Brand Services Specialist, Fashion & Home (12-months FTC)

London, UK (Hybrid)

£54K/yr – £98K/yrMid Level5+ years expTemporary

Posted 7 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Owns brand governance for licensed Pokemon products, aligning asset usage, mitigating timeline risks, and guiding partner interpretations across categories to protect the Pokemon brand.

  • Brand governance: approve submissions, enforce asset usage, and ensure licensed products stay on-brand.
  • Partnership execution: coordinate with licensees and internal teams to define assortments and character rollouts by focus characters and market needs.
  • Process discipline: track development from concept to approval, maintain records, and report monthly pipeline status.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Review and approve submissions for assigned partners, ensuring alignment with brand guidelines and use of approved TPCi assets for licensed products.
  • Identify potential timeline risks and escalate with proposed solutions.
  • Guide partners toward strong, brand-appropriate interpretations tailored to their product category.
  • Partner with internal teams and licensees to define product assortments and character rollouts, aligned with focus characters, partner capabilities, target market, and refresh cadence.
  • Support internal and external stakeholders in representing the Pokémon brand across products and marketing materials.
  • Communicate regularly with partners via email, calls, and meetings to support development and approvals.
  • Track and maintain accurate records of product development from concept through approval.
  • Compile and distribute monthly reports on product approvals and pipeline status.
  • Support the development of process documentation, tools, and training materials.
  • Create presentations and contribute to team projects as needed.

Requirements

  • Five (5) to seven (7) years of relevant professional experience or a demonstrated equivalent level of expertise.
  • Bachelor's degree in a related field or a demonstrated equivalent level of applicable experience.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills.
  • Highly organized with strong attention to detail and accuracy.
  • Effective time management with the ability to meet deadlines across multiple projects.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
  • Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to provide direction when needed.
  • Ability to prioritize tasks and manage competing priorities independently.
  • Strong understanding of product development or ability to quickly learn category-specific requirements.

Preferred

  • Experience with Adobe Illustrator and/or Photoshop is a plus.
  • Project management experience is a plus.
  • Additional languages are a plus.

Benefits

  • Competitive cash-based compensation programs.
  • 100% employer-paid healthcare premiums for you.
  • Generous paid family leave.
  • Employer-paid life insurance.
  • Employer-paid long and short-term income protection insurance.
  • US Employees: 401k Employer Matching.
  • UK/IRE/MX Employees: Pension Employer Contributions.
  • Fitness reimbursement.
  • Commuter benefit.
  • LinkedIn learning.
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The Pokémon Company International

Join one of the most popular children’s entertainment properties in the world! The Pokémon Company International, a subsidiary of The Pokémon Company in Japan, manages the property outside of Asia and is responsible for brand management, licensing, marketing, the Pokémon Trading Card Game, the animated TV series, home entertainment, and the official Pokémon website. Pokémon was launched in Japan in 1996. For more information, visit https://corporate.pokemon.com/en-us/

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