Assistant Manager Americas Brand Commercialization

The Walt Disney Company; Glendale (CA); Hybrid; USD 97,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus potential

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

The Walt Disney Company is seeking an Assistant Manager, Americas Brand Commercialization in Glendale, CA. You will support regional brand priorities for Disney and Pixar consumer products, coordinating with licensees, retailers, and cross-functional partners to ensure on-brand execution across the Americas.

You will develop regional brand plans, track KPIs, and craft compelling presentations for internal and external stakeholders.

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.
• Review marketing collateral submitted by licensees and retail partners for brand alignment.
• Craft content and marketing presentations and present to internal and external partners, including licensees and retailers.
• Manage projects to meet key milestones based on business needs.
• Track licensee and retailer support for licensed merchandise tied to evergreen properties and new content releases.
• Identify gaps in retail support and work with cross-functional partners to address them.
• Escalate deliverables that are off calendar.
• Liaise with licensees and retailers to support brand priorities and milestones.
• Manage sensitive early asset delivery process.
• Improve processes to maximize efficiencies and leverage technology.
• Build relationships with global and regional partners for timely communication and alignment.

Skills

Brand experience

Presentation skills

Communication skills

Strategic thinking

Collaboration & influence

Adaptability

Matrix-organization work

Disney brand knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business or related field

Job description

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Assistant Manager Americas Brand Commercialization

Job ID 10161761 Location Glendale, California, United States Business Disney Consumer Products Date posted Oct. 13, 2026

As a member of Disney Consumer Products, the Assistant Manager, Regional Brand Commercialization will support strategic commercialization priorities for consumer products and retail channels across the Americas region, with a focus on Disney and Pixar brands.

This role will support brand and category strategies through collaborative partnerships with Disney and Pixar content partners, global brand teams, category and retail teams, marketing strategy, PR, and other key stakeholders across DCP.

This role reports to the Senior Manager, Americas Brand Commercialization.

This is a full-time role

What You Will Do:

• 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.

Required Qualifications and Skills:

• 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

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in business or related field or equivalent experience

The hiring range for this position in Glendale, CA is $97,000 to $130,000 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

This position is withDisney Consumer Products, Inc., which is part of a business we callDisney Consumer Products.

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