Licensing Associate

kate spade new york•New York, NY

About The Position

The Kate Spade New York Licensing & Collaborations Associate supports licensees and collaboration partners with calendars, product development, marketing approvals, meeting coordination, and sample management. The role requires excellent organization, attention to detail, the ability to balance multiple tasks, initiative, follow-through, and problem-solving skills. The associate supports product development by tracking and documenting collaboration product approvals; maintaining product development and market calendars; researching potential collaboration partners; scheduling and attending seasonal development reviews from initial concepts through final approvals; preparing meeting agendas and materials; managing attendee lists; recording notes and distributing recaps; and coordinating sample requests and the sample closet. Marketing and public relations work includes maintaining brand toolkits and advertising guidelines, and coordinating advertising samples for seasonal photo shoots, special projects, and presentations. Brand management and administration duties include assisting with merchandise and SKU plans, line sheets, and hindsight reviews, as well as maintaining internal collaboration directories. The position is part of Kate Spade New York, a Tapestry brand.

Requirements

Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Strong organizational skills and ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment.
Passionate, collaborative, team-oriented approach, with a strong sense of urgency and initiative.
Market awareness.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
Bachelor’s degree.
1–2+ years of experience in brand management, project management, collaborations, licensing, marketing, merchandising, or product development.

Responsibilities

Track and document product approvals for collaborations.
Update and maintain product development and market calendars for collaborations.
Research potential collaboration partners.
Schedule and attend seasonal development reviews from initial concepts through final approvals, following development calendars.
Schedule meetings, prepare agendas and printed materials, and manage attendee lists.
Take meeting notes and send post-meeting recaps.
Maintain ongoing sample requests from cross-functional teams and organize and manage the sample closet.
Maintain brand toolkits and advertising guideline standards.
Coordinate advertising samples for seasonal photo shoots, special projects, and presentations.
Assist in preparing merchandise/SKU plans, line sheets, and hindsight reviews.
Maintain internal collaboration directories.