Licensing and Retail Manager - FTC 16 months

We want you to JOIN THE REBELLION! For 30 years we’ve been independently developing and publishing incredible video games at our multiple studios founded by Jason & Chris Kingsley, but Rebellion is more than just games. We have our own film studio, we create board games, publish books, and through 2000AD, publish comics and graphic novels such as the amazing Judge Dredd. We are on the lookout for a dynamic and experienced Licensing and Retail Manager to join our team and help take our licensing program to the next level.

In this role, you will oversee key elements of global licensing, by managing and contributing to a growing licensed partner portfolio across Rebellion IPs and franchises in video games, TV & Film, publishing, and entertainment. Your mission is to drive and execute the global licensing strategy, to generate growth, and support the companies’ goals. This is a full-time, fixed-term contract for 16 months based at our riverside headquarters in Oxford, offering a creative and relaxed atmosphere where teamwork drives our success. We believe in the power of face-to-face collaboration and work from our Oxford headquarters, a minimum of 2 days per week. However, we understand that flexibility matters, so we’re open to discussing hybrid options based on individual needs.

Responsibilities

• Source prospective partners (licensees, retailers, brand partners, collabs and promotional partners) and conduct due diligence and analysis of markets, categories, proposals, business plans and financial impact.
• Conduct ongoing analysis of all existing licensees, including, but not limited to proposals, requests for category extensions, sales, annual business plans, and marketing plans.
• Day to contact with all major retailers, building strong relationships, understanding the needs and requirements to build cross category programs.
• Financial reporting on an annual and quarterly basis, obtaining, reviewing, and measuring annual and quarterly figures.
• Collaborate with team members and external partners to develop and manage integrated, multi-platform marketing, retail, promotional, and event plans.
• Day-to-day communication with signed licensees, across product development, retail development, marketing, royalty reporting, contract negotiation, promotional planning and resolving issues that may arise.
• Build and update sales tools (presentations, video content, licensee lists etc).
• Design and maintain trend guides across all IP’s, working with key stakeholders and external agencies.
• Attend and manage Trade Shows globally.
• Experience in IP management, managing a portfolio of brands, across all aspects (Contract negotiation, financial reporting, product development, marketing, and retail planning).
• Expertise in developing brand plans with a commercial and strategic direction.
• Solid understanding of the retail market, following trends (physical, digital, channels) and maintain knowledge of key seasonality / buying cycles.
• Strong relationships with licensees, retailers, and brand partners, globally.
• Presentation skills (both creation and delivery), internally and externally.
• Licensing Industry knowledge and connections.
• Skilled in negotiation and contract management.

Benefits

• 22 days holidays + Christmas closure (typically 4 days) & Bank holidays (increasing with service at 5 years – one day each year until you reach 31 days).
• Private Medical Insurance, healthcare cash plan, including dental and Vision.
• Life Assurance, Income Protection & Critical Illness Cover.
• Enhanced Family Leave.
• Enhanced Pension Scheme.
• EAP a range of Mental Health and Wellbeing Support.
• Plus loads more… including a wide range of discounts, freebies, and social events!

Right to Work Statement

This role is only open to applicants who have the permanent right to work in the UK. We are unable to provide or take over visa sponsorship, either now or in the future. Applicants must therefore be able to demonstrate their ongoing eligibility to work in the UK without the need for employer sponsorship.

Life at Our Oxford HQ

Our riverside headquarters in Oxford places you a short walk away from the city centre. Renowned for its rich historical backdrop and esteemed educational institutions, Oxford offers a unique blend of tradition and modernity, with its beautiful architecture and green spaces. Oxford also boasts excellent transport links, making it easy to navigate both the city and the wider country. The city’s train station, just a short walk from our studio, offers frequent services to London, as well as direct routes to major cities like Birmingham, Manchester, and Reading and we also offer free parking at the studio.

Our open-plan office promotes teamwork and innovation, with regular interaction with senior management and other departments, alongside access to free hot drinks, a handy tuck shop onsite and a range of local pubs, cafes and dining options nearby helping make every workday enjoyable!

Inside Rebellion

Whichever team you join at Rebellion we are proud of our open, friendly, and creative atmosphere. We love what we do, and we have fun doing it! As a big indie developer, we have complete creative freedom over our titles which allows us to work on a massive variety of projects across all the major platforms. Our size, stability, and the variety of in-house expertise across multiple industries, makes Rebellion completely unique! We work in our own way, and we celebrate that as the key to our success.

We foster an inclusive culture where you are encouraged to be yourself, to express your creativity and your talent. We are people focused and will support you in every way to can be the best at what you do. We recognise the importance of enjoying what you do and having a healthy work-life balance. We offer a friendly, creative, and relaxed working atmosphere, with sensibly managed projects and a wide variety of benefits and development opportunities for all our teams to ensure you are fully supported with your physical and Mental Well-being.

We are actively recruiting for a diverse team and continue to add to our culture of growth and inclusion. Rebellion encourages innovation in all areas, and we look forward to hearing how you can help us to be better. We encourage all demographics of culture, gender, ethnicity, neurodiversity and beyond, because a representative team makes better products. If you are interested in working at Rebellion, but this role doesn’t sound quite like you, we’re recruiting for a range of positions across the studio and we’re always happy to receive speculative applications via our website.

Visit our Careers website to view all our live vacancies: Rebellion: Careers.