Location: Milan

Hybrid work: Employees work in a hybrid model balancing collaboration in our office and remote work.

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With 14 offices covering 60 countries, WildBrain CPLG is one of the leading third-party licensing agencies, managing consumer products for some of the world’s best loved properties across lifestyle brands, entertainment and classics. Since 1974 we have been providing our clients dedicated licensing and marketing industry professionals, and a fully-integrated product development team. We are looking to add to our talented team of innovators that can help us manage some of the most profitable and enduring brands in the world! We believe that our partnerships are about clarity, openness and trust, and we are widely known for our no-nonsense, straightforward approach. Come join us!

About the job/role

Reporting to the Regional Product Development Lead, you’ll work across a wide portfolio of exciting lifestyle, entertainment and sports brands. You will be responsible for ensuring the clients’ approval processes are adhered to and feed into the creative execution of product ranges. Liaising with the local commercial team, global Creative team and Designers in Europe & Asia, the role requires a candidate who is inquisitive about trend newness and product innovation.

This is a perfect opportunity for a candidate who wants to enter and develop within an exciting industry working across multiple global brands and product categories.

Responsibilities

Licensee engagement:

• Support product development across a wide number of brands such as, Hasbro, Paramount, Peanuts, Yale and many more.
• Proactively manage the approvals process for assigned categories across apparel and fast- moving consumer goods.
• Work with the team to build and deliver creative sessions and style guide refreshers.
• Deliver updates to the sales team with Licensee activity.

Creative:

• Actively share new trends and product innovation with the Creative Services team.
• Participate in global team activities, such as comp shops, providing visibility to the group
• Utilise tools delivered by the Creative Services team i.e. trend reports and asset generation

Process:

• Adhere to the relevant submission process across all brands.
• Manage the storage of products ensuring products are easily accessible
• Utilise Monday.com and other tools to efficiently manage timelines.

Qualifications & Skills

• A methodical approach with attention to detail
• The ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously
• Proactive with a solution-driven attitude
• Excellent knowledge of Italian and English language
• Natural interest in trends and product
• Knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft packages is desirable.

What We Offer

Working at WildBrain CPLG is more than a job — it’s 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 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. To us, a culture of belonging is one where we welcome the diversity of all employees, stakeholders, and external partners and strive to create an environment where every individual feels valued & respected.

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 we’ve listed here, we encourage you to please still consider applying. We strongly believe that diverse experience, transferable skills, and passion are key! WildBrain CPLG accommodates people with disabilities throughout the recruitment and selection process.

About WildBrain – a parent company of WildBrain CPLG

At WildBrain we make great content for kids and families. With one of the world’s most extensive filmed entertainment libraries, we are home to such brands as Peanuts, Teletubbies, Strawberry Shortcake, Caillou, Inspector Gadget, Johnny Test and Degrassi. Our shows are seen in more than 150 countries on over 500 telecasters and streaming platforms. WildBrain’s portfolio spans all areas of the entertainment industry: WildBrain Studios, where we develop animated and live actions series; WildBrain Television, which is composed of prominent kids’ television channels in Canada; home to Peanuts Worldwide; WildBrain CPLG, our celebrated global licensing and distribution teams, and WildBrain Spark, a leading children’s YouTube network, with over 168 million subscribers.

WildBrain is headquartered in Canada with offices worldwide and trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: WILD). Visit wildbrain.com to learn more!