Senior Manager, Brand Management

About the role

The Job This position will report to our Vice President of Licensing and Partnerships and work across the entire Playboy organization (Brand, Media, Legal, and Finance & Accounting), as well as with CAA, our licensing agency, and our global licensing partners. You will own the day-to-day management of Playboy's existing licensee portfolio, tracking business performance, product assortments, royalty revenue, and contractual compliance. You will support partner renewals, amendments, and the coordination of legal agreements. This role will oversee brand guidelines and logo use, working closely with CAA on product approvals, to ensure every product carrying the Playboy mark meets our standards.

What You’ll Be Part Of Playboy is one of the most recognizable, iconic brands in the world that started as a culture-driving, boundary-pushing magazine over 70 years ago. Today, Playboy is a consumer lifestyle business with digital and physical products available in 180 countries across entertainment, events, fashion, lifestyle, sexual wellness, consumer products, and more. Our mission — to create a culture where all people can pursue pleasure — is built upon decades of creating groundbreaking media and hospitality experiences and fighting for cultural progress rooted in the core values of equality, freedom of expression, and the idea that pleasure is a fundamental human right.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the daily business operations of existing Playboy licensees and partners, serving as the primary day-to-day point of contact across the global portfolio
• Onboard new partners to the brand, sharing brand guidelines and logo use
• Partner with CAA, our licensing agency, on brand management and partner oversight, including tracking contractual compliance, sales performance, sales projections, and royalty revenue
• Proactively support partners through product launches and day-to-day business needs, anticipating challenges and quickly resolving issues such as approval delays, asset requests, timeline changes, and brand questions to ensure seamless execution and strong partner relationships
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