Director of Licensing and Collaborations

Printfresh LLC; Pennsylvania; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental insurance

PTO and paid holidays

401(k) with company match

Employee discount on all Printfresh

Job summary

Printfresh LLC is seeking a Director of Licensing & Collaborations to lead licensing and collaboration initiatives with external IP. You will own deal terms, partner vetting, and end-to-end project management from pitch to go-to-market.

This full-time role offers a hybrid work arrangement in Philadelphia, with in-office presence Tue–Thu and remote Mondays and Fridays. You will collaborate closely with merchandising, design, and marketing to scale the Printfresh brand.

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of experience in licensing, brand partnerships, or collaborations at a consumer brand.
• Experience licensing a brand and bringing in outside IP is a plus.
• Proven track record negotiating licensing deals, royalties, guarantees, & exclusivity.
• Experience with entertainment licensors and approval processes.
• Strong project management and ability to run multiple collaborations.

Responsibilities

• Licensing: manage the licensing program and act as POC for Jewel; vet partners and negotiate deal terms.
• Collaborations: identify ideas, lead projects from pitch to launch, manage timelines and approvals.
• Contracts: own contract negotiations and track renewals, minimums, and exclusivity windows.

Skills

Licensing

Brand partnerships

Project management

Negotiation

Communication

Job description

Printfresh is a joyful lifestyle brand beloved for our bold, hand-painted prints and size-inclusive sleepwear and apparel. As we expand into more categories, we’re seeking to bring our whimsical, maximalist world to the spaces our customers cherish most, their homes. From bedding to tabletop, we believe in surrounding everyday rituals with beauty and comfort.

We are hiring a Director of Licensing & Collaborations to run two growing parts of our business: licensing Printfresh prints to other brands and creating collections with other companies' IP (like our bestselling Gilmore Girls capsule).

On the licensing side, you'll work with our agency (Jewel) to find the right partners and manage those deals. On the collaboration side, you'll lead each project from first convo to GTM.

This is a full-time position with a hybrid schedule, working in our Philadelphia office Tuesdays through Thursdays and from home on Mondays and Fridays.

Key Responsibilities

Licensing

• Manage the licensing program and serve as the POC for Jewel, our licensing agency
• Work with Jewel to find and vet licensing partners that fit the brand
• Negotiate deal terms, including royalties, guarantees, categories, and territories
• Manage licensees: onboarding, sending assets, and approving product and marketing
• Track royalty reports, payments, and contract dates
• Set the long-term plan for where Printfresh licensing should (and shouldn't) go

Collaborations

• Identify and pitch new collaboration ideas that make sense for our customer and align with the Printfresh brand
• Lead collaborations with outside IP holders from pitch to launchProject manage each collaboration: timelines, contracts, approvals, and launch
• Build collaboration calendars with design and merchandising that account for approval and production lead times
• Keep approvals moving, from artwork and samples to packaging and marketing
• Track royalties, minimum guarantees, and reporting owed to licensors
• Report on how licensing and collaborations are performing and use that to plan what's next
• Work closely with the merch, design, and marketing teams to make sure each collaboration feels easy (even though they are not)!

Contracts

• Own contract negotiations for all licensing and collaboration deals, working with leadership and outside legal counsel to make sure details are favorable
• Keep contracts organized and track key dates like renewals, minimums, and exclusivity windows

• 7-10 years of experience in licensing, brand partnerships, or collaborations at a consumer brand
• Experience licensing a brand out and bringing outside IP in is a big plus
• Track record of negotiating licensing deals, including royalties, guarantees, & exclusivity
• Experience working with entertainment licensors (studios, publishers) and their approval processes
• Strong project management skills and the ability to run several collaborations at once
• Knowledge of product development and production timelines in apparel
• Clear, confident communicator who builds strong relationships
• Good brand instincts and a sense of which partnerships feel right for Printfresh
• Embraces AI tools to work faster
• Experience at a high-growth brand in the 50-150M range is a plus

What We Offer

• Health and dental insurance
• PTO and paid holidays
• 401(k) with company match
• Employee discount on all Printfresh products

About Our Culture

At Printfresh, we celebrate creativity, sustainability, and a customer-first mindset. Our core values guide everything we do:

• Do the Right Thing
• Just Say It
• Do What It Takes
• Just Off-Center
• Customer-Centric
• Learning Oriented