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Overview
The Junior Licensing Manager will report to the Licensing Manager to support with the day to day coordination, management and analysis/research for our portfolio of Licenses (adidas, kids and eyewear).
The Junior Licensing Manager role is to support all aspects of the Licenses business, ensuring an effective balance of commercial projects that respect the brands values. This role will work collaboratively across all Stella McCartney internal teams as well as collaborating closely with the Licences to ensure perfect external alignment.
This is a 12 month FTC starting in November - December 2025.
Your Mission:
* Collection Development: Support the Licensing Manager through the development of the Licensed product categories from initial design meetings through to the final launch including all approvals.
* Partner Relationship: Organize and join regular update meetings with licensing partners, ensuring Stella McCartney's interests are represented and that partners are aligned with the brand's strategic objectives whilst nurturing strong relationships with the partners.
* Asset coordination: Work closely with both the Stella McCartney creative teams (marketing and PR) and the license partners to ensure timely development of all marketing material.
* Reporting & Communication: Conduct comprehensive analyses of quarterly licensing reports, highlighting key performance drivers, identifying areas for improvement, and presenting findings to the Licensing Manager.
* Relationships: Develop and maintain strong relationships with all internal departments and license partners.
* Seasonal Order coordination: Support the Licensing Manager to make sure all stakeholders have all necessary information to make informed and timely seasonal orders.
* Sample Flow Coordination: ensuring all teams have access to the licensed collections in order to perform their seasonal departmental requirements.
* PR Collaboration: Collaborate with the PR department to ensure licensed products are effectively integrated into seasonal gifting initiatives and other promotional activities. Manage press clippings, working with Marketing, PR and the events team.
* Retail Training: Support in the creation of retail training tools, to ensure the promotion of our lines internally.
* Archive: Maintain a record of all products in our archive and manage the request and flow to internal teams in a timely manner.
* Market Analysis & Insights: Conduct in-depth market and competitor research to identify emerging trends, evaluate product opportunities.
* Any further ad hoc duties required by the CCO or Licensing Manager.
* Creating presentation decks for CCO and Licensing manager to summarize recent Licensing activities.
Your Talent:
* Strong communication and written skills.
* Work well under pressure, managing short deadlines.
* Proven experience and a strong understanding of sales analyses
* Previous experience within international licensing, ideally, within the fashion industry, would be desirable.
* Positive mindset and able to use initiative
* Proficient in Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
Reward
Our philosophy is to go beyond monetary return and consider ourselves responsible for your wellbeing, your family, your health, your time and the community.
* Up to 50% discount on Stella McCartney products
* Matched pension contribution up to 6%
* Extensive private medical and critical illness insurance, as well as life assurance
* Annual Health Screening
* 25 days annual leave (not including Bank Holidays) + 1 day of Birthday leave
* Flexible working/core hours
* Enhanced Maternity/paternity packages
* Matched Give as You Earn charity scheme
* Discounted gym and fitness memberships (Classpass)
* Health cash plan
* Physical and Mental Wellbeing Support Services
* Employee referral bonus
* Optional/ Paid Benefits: Season ticket loan, cycle to work and tech schemes, travel and dental insurance and much more.
We welcome people with disabilities and endeavour to make reasonable adjustments, if you do require such adjustments please let us know within 48 hours of your interview.
At Stella McCartney, we like to be bold. For us this means challenging ourselves and the wider industry in which we operate. As part of our commitments to inclusive fashion, we have an ambitious strategy to put diversity, equity and inclusion at the centre of everything we do. Our starting point is to create a workplace where different voices are respected, heard and empowered in equal measure regardless of factors such as culture and backgrounds, and to influence and disrupt fashion and other industries by providing opportunities for global diverse talent to shine.