Licensing Assistant


Job Location:

London - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed
Posted on: 3 days ago
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Who We Are

Authentic Brands Group (Authentic) is a leading sports media entertainment and lifestyle platform. As the owner of some of the most iconic and beloved intellectual property in the world Authentic acquires and invests in brands to create long-term value for all of its stakeholders.
A digital-first asset-light platform Authentic sits at the intersection of culture commerce and technology. It brings brands to life and cultivates fandom through powerful storytelling premium content and unforgettable live experiences. Together with nearly 2000 best-in-class licensing partners across 150 countries and an expansive distribution network Authentics brands drive more than $38 billion in annual systemwide retail sales worldwide.

Why Authentic

Youll be able to access the resources and scale while leveraging innovative technology and nimble environment. What were saying is this isnt your average day job. If youre hungry to drive ideas into action and own your career lets chat. Our team is rapidly innovating to evolve and define the future of our brands. With the help of some of the brightest minds in retail marketing licensing legal and more we are building the intersection of digital and experiential marketing to help achieve that mission. We reimagine evolve and transform brands! At Authentic we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity of thought and expertise drive competitive advantage. Our global teams are built by go-getters who contribute unique perspectives and push the boundaries of creativity and innovation. Headquartered in New York City Authentic has offices in major metropolitan cities including Los Angeles and Miami as well as Toronto Mexico City London and Shanghai.

Why Iconic ImagesxAuthentic

If you love working with photographers and have a keen interest in music filmfashionand celebrity especially artists who worked in the 1960s-1970s Iconic Images holds millions of images from nearly 40 photographers with an eye towards Images is a company dedicated to working with fine-art photographers with all aspects of their art. From fine-art print sales to editorial licensing licensingmerchandisingand publishing Iconic Images strives to bring photographic archives to the forefront. Iconic Images is owned by Authentic Brands Group (Authentic) a brand developmentmarketing and entertainment company which owns a portfolio of global media entertainment and lifestyle brands.

What Youll Do

The LicensingAssistantsupports the BD Directors inthegrowthand development abroadrole that involves creatively working to increasebusiness opportunities for Iconic Images be it viatraditionalimage licensing third party rights clearanceor the design and manufacture of own-brand products.

Key Responsibilities:

Business Development:

  • Assist BD Directors inall areas of business development.
  • Identify new business opportunities and assisting BD Directors to reach out and convert.
  • Managingexistingaccounts to drive new business and revenue.
  • Creating bespoke lightboxes in response to licensing briefs.
  • Designing decks and pitching to potential licensees.
  • Continually researching new avenuesof business for all archives
  • Pitch and liaise with Authentic BD teams globally
  • Attend weekly BD meetings
  • Coordinate Teams calls with potential partners
  • Reply to initial inbound requests

Marketing:

  • Research and planning the monthly marketing campaigns and overseeing the design andexecution of each campaigns via website Mailchimp and social media
  • Design and create bespoke lightboxes in response to licensing briefs and marketing opportunities
  • Maintaining and updating mailing lists.
  • Attending trade shows and other relevant events to create new licensing opportunities and strengthen the industry presence of Iconic Images.
  • Liaise with Social Media manager to coordinate social coverage with product / deal launches

Legal:

  • Working alongside BD Directors to manage IP policies and action copyright infringements.
  • Creating and submitting legal request forms for contracts.
  • Creatingand submittingCS&EA forms.
  • Assisting BD Directors in the negotiationreviewand development ofnew contracts with ABG legal.

Administrative:

  • Monitoringandupdating Salesforce PTP and any other internal tracking spreadsheetson a daily/weekly basis.
  • Creating and submitting Purchase Orders to finance.
  • Updating internal Licensing finance tracker.

Third Party Management

  • Maintain relationships with key third party rights holders
  • Outreach to new third party rights holders to bring potential opportunities
  • Continually brainstorming ideas for third party rights images to bring to market

Must Haves:

  • A passion for business development and a desire to gain more exposure within the creative industry
  • Independent and proactive thinker with a great interest in photography and/or music/film/fashion
  • Ambitious and results driven well organised and a great communicator
  • Ideally you will be familiar with the Adobe Suite and will be a great user of Excel

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