Licensing and Marketing Coordinator (12 month FTC)

#We Are Paramount  on a mission to unleash the power of content… you in?

We’ve got the brands, we’ve got the stars, we’ve got the power to achieve our mission to entertain the planet – now all we’re missing is… YOU! Becoming a part of Paramount means joining a team of passionate people who not only recognize the power of content but also enjoy a touch of fun and uniqueness. Together, we co‑create moments that matter – both for our audiences and our employees – and aim to leave a positive mark on culture.

This is an incredible opportunity to begin your career in entertainment working across some of the biggest and well‑known franchises within family entertainment.

• To support category & retail team in delivering objectives
• Central point person for internal stakeholders in international offices and enquiries

• Create and manage regular updates communication to partners incl. sales, brand, franchise, marketing, case studies and adhoc
• Support category teams to prepare and build pitch decks for key meetings including liaison with internal stakeholders to gain support and meet deadlines
• Own category listings documents across all LOBs, including visual sales presenters for us in key meetings
• Support category & retail leads in researching and identifying new business opportunities (in line with strategy), identifying contacts and setting up meetings
• Act as central coordinator for key events including Brand Licensing Europe, London, Las Vegas Licensing Expo, LA & London Toy Fair and Spring & Autumn Fair (and others as required)
• Translate consumer, retail and category insights into concise recommendations that support commercial decision making in line with strategy
• Own UK licensing new business development tracker & ensure updates are entered prior to meetings
• Own onboarding process for new licensees
• Work closely with franchise teams to ensure pitches align with franchise priorities and timings
• Own relationship with agent for DTC retail channel for Amazon (and others as required)
• Manage system access requests to CP Central
• Manage creative asset access (incl. NDA, giving access, sending files, etc.)
• Support with deal approval requests

• Collate, form and manage the licensee product image & sample database
• Ensure key partner contact and mailing lists are maintained
• Work with licensees to ensure team have key product samples

• Be the central internal point of contact for UK and international offices
• Own regular summaries to share with internal (UK & international) stakeholders incl. brand updates and UK performance updates
• Follow up from key meetings with summary, actions and next steps and proactively set up follow ups as relevant

• Support category team to cross reference budget Vs forecast incl. (with finance) preparation for review meetings and ensure partners submit royalty statement submissions & make payments on time
• Support in setting partner accounts up on internal systems, including raising POs as needed

• Support category team in fortnightly legal meetings, ensuring deals are routing in a timely manner
• Support category teams in inputting and routing deals through systems and legal
• Track contract end dates to flag to category team so they commence contract renewals min 6 months ahead of end date
• Support Business & Legal Affairs on category specific needs incl. counterfeit complaints, shipping, customs and brand registry

• Support preparation for retail meetings through tailored product lists, consumer insights and category trends & coordinate pitches across licensing, creative, franchise, finance & insights
• Maintain shared calendar of retailer priorities, buying windows and buyers
• Work closely with insights & analytics team to capture licensee ASINS that facilitate reliable EPOS and sell through data
• Ensure marketing assets are up to date and ready for campaign launches
• Marketing operations (marketing budget, invoices, vendor registration)
• Marketing assets…