Associate Brand Manager

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Know your assigned brands thoroughly to ensure strong marketing collaborations that resonate with the brand.
• Be the key point of contact for the brand's licensor for requests. Provide periodic updates for new and existing brands to each partner. Proactively update changes to exploitation strategy and rationale behind the change.
• Oversee the exploitation and use of the brand's likeness by coordinating internal approvals and external approvals with Licensors.
• Coordinate marketing promotions for respective Licensors and their associated talent at events/conventions.
• Pull and compile viewership data and other reporting metrics for content partners on both a regular and ad-hoc basis.
• Work with other departments to obtain promotional data for monthly reports.
• Support the Brand Management team with various administrative and operational tasks and daily operations.

Requirements

• Have a Bachelor's degree with 2+ years of work experience and 1+ years of partnership management and cross-functional department experience.
• Have strong time management skills with the ability to manage your deliverables without intervention.
• Understand working with partners from different cultural backgrounds, particularly Japanese business culture.
• Like to learn new things and are open to taking on new challenges and solving tasks outside of your comfort zone.
• Are proficient in either Mac or PC and have experience using content delivery software (Aspera, SFTP) and CMS backend systems a plus.
• A plus if you are fluent in Japanese and can communicate effectively with Japanese-speaking partners.

Nice to Have

• Fluency in Japanese and effective communication with Japanese-speaking partners.
• Experience using content delivery software (Aspera, SFTP) and CMS backend systems.

Benefits & Perks

• Great compensation package including salary plus performance bonus earning potential, paid annually.
• Flexible time off policies allowing you to take the time you need to be your whole self.
• Generous medical, dental, vision, STD, LTD, and life insurance.
• Health Saving Account (HSA) program.
• Health care and dependent care FSA.
• 401(k) plan, with employer match.
• Employer paid commuter benefit.
• Support program for new parents.
• Pet insurance and some offices are pet friendly.