Founded in 1882, Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is an English Premier League Club, based in North London.
Led by the late great Bill Nicholson, the Club became the first in England to win the League and FA Cup Double in 1961, and the first in the UK to win a European Trophy two years later. Spurs has since been home to some of the game’s great entertainers, including Jimmy Greaves, Glenn Hoddle, Paul Gascoigne, David Ginola, Gareth Bale, Heung-Min Son and Harry Kane.
In April 2019, the Club opened an iconic new stadium that sits at the heart of a £1billion sport-led regeneration of North Tottenham. The stadium is the largest football club stadium in London and is a multi-use venue with the ability to host a variety of events 365 days a year, including NFL, boxing, rugby, concerts, and other major events, plus visitor attractions including Stadium Tours and the Dare Skywalk.
The stadium development scheme has to date created more than 4,000 new jobs for local people, with circa £300m pumped into the local economy each year.
Tottenham Hotspur has:
A clear strategy to develop talent from within its Academy, showcased by a strong track record of Academy players graduating to the first-team squad.
A £100m state-of-the-art Training Centre that supports the Club’s ambition to attract, develop and retain the best talent.
Commercial partnerships with globally-recognised brands including AIA Group Limited (AIA), one of the world's leading providers of life insurance services, and Nike, the world’s leading sports footwear and apparel company.
A commitment to minimizing its environmental impact across Club operations, being named as the greenest in the Premier League for the past three years. Tottenham Hotspur is a signatory of the UN Sports for Climate Action Framework, committing to halve carbon emissions by 2030 and become net zero carbon by 2040.
An award-winning Foundation that is renowned for creating opportunities to help enhance the lives of people in its local community through education, employment, health and social inclusion programmes.
JOB PURPOSE
The Club is seeking a Licensing Assistant to support the Licensing team in the management and growth of the global licensing programme.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Researching new licensing opportunities
First port of contact for all Tottenham Hotspur licensing enquiries
Onboarding new licensees and setting up their accounts on our systems
Tracking licensed contracts workflow
Support Buying team in specified licensee’s product development/approval issues
Ensuring all licensee’s ethical and manufacturing information on file
Chasing outstanding royalty reports and assisting in resolving issues
Compile data for internal reporting on unit sales, product development information and licensing updates monthly
Assisting in creation /updating of pitch documents and presentations
Coordinate and schedule meetings and help with meeting preparation
Become Club ‘expert’ on licensing/approval system – Brand Comply
Sending out style guides and player imagery to licensees as required
Responsible for organising sample storage and archiving licensed products
Conduct regular competitor and market research
Handling internal Club requests for licensing information
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
Thinks ahead, generates innovative ideas
Values & respects others, builds relationships, collaborates
Gets things done, delivers to highest of standards, takes responsibility
Time management and planning skills
Attention to detail, be organised, diligent and process-orientated
Good communication skills/ experience of building internal relationships.
Adaptability and flexibility to changing Club demands
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Prior knowledge and experience of licensing, retail and/or product in a commercial or brand function is preferable but not essential.
General commercial understanding of licensing/retail/brand environments.
Understanding of product development life cycle is preferable.
An appreciation for sport is desirable
Safeguarding is fundamental to the success in all that we do. Whilst this role does not require a DBS check, successful candidates are to be reminded that we may review the role and the requirements at a later date which could result in various background and DBS checks.
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club welcomes applications from anyone regardless of age, disability, race, or ethnic and national origins, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
