Licensing Consumer Products

WORK OPTION: 4 days a week in office

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Job Summary
This position is part of the Trading Cards, Memorabilia, Hardgoods and Event Retail group within the Global Partnerships & Media / Consumer Product Partnerships department. The role will have significant oversite of the hardgoods and memorabilia businesses, as well as support of our trading cards business for the NBA, WNBA, and G-League. The day-to-day responsibilities will require excellent interpersonal, business writing and communication skills, the ability to manage multiple complex projects at once, and frequent analysis of industry, sales, and royalty data.

Major Responsibilities

• Coordinate and support the hardgoods and memorabilia businesses, including:
  • Execution of day-to-day licensing operations
  • Partner relationship management
  • Product and marketing collateral approvals
  • Deal memo / contract development and tracking
  • Vendor compliance
  • Financial and revenue analysis and projections
  • New product development and execution
  • Fulfillment of partner marketing benefits
  • Development of industry dashboards and analytics standards for all business units
  • Global program collaboration with regional merchandise leads
• Support trading cards business in areas of:
  • Product approvals
  • Marketing and event activations (Rookie Photo Shoot, All-Star, etc.)
  • New product ideation

Required Education/Professional Experience

• 3-5 years working in licensing and sponsorship businesses; prior industry experience in hardgoods and memorabilia is preferred
• Bachelor’s degree

Required Skills/Knowledge Attributes

• Hybrid position – must be able to work in the NBA’s NY office – some travel required for NBA events and partner meetings
• Market experience in hardgoods and memorabilia licensing
• Thorough understanding of sports retail landscape
• Ability to work in fast paced team environment
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Computer skills including PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Tableau
• Detail-oriented and able to handle multiple tasks to successful completion
• Ability to work under tight timeframes and deliver a high-quality work product
• Sensitivity in dealing with confidential information

Salary Range: [[$85,000.00 - $100,000.00]]

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About the NBA
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a global sports and media organization with the mission to inspire and connect people everywhere through the power of basketball.  Built around five professional sports leagues:  the NBA, WNBA, NBA G League, NBA 2K League and Basketball Africa League, the NBA has established a major international presence with games and programming available in 215 countries and territories in more than 50 languages, and merchandise for sale in more than 200 countries and territories on all seven continents.  NBA rosters at the start of the 2021-22 season featured a record 121 international players from 40 countries.  NBA Digital’s assets include NBA TV, NBA.com, the NBA App and NBA League Pass.  The NBA has created one of the largest social media communities in the world, with 2.1 billion likes and followers globally across all league, team, and player platforms.  Through NBA Cares, the league addresses important social issues by working with internationally recognized youth-serving organizations that support education, youth and family development, and health-related causes.