Licensing Approvals Coordinator
About Frontier:
At Frontier, we help companies grow full-time, cross-functional teams abroad. We hire the smartest people, and we place them in the best companies. We have placed over 800 hires across 50 different US based startups and high growth companies.
Licensing Approval Coordinator
Ripple Junction is looking to add a full-time Licensing Approval Coordinator to our busy team.
The right person will be able to coordinate approval submissions and product development for designs generated by our art department with numerous licensors on a variety of submission portal platforms. The incumbent must be detail oriented with exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
A Day in the Life
- Facilitate Ripple Junction’s design concepts through the licensor approvals process, including concept submissions, preproduction submissions, and contractual samples
- Communicate legal, packaging and any other specific licensor requirements to the internal sales, design and production teams; and log those requirements in the company’s internal tracking systems
- Fill out submission forms and/or complete online submissions templates required for Licensor approval
- Accommodate Sales, Purchasing, and Art Departments’ needs to prioritize approval submissions with our various licensors
- Track status of the submissions daily, and alert other departments of updated status when necessary
- Build and maintain strong licensor relationships
- Monitor specific licensor needs and requests
- Ensure that designs and packaging adhere to the various licensor requirements, including legal, sample, and contractual requirements
- Stay up-to-date on licensor assets and style guide releases, downloading and sharing with the rest of the organization via email
- Note that all of the above are essential duties
Must Haves
- Must be proficient in Microsoft Office programs including Excel and Word on PC Platform
Nice to Haves
- Experience in licensing
- Experience with online approval and asset management
- College degree
- Pop culture experience and fandom
Your Know-How
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Must be able to work within deadlines in a team environment
- Self-sufficient in handling deadlines and creating time schedules for ongoing projects
- Clear communication skills, both written and verbal
Why Ripple Junction?
At Ripple Junction our vision is to consistently bring joy to pop culture fans – and that joy starts with our employees. We offer a competitive benefit program, growth and development, discounted merchandise, and more. Ripple believes in the value of each employee, and it is reflected in our one-of-a-kind environment. We work, grow and succeed together.
About Ripple Junction
Creating since 1992, Ripple Junction began as two guys with a van full of shirts at a Grateful Dead show. Today, we’re a leading supplier of licensed products for globally recognized brands. For over 30 years we have been driven by passion and purpose. Ripple Junction is one of the most successful purveyors of licensed apparel and accessories in the U.S. We create a range of top- quality products that appeal to fans of our extensive roster of licensed properties, while generating strong sales for our numerous retail partners.
We believe in quality, creative products and a commitment to celebrating film, television, music, anime, science fiction, video games, and everything pop culture. Ripple Junction’s team of pop culture fanatics create the planet’s most awesome tshirts and officially licensed products. We are armed with a passion for all things entertainment and pop culture. And we’re fans first. “Make rad” was the idea that Ripple Junction was born out of - now it’s our life’s work.
Job Type
Full-time, Non-Exempt
Reports to
Licensing Approvals Supervisor