Creative Product Development Manager

Position: CREATIVE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
Welcome to STUDIOCANAL, Europe’s leading film and television studio, backing bold, ambitious productions and delivering stories that resonate with theatrical audiences across the world, including PADDINGTON IN PERU, WE LIVE IN TIME starring Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield, Amy Winehouse biopic BACK TO BLACK, and GURU starring Pierre Niney. Through its in-house operations and network of 23 production companies across Europe and the US, STUDIOCANAL finances, produces and distributes around 100 films per year, and produces more than 20 premium local and international series.

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STUDIOCANAL is a CANAL+ company, bringing together 15,000 passionate people worldwide to create outstanding content and immersive experiences for millions of subscribers. What if you joined us behind the screen ?ð ð» STUDIOCANAL KIDS & FAMILY LTD is part of STUDIOCANAL, a CANAL+ company. STUDIOCANAL KIDS & FAMILY owns and manages the Paddington IP and operates as a full-service global licensor, providing strategic worldwide IP development, licensing and retail expertise.

The Paddington brand continues to increase its international visibility particularly in the US through global partnerships and strategic collaborations bestowing Paddington's values of kindness, politeness, inclusion and a strong sense of belonging. STUDIOCANAL KIDS & FAMILY continues to honour Paddington's legacy while embracing new opportunities for growth and global expansion. ð ðCulture:
We are a friendly close-knit team operating within a family of European media companies, offering the flexibility of a small company whilst being supported by a larger group. ð

About the role:

Reporting to Head of Creative & Marketing and working as an integral part of the Creative & Marketing team, the role will act as a creative and product development ambassador for SCK&F Brands  Primarily responsible for leading the end-to-end product development and approval process in order to create compelling and market appropriate products, from initial creative direction and concepts, through to final production launch.

Primary Responsibilities Provide timely and accurate feedback to licensees, agents, and other partners, utilising your design skills to communicate effectively the requirements of the brand. This may take the form of product mock-ups, redlining drawings or photographs, or quick visuals to explain comments (especially where English is not the first language).Maintain clear documentation, tracking of approvals and pro-actively managing workflows – identifying potential timeline issues and elevating accordingly.

Management of the product development tools (i.e. MyMediabox)
Management of asset delivery systems and arranging timely distribution of assets and brand information to licensees and other partners on a regular basis.

Will include uploading assets to our DAM systems and organising metadata.

Whilst this role will work across all categories, it is envisaged that the role would primarily lead on hardline categories to include:3D character development (including Plush/Soft toy development)
Toys, Games & Puzzles Gifts and Novelty Interactive and digital projects (e.g. like Crayola Paint & Play, Roblox etc)
Liaising with 3rd Party Stakeholders (including creators, producers etc)
Liaising with commercial sales team, marketing team, and Marketreach team as needed.

Attending in-person and remote meetings with licensees, agents, retailers and other partners and suppliers as required.

Agent and retailer (DTR) management

Range planning.

Collating final visuals for marketing requirements / lookbooks

Competitor awareness and trend overviews

The role will also include internal…