Senior Manager Licensing & Partnerships

Skybound Entertainment; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 104,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401K with match

Paid parental leave

Flexible spending accounts

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Wellness benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Time off

Job summary

Skybound Entertainment is seeking a Senior Licensing Manager to help bring iconic franchises like Invincible, The Walking Dead, and more to fans through consumer products. You’ll partner with the VP of Licensing & Partnerships to manage licensees, negotiate deals, and drive new business across multiple category programs worldwide.

This role involves supporting product development, executing retail and marketing programs, and coordinating cross-functionally with teams across apparel, toys, games,

Responsibilities

• Manage licensees and drive new business across apparel, toys, collectibles, games, and more.
• Negotiate deals and support product development.
• Help execute retail, marketing, and global licensing programs.
• Partner with VP of Licensing & Partnerships to align on strategy and execution.

Job description

Skybound Entertainment is looking for a Senior Licensing Manager—the dealmaker who helps bring iconic franchises like Invincible, The Walking Dead, Impact Winter, Stillwater, and more to fans through consumer products.

You’ll partner with the VP of Licensing & Partnerships to manage licensees, drive new business, negotiate deals, support product development, and help execute retail, marketing, and global licensing programs across apparel, toys, collectibles, games, and more.

If you’re proactive, highly organized, commercially minded, and passionate about fandom, this is a chance to help grow a global licensing business and shape how fans experience Skybound’s worlds.

Bonus points if you’ve worked with fan-driven IP, entertainment brands, international markets, or multi-category licensing programs—and genuinely love pop culture and fandom.

Join us and help bring the next great Skybound adventure to fans everywhere.

Reports to VP, Licensing & Partnerships

Salary Range: $85,000 – $104,000 annually

• Actual base salary is dependent on several factors including but not limited to; market dynamics, location and region, experience, specialized skills/training (education), level of responsibility, budgetary considerations, tenure at the company (for current employees), etc.
• The salary range listed is just one component of the total compensation package for employees
• Compensation decisions are dependent on circumstances of each role

Skybound offers a wide array of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, flexible spending and dependent care accounts, as well as free counseling through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP). We also offer a 401K plan with 4% match, 12 weeks of paid parental leave, generous time off, wellness benefits, and tuition reimbursement.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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