Marketing Manager, Retail & Licensing

Torrance, CA (Hybrid)

$100K/yr – $110K/yrMid Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive cross‑functional, multi‑touch marketing campaigns for a globally recognized brand through Retail, Licensing, and Creative teams.

  • Own end‑to‑end campaigns and the master marketing calendar.
  • Must-have: 5+ years in consumer brands or retail marketing.
  • Standout: Cross‑functional leadership and brand storytelling across fandom culture.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Partner closely with Retail & Sales to define long‑term strategy, seasonal priorities, and key opportunities.
  • Build and deliver strategic campaign briefs that set the foundation for execution.
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for partners—guiding them, gathering assets, and ensuring smooth communication.
  • Project manage campaign timelines, deliverables, and alignment across all stakeholders.
  • Present campaign recaps with insights and recommendations for future growth.
  • Right‑size ad hoc requests based on business impact.
  • Provide brand stewardship and guidance to external partners to maintain brand integrity and consistency.
  • Elevate campaigns through character storytelling, cultural relevance, and cross‑category opportunities.
  • Partner with Retail, Licensing, Gaming, Creative, Content, and E‑comm teams to build cohesive multi‑touch campaigns.
  • Act as “the glue” of the campaign—driving clarity, connection, and collaborative ideation.

Requirements

  • BA/BS in Marketing, Business, or relevant experience.
  • 5+ years in consumer brands, retail marketing, licensing, or culturally relevant brand marketing.
  • Experience with Airtable or other project management platforms.
  • Strong communication, presentation, and cross‑functional leadership skills.
  • Ability to thrive in fast‑paced environments with shifting priorities.
  • Cultural fluency across fandom, trends, and consumer behavior.
  • Experience with retail marketing, events, partnerships, or promotions.
  • Enthusiasm for the Sanrio brand and characters.
  • 10–15% travel.
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Sanrio, Inc.

3.4 Glassdoor

Sanrio® is the global lifestyle brand best known for pop icon Hello Kitty®, who celebrates her 50th Anniversary. Home to many endearing characters including ChococatTM My MelodyTM, Badtz-maruTM and KeroppiTM, Sanrio was founded on the 'small gift, big smile' philosophy - that a small gift can bring happiness and friendship to people of all ages. Since 1960, this philosophy has served as the inspiration for the broad spectrum of unique products and experiences. Today, more than 50,000 Hello Kitty-branded items are available in over 130 countries and upwards of 15,000 U.S. retail locations including department, specialty, national chain stores and Sanrio boutiques. For more information please visit www.sanrio.com.

Founded in 1960
USA
222 employees (50 in marketing)
66% recommend to a friend

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1.6M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$8K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
45.8%
Direct
46.1%
Referral
3.3%
Social
4%
Paid
0.6%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~222

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
25 (11% of company)

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