Approvals Manager - Licensed Products

Maxx Marketing, Inc.; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Maxx Marketing, a leader in marketing solutions, seeks an Approvals Manager to join their London team. The role involves managing product approvals and project timelines across renowned brands. Ideal for those passionate about toys and consumer trends, offering significant career development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experience in project management with consumer products or licensing approvals.
• Proactive and organized with superb time management skills.
• Fluency in Microsoft Office is a must.

Responsibilities

• Manage the entire critical path of the product development process.
• Own the creative timeline from concept to approval.
• Ensure timely design approvals and manage creative submissions.

Skills

Project Management

Organizational Skills

Attention to Detail

Communication Skills

Education

College Degree

PMP or Similar Certification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Illustrator

Photoshop

Job description

About Us:

Company Description

About Us:

Maxx Marketing is a global licensing and product solutions agency serving some of the world's most recognizable brands. As one of the largest producers of originally designed products, Maxx helps differentiate brands by creating marketing programs and merchandising solutions that are tailored to our clients’ business objectives.

YuMe is our award-winning licensed toy brand leveraging Hollywood’s most recognizable IPs, such as, Disney, Transformer, My Little Pony, Mr. Monopoly, Among Us, Stranger Things, Baby Shark. Our line of products has retail presence in over 80 countries/markets.

Maxx has 8 offices worldwide, including London, Toronto, Los Angeles, Bentonville, Mexico City, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Shenzhen. A career with Maxx allows for tremendous growth and upward mobility. We currently have employment opportunities in a variety of global locations and disciplines.

https://www.yumetoys.com/

https://www.maxxgroupglobal.com/

Job Description

Opportunity:

YuMe has an immediate requirement for an organized, detail-oriented licensing Approvals Manager to join our London team.

The Approvals Manager will be the interface between our design teams and licensor partners to ensure each creative project is on track. Our talented, fast-moving designers are developing products and marketing collateral across multiple brands, including Among Us, Hello Kitty, Transformers, Stranger Things, Jujutsu Kaisen, and many more. As Approvals Manager, you will be responsible for tracking asset development and obtaining product approvals for toys, consumer products, and ad copy from our licensors. The Approvals Manager act as the main point of contact for all licensors in regard to PD/Approvals. The ideal candidate will have experience with approval, project management, marketing, or consumer products.

This opportunity offers tremendous potential for advancement, ideal for someone seeking career development in the consumer products and toy industries.

Responsibilities:

• Manage the entire critical path of the product development process.
• Own the creative timeline from concept to approval in order to meet project milestones in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
• Manage creative submissions via email and licensor portals in collaboration with internal creatives to ensure timely design approvals.
• Ensuring internal photography of our products is carried out promptly, and files are saved in an orderly manner.
• Be the hub for status, timelines, and deliverables across creative projects and communicate overall timelines and project deliverables to the YuMe creative team.
• Ensure that internal and external creative feedback is communicated clearly to in-house designers.
• Notify the Creative Director and business leads of any current or impending deadline issues.
• Work closely with the designers to understand their skill sets and schedules to load balance projects properly.
• Work with performance creative, and business leads to recommend process improvements and best practices.
• Sample delivery to licensors, retailers, and distributors from Hong Kong, Los Angeles, and London offices.
• Assist with social media asset creation.
• Help with tradeshow planning and administration.
• Product submissions for industry award consideration.
• Administrative and other duties as required.
  
  

Qualifications

• A college degree is required, and a PMP or similar project management certificate is a plus.
• Experience working in project management, ideally with toys, consumer products, or licensing approvals.
• Ability to handle several projects simultaneously while maintaining precision and attention to detail.
• Proactive, self-motivated work ethic, and highly organized with superb time management skills.
• Well-developed verbal and written communication skills to provide detailed notes and feedback.
• Ability to motivate, resolve conflicts, be assertive, and solve problems to maintain productivity.
• Passion for toys, entertainment, gaming, animation, anime, and consumer trends.
• Fluency in Microsoft Office is a must.
• Illustrator, Photoshop, or project management software skills are a plus.
  
  

Additional Information

Application Process:

Please submit your resume and a cover letter outlining why you are a good fit for this position. We will only respond to candidates we have an interest in interviewing. We thank all others in advance. All responses will be kept strictly confidential. Maxx is an equal opportunity employer that employs individuals based on job-related qualifications regardless of race, religion, sex, national origin, age, disabilities, or any basis prohibited by law.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Product Management and Marketing

• Industries

  Advertising Services

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