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Associate Creative Licensing and Traffic Manager
2 years ago
At Wizards of the Coast, we connect people around the world through play and imagination. From our genre defining games like Magic: The Gathering® and Dungeons & Dragons® to our growing multiverse, we continue to innovate and build new ways to foster friendship and connection. That’s where you come in!
Are you a process focused, tool-savvy Asset Manager who is ready to share impact over content? Would you be excited to be a part of the growth of Magic and D&D into new channels, expressions, and audiences?
We are seeking a sharp and confident Associate Creative Licensing & Traffic Manager to shepherd art assets, information, and partner feedback through our creative development pipeline. From a project’s inception to approval, you will play a crucial role in the success of our entertainment and consumer products efforts. As a member of the Franchise Development team, you will work closely with external licensees, internal partners, and your fellow creatives to curate and distribute visual reference, provide and facilitate consumer products feedback, and improve resource organization on an ongoing basis.
What You'll Do:
- Ensure that each project is set up for success from the very start, working with partners to define targets and equipping them with critical assets and direction.
- Lead the product development process from conceptual designs through approvals in Brainbase.
- Own day-to-day communications with some licensees and delegate others to appropriate subject matter experts.
- Be a part of all manner of licensed projects - Hardlines, softlines, packaging, publishing, marketing collateral, and press releases are all examples.
- Project trafficking, feedback, and approvals.
- Collaborate with other Creatives to update and ever-improve the resources and tools that Wizards relies on for scalability.
- Organize resources to be more intuitive, and accessible than they were the week before, from tagging assets to contributing as a thought-leader for entire systems and processes are in bounds for this role.
What You'll Bring:
- A passion for working collaboratively, a love of delivering quality offerings to an audience, and a healthy relationship with feedback.
- An inherent enjoyment for working in various tools to enable creative development.
- Equal parts eye-for-detail and ability to keep the larger goals in mind.
- Outstanding communication, teamwork, and relationship building skills.
- 2+ Years of demonstrated ability in related fields - This could be creative development, art direction, coordinating creative workflows, asset management, publishing, and/or consumer products.
- Hands-on experience in visual development and giving professional feedback.
- Existing knowledge of our IPs.
We are an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer
The above is intended to describe the general content of and the requirements for satisfactory performance in this position. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of the duties, responsibilities, or requirements of the position.
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