Brand Coordinator - Japan

Who We Are

Authentic is a unified platform that integrates M&A, brand strategy, creativity and digital innovation to unlock the power of its global Lifestyle and Entertainment portfolio. As the world’s largest sports and entertainment licensing company, Authentic connects strong brands with best-in-class partners to optimize long-term value in the marketplace. Its brands generate more than $32 billion in global annual retail sales and have an expansive retail footprint in more than 150 countries, including 13,000-plus freestanding stores and shop-in-shops and 400,000 points of sale. Authentic transforms brands by delivering powerful storytelling, compelling content, innovative business models and immersive experiences. It creates original marketing strategies to drive the success of its brands across all consumer touchpoints, platforms and emerging media

 Why Authentic

 You’ll be able to access the resources and scale, while leveraging innovative technology and nimble environment. What we’re saying is, this isn’t your average day job. If you’re hungry to drive ideas into action and own your career, let’s chat. Our team is rapidly innovating to evolve and define the future of our brands. With the help of some of the brightest minds in retail, marketing, licensing, legal and more, we are building the intersection of digital and experiential marketing to help achieve that mission. We reimagine, evolve and transform brands! At Authentic, we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity of thought and expertise drive competitive advantage. Our global teams are built by go-getters who contribute unique perspectives and push the boundaries of creativity and innovation. Headquartered in New York City, Authentic has offices in major metropolitan cities including Los Angeles and Miami, as well as Toronto, Mexico City, London, and Shanghai.

What You’ll Do

The Brand Coordinator - Japan will collaborate with a world-class team and network of industry partners to develop and implement a strategy to grow our lifestyle and entertainment revenues, as well as generate awareness, relevancy and growth for Authentic in Japan. If you are a creative, strategic, seasoned Business Manager with licensing business development and marketing experience, we’d like to meet you!

What you’ll be working on

• Manage business processes that align with business strategies, planning, and vision.
• Maintain records for tracking and reporting systems to streamline processes.
• Assist in tracking new licensing agreements and financials related to the Japan market.
• Serve as support for special projects as assigned. Maintain internal policies and procedures for administrative activities. Implement work plans and initiatives.
• Support the creation and management of budget projections, analyzing revenue, and coordination of all fiscal reporting activities.
• Collaborate with internal and external partners to identify business opportunities and develop and implement solutions.
• Work closely with Finance, Legal, Marketing, PR, and other teams on cross-functional initiatives to drive Japan strategy and operations.
• Gather and analyze information from cross-functional teams to identify Japan specific opportunities
• Participate in business strategy discussions with cross-functional leadership in setting Japan specific plans.
• Research and analyze business data for accuracy, trends, and variances to maximize business potential.
• Engage, inspire and galvanize the organization through operational and strategic projects that help drive business for the Japan based team.
• Assist in overseeing the direction, implementation, execution and continuous improvement of the licensing process.
• Localize materials – using local market knowledge and experience, translate corporate communications, brand PR and other materials either from Japanese to English, or from English to Japanese as the use case may require

Must Haves: 

• Excellent communication skills and ability to work with brand and business teams to develop and execute against measurable goals
• Strong mindset for understanding the Japan licensing business landscape
• Experience managing external partners, including licenses and agencies
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in licensing, business development or marketing
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Must be flexible to the needs of a global enterprise, including availability outside of regular working hours
• Business level proficiency in both Japanese and English

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