Americas Brand Commercialization Assistant Manager

Disney Entertainment

Glendale (CA)

On-site

USD 97,000 - 130,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Job summary

Disney Entertainment, based in Glendale, CA, seeks a dynamic Assistant Manager for Regional Brand Commercialization to support strategic priorities across the Americas. You will collaborate with Disney and Pixar partners, content teams, and retailers to align brand strategies, review collateral, and present plans to licensees and partners.

You will manage onboarding, asset delivery, and calendar-driven milestones while building regional brand expertise and optimizing processes with

Qualifications

3+ years of brand/franchise or retail sales experience
Ability to create and deliver engaging presentations, including to large groups
Excellent communication skills
Strategic thinker with attention to detail
Ability to collaborate, influence, and persuade at all levels across an organization
Flexible and adaptable to changing priorities with the skills to work in a fast-paced environment
Comfortable working through a matrix structure to deliver the end solution
Agile and responsive – can thrive in ambiguous business situations
Understanding of Disney brands and the broader organization

Responsibilities

Support strategic brand priorities across the Americas for assigned consumer products portfolios.
Assist in developing regional brand plans, track KPIs for assigned properties, and build deep Americas brand expertise for the assigned portfolio.
Apply acquired brand knowledge to review marketing collateral submitted by licensees and retail partners, ensuring alignment with brand guidelines.
Craft compelling content and marketing presentations and confidently present them to internal and external partners, including key licensees and retailers.
Manage projects to meet key milestones based on business needs.
Track licensee and retailer support for licensed merchandise tied to key evergreen properties and new content releases.
Identify gaps in retail support for assigned portfolio and work with cross-functional partners to develop solutions to address.
Escalate when deliverables are off calendar in a timely manner.
Think strategically and with a solution-oriented approach.
Liaise with licensees and retailers as needed to support brand priorities, approvals, and key commercialization milestones.
Manage sensitive early asset delivery process.
Continually evaluate processes to improve ways of working, maximize efficiencies, and leverage technology where appropriate.
Build relationships with global and regional partners, ensuring timely, transparent communication and alignment across key touchpoints.
Act as a key day-to-day contact for internal cross-functional partners, helping manage communication, follow-ups, and alignment.