned licensors and internal teams (designers, sculptors, product managers, marketing and samples) for the communication of brand direction.
• Attends licensor approval meetings.
• Maintain and improve margins.
• Attends licensor planning meetings, summits and brainstorms.
• Be a key member of the Disguise Brand Management Team which includes creating, reviewing and giving customer presentations.
• Service licensors through fulfilling requests such as line lists, POS, forecasts and sample fulfillment.
• Communicate and relay all relevant licensor information to creative, design and sales.
• Works with other members of the Brand team and covers for members during vacations or outages.
• Works closely with Product Management Specialist for the set up and maintenance of styles.
• Eventual goal is to assume responsibility for their own licensors under the guidance of Brand Management.

Benefits

• Health and Wellness: Medical, dental, vision, disability, life & accident insurance and employee assistance program.
• Savings: 401K matching, pre-tax spending accounts, and employee discount programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods