Brand Licensing & Collaborations Specialist

Tapestry, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid Paternity and Maternity leave

Commuter Benefits

Disability insurance

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Kate Spade New York is seeking a Licensing & Collaborations Associate to support licensees and collaborations, coordinating calendar development, product approvals, and sample management. The role emphasizes organization, attention to detail, initiative, and cross-functional teamwork.

You will manage product development calendars, track approvals, research potential partners, schedule development reviews, and maintain sample closets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 1–2+ years in brand management, project management, collaborations, licensing, marketing, merchandising or product development.
• Strong verbal and written communication, organizational skills, and ability to multi-task.

Responsibilities

• Track and document product approvals for collaborations.
• Update and uphold product development and market calendars for collaborations.
• Conduct research on potential collaboration partners.
• Schedule and attend seasonal development reviews from concepts to final approvals; prepare agenda, materials, and manage attendees; take notes and recaps.
• Maintain ongoing sample requests; organize and manage sample closet.
• Maintain brand tool kits and advertising guidelines standards.
• Coordinate advertising samples for seasonal photo shoots and special projects.
• Assist in preparation of merch/sku plans, line sheets, and hindsights.
• Maintain collaboration internal directories.

Skills

Team player

Communication

Organization

Market awareness

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Kate Spade New York is seeking a Licensing & Collaborations Associate to support licensees and collaborations, coordinating calendar development, product approvals, and sample management. The role emphasizes organization, attention to detail, initiative, and cross-functional teamwork.

You will manage product development calendars, track approvals, research potential partners, schedule development reviews, and maintain sample closets.