Licensing Coordinator

Unrivaled Teamwear LLC; Lenexa (KS); On-site; USD 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Unrivaled Teamwear LLC is seeking a Licensing Coordinator to support two compliance-focused roles within the licensing department. You will ensure art is compliant for collegiate institutions and other licensed properties, acting as primary contact for sales reps and licensors while maintaining updated logo sheets and reference materials.

The role includes coordinating artwork submissions, holds, and releases, with involvement across approximately 1200 schools and 250 pro-sports licensed pages.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• College degree in Sports Management, Communications or Business preferred.
• 1–3 years of experience in quality review preferred.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Applications.
• Oracle experience a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assist with submission of artwork and approvals.
• Release holds for non-pending artwork orders.
• Communicate with licensing managers and sales reps regarding artwork.
• Review artwork to ensure proper marks, verbiage and colors.
• Monitor holds report and coordinate ship dates with institutions.
• Submit sample orders required by institutions through ASA's.
• Collaborate with art design on sketch requests.
• Review licensor artwork reports for on-hold orders.
• Submit artwork for patch and SMU designs for approval before production overseas.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Organizational skills

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

College degree in Sports Management, Communications or Business

Tools

Microsoft Office

Oracle

Job description

Brief Description

The Licensing Coordinator will serve two specific roles in the compliance portion of the licensing department's charge in making sure all art is within compliance for each collegiate institution as well as other licensed properties. The licensing retail art coordinator will be the primary contact for sales reps and licensed properties providing updated logo sheets that will in turn be uploaded to the gfsi licensing website for reference. This position will be responsible for nearly 1200 schools' art sheets and over 250 pro sports licensed pages. The second role is to support the licensing coordinators with artwork submissions and hold release as workload allows.

Overview

The Licensing Coordinator will serve two specific roles in the compliance portion of the licensing department's charge in making sure all art is within compliance for each collegiate institution as well as other licensed properties. The licensing retail art coordinator will be the primary contact for sales reps and licensed properties providing updated logo sheets that will in turn be uploaded to the gfsi licensing website for reference. This position will be responsible for nearly 1200 schools' art sheets and over 250 pro sports licensed pages. The second role is to support the licensing coordinators with artwork submissions and hold release as workload allows.

About Unrivaled Teamwear

Unrivaled Teamwear is the fast-growing parent company behind Gear for Sports and Knights Apparel.

Headquartered in Lenexa, Kansas, we design, decorate, and deliver team gear — tees, fleece, performance wear, outerwear, headwear, and accessories — for customers ranging from big box retailers, college bookstores, golf courses and resorts, and national retailers.

We've grown quickly over the past year and expect that growth to continue.

We are looking for motivated candidates looking to grow their career alongside the business.

Essential Duties

• Assist with submission of artwork - submissions, responses, pending, approvals
• Release Holds for non-pending artwork orders
• Misc. tasks from licensing manager
• Review all licensed event artwork that is flagged to be reviewed. Review proper marks, verbiage and colors.
• Review licensing holds report to review pending orders. Notify ASA when adjusting ship dates due to an order waiting approval from an institution.
• Contact for any questions relating to Gear licensed artwork from sales reps or ASA's.
• Submits sample orders required by institutions through ASA's and ships when ready.
• Work with art design to review specific sketch requests.
• Review Art Complete Licensor Art Approval Report to view artwork complete but order on hold.
• Submit artwork for patch and SMU designs for approval prior to production overseas.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• College degree in Sports Management, Communications or Business is preferred
• One – three years of experience working with quality review preferred.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Applications
• Oracle experience a plus

EOE/AA: Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of all activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the associate. Other duties will be assigned as needed.

We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing as well as participate in E-Verify.