Product Development Co-ordinator

Responsibilities

Creative Support:

• Identify trends and develop inspirational materials across softlines and hardlines
• Utilizing WGSN provide weekly updates back to the team on emergent themes
• Scheduled comp shopping store checks and competitor benchmarking
• Generate creative guidance and compelling product visuals for use in pitch materials to inspire/influence the licensee base and new product ranges.

Product Development:

• Responsible for managing the endtoend approvals process
• Ensure all product submissions are managed in accordance with the submission process for the relevant brand.
• Onboard and run sessions with new/existing Licensees
• Drive Licensee brand engagement by conducting style guide refreshers and offering your brand expertise.
• Deliver weekly updates to the Regional PD Lead including reports noting Licensee developments status and asset updates.
• Support the PDM and Regional Lead with the daily management of the samples cupboard and review physical production samples.

Project Management:

• Liaise with Licensors to ensure their feedback is appropriate and solutiondriven.
• Proactively manage Licensees range development ensuring to identify gaps in article development and/or standard of execution.
• Maintain listings for any creative work undertaken.
• Provide training and guidance on systems such as Mediabox where required to do so.
• Manage and review quarterly Licensee reports highlighting designs in selection and those that have been selected / raised purchase orders.

Qualifications :

• Experience within licensing: good knowledge of the product development and approval processes and experience in creatively driving range development.
• A proactive solution driven mind set to deliver against deadlines.
• A good understanding of consumer product categories and their production limitations.
• Proficient with using online approval software including running reports.
• Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft packages.
• Ability to communicate a clear change in design/direction whilst managing all stakeholders.
• Wider knowledge of licensing and product/design trends and a natural interest in consumer product.
• Excellent time management skills used to managing multiple projects.
• An eye for detail
• Preferable the candidate should have experience working with Hardlines / FMCG products.

Additional Information :

What We Offer 

Working at WildBrain is more than a job its the opportunity to join forces with extraordinary insightful and imaginative people who will recognize your talents and encourage your professional growth and development in a work environment that promotes creativity and individuality. We offer competitive benefits and we invest in our people and their future.  

Our Commitment 

Diversity Equity and Inclusion are in our DNA. As a global leader in kids and family entertainment we strive to reflect and honour the diversity of our audiences around the world. We believe that creating diverse and inclusive content & brands begins with fostering a culture of belonging at WildBrain. To us a culture of belonging is one where we celebrate and welcome the diversity of all employees stakeholders and external partners and strive to create an environment where every individual feels valued respected and brings their authentic self to work.  

We demonstrate our commitment to this by striving to provide a supportive work environment and a corporate culture that welcomes and encourages equal opportunities for all employees. We recognize that people bring experience and talent that goes beyond the technical skills and requirements of a job. If you possess similar experience that is close to what weve listed here we encourage you to please still consider applying. We strongly believe that diverse experience transferable skills and passion are key! WildBrain accommodates people with disabilities throughout the recruitment and selection process. Applicants are encouraged to make their needs known in advance if accommodation is required. 

About WildBrain 

At WildBrain we inspire imaginations through the wonder of storytelling. As a leader in 360 franchise management we are experts in content creation audience engagement and global licensing cultivating and growing love for our own and partner brands around the world. With approximately 14000 halfhours of kids and family content in our libraryone of the worlds most extensivewe are home to such treasured franchises as Peanuts Teletubbies Strawberry Shortcake Yo Gabba Gabba! Inspector Gadget and Degrassi. WildBrains mission is to create exceptional entertainment experiences that captivate and delight fans both young and young at heart. 

Our studios produce such awardwinning series as The Snoopy Show;Snoopy in Space;Camp Snoopy; Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City;Sonic Prime;Chip and Potato;Teletubbies Lets Go! and many more. Enjoyed in more than 150 countries on over 500 platforms our content is everywhere kids and families view entertainment including YouTube where our network has garnered approximately 1.5 trillion minutes of watch time. Our television group owns and operates some of Canadas most loved family entertainment channels. WildBrain CPLG our leading consumerproducts and locationbased entertainment agency represents our owned and partner properties in every major territory worldwide. 

WildBrain is headquartered in Canada with offices worldwide and trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: WILD). Visit us at . 

About WildBrain CPLG 

WildBrain CPLG is a trusted licensing partner for leading brands worldwide offering 50 years of expertise building consumer products and locationbased entertainment programmes across the entertainment sport corporate and lifestyle sectors. With over 20 offices serving the UK Europe India the Middle East China Asia Pacific and the US WildBrain CPLG combines the strength of global reach with expertise in local markets to achieve the best results for partners. Our passionate teams consistently challenge themselves to explore new and innovative ideas and opportunities in partnerships activations creative and business processes to celebrate and build brands. At WildBrain CPLG we believe that collaboration is about clarity openness and trust and we are widely known for our nononsense straightforward approach. WildBrain CPLG is part of WildBrain Ltd. a global leader in kids and family entertainment. Please contact us or visit the WildBrain CPLG website for more information: . 

About WildBrain: a parent company of Wildbrain CPLG

At WildBrain we inspire imaginations through the wonder of storytelling. As a leader in 360 IP management we are experts in content creation audience engagement and global licensing cultivating and growing love for our own and partner brands with kids and families around the world. With approximately 13000 halfhours of filmed entertainment in our libraryone of the worlds most extensivewe are home to such treasured franchises as Peanuts Teletubbies Strawberry Shortcake Yo Gabba Gabba! Caillou Inspector Gadget and Degrassi. WildBrains mission is to create exceptional entertainment experiences that captivate and delight fans both young and young at heart. 

Our studios produce such awardwinning series asThe Snoopy Show;Snoopy in Space;Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City;Sonic Prime;Chip and Potato;Teletubbies Lets Go! and many more. Enjoyed in more than 150 countries on over 500 platforms our content is everywhere kids and families view entertainment including YouTube where our network has garnered over 1 trillion minutes of watch time. Our television group owns and operates some of Canadas mostviewed family entertainment channels. WildBrain CPLG our leading consumerproducts and locationbased entertainment agency represents our owned and partner properties in every major territory worldwide. 

WildBrain is headquartered in Canada with offices worldwide and trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: WILD). Visit us at .