Licensing Assistant, Penguin Ventures
6 months ago
Penguin Ventures, the licensing and consumer product division of Penguin Random House Children’s UK, is looking for a **Licensing Assistant **to join their growing team.
**About Penguin Ventures**
We’re off the page and on an adventure
We take our iconic literary brands and characters off the page, and bring them to life via our licensing and consumer products programme, with brands including Peter Rabbit, The World of Eric Carle, The Snowman, Spot and Flower Fairies. We connect with our audience and fans at every touch point - whether that’s on physical products, through partnerships at retail, within promotions, across digital, or through live experiences such as stage shows or garden trails - managed in-house through our expert team.
**The Role**
Reporting to the Commercial Director and joining a team of 12, this role is responsible for an array of operational and administrative duties, including:
- Providing diary management support to the Commercial Director, and organising team meetings and events (including room / venue bookings)
- Managing and tracking paperwork and maintaining relevant documentation, including budget/spend tracking, licensee lists and contractual documentation
- Supporting the team with trade fairs and events, including brand days and Brand Licensing Europe
- Supporting with projects, systems and processes, including SAP, BrandComply
- Collecting and collating data for reports and presentations, including research tasks
- Any other ad-hoc / business requirements coming from the Ventures team
**What You’ll Bring**
You’ll be eager and interested to learn about licensing, and be passionate about the brands we look after. We’ll need you to be a proactive and methodical worker, organised and with an eye for detail. You’ll have experience working in an office environment, and be comfortable using Microsoft Outlook, Office and Teams.
You will need to demonstrate administration and organisational skills, and possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
What you’ll get in return is a collaborative and creative team that will champion your ideas and give you the opportunity to work with some of the best-known brands in the world. This is an excellent opportunity to kick-start your career in licensing.
**Application Instructions**:
In this role, you’ll be supporting the team licensing our amazing brands.
Peter Rabbit is one of our most successful brands - what do you think is one of the most exciting things we’ve done with this brand in the licensing space? Please spend no more than 300 words in answering this question as part of your cover letter.
**About Penguin**:
We’re the UK’s largest publisher; made up of some 2,000 people and publishing over 1,500 books each year. Our doors are open to all kinds of talent. In a constantly evolving industry, we work hard to stretch the definition of the word publisher. Here, you’ll work with a breadth of talent who all play their part to make each of our books a success. Together, we make books for everyone because a book can change anyone.
**Salary**: You'll start on £27,500, plus bonus and benefits.
Competitive benefits package: Our people are the heart of our business, and we work hard to support a culture of responsibility and recognition.
Our benefits include:
- Financial - discounted shopping, season ticket loan, rental deposit loan
- Wellbeing - healthcare cash plan, employee assistance, gym loan
- Lifestyle - taste card, tech scheme, free and discounted books
Hybrid working: We’re experimenting with a hybrid way of working that suits the needs of each team. While our offices across the UK are places to connect, collaborate and celebrate with colleagues, we recognise that flexibility around where you work is just as important. For this role we expect that you'll work from the office at least two days a week.
Please note, we are not able to accept agency CVs for this role. Any CVs sent speculatively will not be eligible for a fee.
**Company**: Penguin Books Limited
**Country**: United Kingdom
**State/Region**: London
**City**:London
**Postal Code**: SW11 7BW
**Job ID**: 267942
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