Consumer Products; Licensing Undergraduate Industrial Placement

Overview

Company Description

CREATIVITY IS OUR SUPERPOWER. It’s our heritage and it’s also our future. Because we don’t just make toys. We create innovative products and experiences that inspire, entertain and develop children through play. Mattel is at its best when every member of our team feels respected, included, and heard—when everyone can show up as themselves and do their best work every day.

We value and share an infinite range of ideas and voices that evolve and broaden our perspectives with a reach that extends into all our brands, partners, and suppliers.

The Team

Consumer Products EMEA team sits within the world of brand licensing. Simply put, brand licensing allows companies to ‘rent’ our well-known brands and use it on their products, connecting our powerful brands to in-demand products such as clothing, home furnishings, sporting goods and much, much more. Imagine seeing Barbie clothing in Primark or a remote-control Hot Wheels car – we make that happen!

The licensing/consumer products team work on projects from initial ideas, right through to seeing that product on shelf and beyond. When it comes to marketing, licensing is an opportunity to create lots of new consumer touch points, whilst generating revenue simultaneously.

We are looking for an undergraduate university student to join the Hardlines (including but not limited to publishing, puzzles & baby care) team to work on the following duties:

• Products Approval: assist the CP creative team to ensure products are keeping within the brand guidelines set by Mattel and supporting the creative process;
• Market Insight: supporting the team when it comes to monitoring market trends and gathering insights into competition, marketing activity etc..;
• Project Support: project admin across the EMEA region (tracking, chasing deadlines, updates, reminders to managers and team);
• Support Creative team: set up new licensees in creative in assets platform, updating creative folders;
• Support on Amazon Consumer products campaigns;
• Event Organisation Support and Attendance (Trade Fairs, Consumer Shows, Partner Days, Summits): coordination of all aspects including organising venue, inviting licensees, dressing venues, organising samples, transport, product displays and sales materials;
• Process Support: support Category Managers in uploading and amending licensee deals onto our internal system, Rights Logic;

• General Department Support:
  • Support category managers with commercial activity

• Sample coordination for PR and Marketing initiatives
• Liaison with licensees to gather specific category information for presentations and databases
• General office admin including filing, holiday planning, stationery, reporting
• Update and maintain product decks with current product imagery and licensee information
• Updating brand and franchise decks
• Managing promotional and advertising activity with our partners
• Coordination and updating of UK Showrooms
• Support across quarterly forecasting cycles

Mattel Interns receive a unique opportunity to play an active role in the generation of event initiatives, with the other Mattel interns alongside the ‘Heart of Play’ social committee, to drive employee engagement and live the Mattel Brands, include the Halloween Party, Children’s Festive Party and other ad-hoc events and activations. As well as assisting with the organisation and delivery of philanthropic activities as a member of Mattel’s charity events management team, “Our Committee”

What We’re Looking For:

Technical

Competencies:

• Microsoft Office:
  Advanced Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Excellent telephone manner and typing skills.
• Time management skills
• Must be able to prioritise
• Exceptional organisational and communication skills

Behavioural

Competencies:

• Currently studying an undergraduate degree with a placement year (Masters students will not be accepted)
• Must be a team player
• Proactive, flexible and adaptable
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to build strong relationships with key stakeholders both internally and externally
• Able to prioritise work with good organisational skills
• Strong interpersonal skills…