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About Moonbug Entertainment:

Moonbug is a next generation entertainment company that has cemented itself in the children';s media space. Would you like to be part of the next frontier of inspiring and engaging stories to kids around the world?

Founded in 2018, with primary offices in London and Los Angeles, Moonbug creates, produces and publishes thousands of minutes of video and audio content every month with the goal of teaching compassion, empathy and resilience. We are a fast-paced global company, and have already grown to become the largest kids entertainment company on digital platforms in the world. Some of our existing titles include global sensations CoComelon, Blippi, Little Baby Bum, Morphle, Supa Strikas, ARPO and many more which are available in 32 languages and can be viewed on more than 100 platforms globally.

Moonbug is part of Candle Media, an independent, creator-friendly home for cutting-edge, high-quality, category-defining brands and franchises. Candle is run by leading entertainment executives Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs, and backed by investment capital from funds managed by Blackstones flagship private equity business.

The Role

A key role within the Moonbug Consumer Products team which is responsible for driving and managing the product development for our master toy and defined global licensees.

Responsibilities

• Lead the product development of all defined licensees collaborating with the Head of Product Development, key commercial CP stakeholders and General Managers for each brand ensuring product innovation, brand consistency and commercial relevance.
• Work with the Head of PD and our commercial CP team to ensure each range is right sized for the brand, retailers, countries etc and delivers on our CP strategy.
• Partnering with licensees, deliver products which extend our brands storytelling and expand our audience reach whilst consistently bringing fun into all products.
• Manage the day to day development with licensees, ensuring that they receive all assets required and complete development through relevant stages on our approvals system.
• Remain on top of product trends globally in order to inspire our licensees with product ideas, concepts etc, developing concepts and pitch board where needed.
• Offering licensees valid and informed feedback on their development to elevate product and ensure our characters and stories are represented in the best way possible.
• Develop and maintain effective partnerships across our internal teams including our production teams, giving input on product relevant areas and furthering wider teams knowledge of product development requirements.
• In collaboration with the Head of Product Development and commercial CP team, feed into product strategies for new brands, identifying new areas of business and establishing design requirements.
• Identify new product opportunities, create trend directions and develop conceptual designs.
• Run ideation sessions to drive product innovation, inspire licensees and help drive the creation of quality products.
• Ensure all new and existing licensees are trained and kept up to date on the relevant Moonbug brands including creative assets and approval systems.
• Work with the wider PD & Creative Licensing team to ensure any specific asset requests are developed and delivered.
• Support the needs of the wider team at regional and global level as required.

Requirements

Desired qualifications and requirements:

• Degree level education in a related field or equivalent work experience
• Relevant manufacturing experience/knowledge is essential
• Previous demonstrable experience managing global master toy development
• Demonstrable experience as a key contributor to the overall success of developed lines
• Experience working across time zones and coordinating multiple stakeholders needs

Skills required

• An advanced level of market knowledge for product that fall within your portfolio.
• Strong product expertise in manufacturing is essential
• Have strong demonstrable design skills across both 3D and 2D product design and be able to translate trends into innovative, brand relevant design solutions.
• Proven leadership skills with an ability to guide, direct and positively influence.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities
• An ability to think strategically, providing direction for product, trends and business opportunities
• A strong understanding of ages and stages of a childs development to ensure products are age appropriate.
• Develop and maintain an expert knowledge of relevant Moonbug brands in order to assist in their usage on consumer product.
• Ability to build relationships at all levels with internal and external partners
• Strong commercial business acumen

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Wellness Resources
• Others

Salary: $100,000-120,000