Product Development Manager - Licensing

Job Description Job Description Salary: $75,000 - $90,000 / year About Us: Earthbound is a leading product design, licensing and brand growth company that expands the reach of brands in the market on a global scale.

With over 20 years of expertise in retail licensing, product development, and product design, Earthbound augments brand potential by offering unprecedented growth for powerhouse brands. For more information, please visit www.earthboundbrands.com About You: Excellent communication skills.

Love to work collaboratively in a group and have an innate willingness to dig in and contribute with your team. Are driven and motivated by the possibilities ahead. Can work cross functionally and foster positive relationships with clients and licensees.

Pride yourself on the quality of work and are a stickler for the details. Overview: This role is a key member of a growing licensing team and will work closely with the other team members on managing the product development lifecycle- acting as the main liaison between the licensing partners and the Earthbound team to ensure the quality of product submissions is aligned with brand integrity and values. This role will work daily in our product approval software (Brand Comply) and will require great attention to detail, communication, and follow up skills.

Key Responsibilities: Acts as the lead point of contact for product development and brand related approvals and marketing Brand and Product Stays up to date on all brand guidelines and being the internal expert on the requirements from the licensor Creates processes to ensure brand guidelines are maintained across licensees, this includes but is not limited to product development, packaging, and sales materials Creates and maintains product development log Works directly with brand manager on processes from start to finish, attends all meetings with prospective licensees to then action on as it relates to product Research and Analysis Research white space opportunities for program growth particularly in food, beverage and consumable categories. Goes out into the market to perform comp shops and creates presentations with findings Provide analysis of the marketplace and competitive trends.

Retail research and brainstorm new categories and new opportunities for appropriate retailers. Work with the team to implement new licensing opportunities that have been identified. Attends brainstorm and strategy sessions with sales team on ways to grow the businesses.

Responsible for maintaining knowledge of products offered through Earthbound and stay abreast of regulatory and compliance changes Brand communication Coordinate with the brands and internal teams on new product launches JOB REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor’s Degree. Experience managing processes in a product approval system such as Brand Comply 5 years business experience in Project Management, Product Development, or Licensing Experience in the sporting goods and tool categories a plus Strong communication skills Ability to collaborate with cross functional teams.

Excellent organizational skills and ability to execute multiple projects concurrently. Detail oriented Proficiency in MS Office, Excel, Word & PowerPoint. Salary: $75,000 - $90,000 DOE