Consumer Products Licensing Approvals Coordinator

About the role

VIZ Media, the world leader in English-language versions of manga and anime, is seeking a CPG Licensing Approvals Coordinator to join their CPG Licensing & Promotions team. The Consumer Products Licensing Approvals Coordinator facilitates the Product Development life cycle between licensors and licensees, managing the submission, review, and approvals of hardlines & softlines product, packaging, and marketing materials.

Responsibilities

• Cookbook merchandise licensing design, specification, and concept approval process and support licensor and licensee relationships
• Handle regular communication between licensor and licensee on brand specifications and style guidelines
• Build and maintain favorable working relationships with rights holders, partners, and licensees' other internal departments
• Work closely with various internal teams to support marketing and design to promote VIZ’s properties
• Monitor approval status to meet marketing/production schedules
• Aid in development of brand presentation materials as needed to inform licensors of key initiatives and secure approvals
• Aid in administrative duties including shipping/mailing, digital/physical filing, contact management
• Participate in internal and external partner meetings to present updates, lead kickoff calls, and conduct development/check in calls
• Provide guidance to CP team on asset direction and needs to inform future strategic planning
• Aid in Japanese interpretation and translation as it pertains to Consumer Products licensing
• Represent the company at various events and meetings, including traveling to licensing and sales trade shows

Requirements

• A minimum of one (1) year of professional experience in a related field such as product development, manufacturing, licensing/consumer products, design, customer service, or administration in a media/entertainment company
• Knowledge of consumer products/entertainment such as anime, manga, and related merchandise and some exposure to entertainment media (comics, anime, video games)
• Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign)
• Fluency in reading, writing, and speaking professionally in Japanese, including strong interpretation skills from Japanese to English and English to Japanese
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience, with a record that demonstrates suitable preparation for this position

Preferred Experience

• Previous experience with marketing and licensing a PLUSD
• Drawing/illustration/fine art skills