Position Summary:
xxxx of America Inc. is looking for a Licensing Specialist/Representative for Merchandising to join our team which is in Santa Monica, CA. This individual will handle correspondences between licensors and sub-licensors from product planning through final manufacturing. This individual will also be working closely with the company’s other departments such as Marketing Production departments. The individual who has a passion for Japanese Anime, games and related culture highly preferred.
Responsibilities:
• License the merchandising rights of Aniplex’s anime IPs to the local licensees
• Correspond with licensors to obtain their approval on sub-licensees’ product planning and design
• Supervise the design, material usage, give direction, a restriction and concept of anime IPs to local licensees
• Keep track of each deal and approval progress
• Plan and develop merchandise business strategies
• Analyze sales figures, customers’ reactions and market trends
• Forecast profits/sales and plan budgets for merchandising business
• Coordinate and support all shipping arrangements of merchandising for Anime convention in the U.S
Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in a licensing role (any industry)
• Able to track and research performance analytics and create reports
• Strong Microsoft Office skills with emphasis on Excel and PowerPoint
• Strong critical thinking and analytic skills as well as the ability to see the bigger picture
• Ability to research, advise and improve the company’s merchandise products
• Ability to interact and communicate effectively with others
• Knowledge, interest and passion in Anime, Manga and Entertainment highly preferred
• JAPANESE ENGLISH Bilingual – must have professional level skills of reading, writing and communicating in Japanese for daily correspondence with licensors in Japan
• All candidates must be authorized to work in the United States