Job Description
Director, Product Development
Sony Pictures Consumer Products
Director, Product Development
Responsibilities:
• Spearhead creative merchandising product development efforts for SPE Theatrical and SPE Television licensed properties for assigned categories including toys and/or apparel.
• Work hand-in-hand with licensees, leading and managing creative output, ensuring product innovation, brand consistency, and compelling execution within a commercial context.
• Train licensees/partners in the use of our creative assets and approval systems.
• Manage the approval processes, making sure all product development is routed through approval systems as per our global product integrity guidelines.
• Socialize creative product development strategy across multiple internal and external stakeholder teams to ensure seamless collaboration and generation of meaningful licensee feedback.
• Point of contact for talent representation when seeking talent likeness approval for use in style guides or on licensed products for respective categories.
• Initiate and maintain MyMediabox PD and digital asset accounts for agents, licensees, and internal Sony teams as well as manages skus in systems for royalty accounting purposes.
• Creatively and collaboratively solves asset, development, cost, and manufacturing challenges.
• Create and support product presentations to key licensees, retailers, and internal partners.
• Review, process, and organize pre-production and production sample quantities.
Required Skills:
• Bachelor's Degree or relevant work experience.
• 8-10+ years of experience in consumer products/licensing industry or product development and/or entertainment.
• Knowledge of toy or apparel product development and manufacturing.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to efficiently work with all levels of an organization, in a fast-paced environment, managing global relationships.
• Confident and effective communicating and presenting to internal and external partners.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Independent, proactive, and organized self-starter who adapts easily to change.
• Experience in building products from concept to retail, particularly apparel or toys.
• Microsoft Office proficiency, Media Box and Photoshop/Illustrator preferred.
*As part of our commitment to health and safety, SPE requires all US non-union applicants and employees to submit proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or to request and obtain approval of a reasonable accommodation based on disability or a sincerely held religious belief, practice or observance. To request an accommodation for purposes of participating in the hiring process, you may contact us at SPE_Accommodation_Assistance@spe.sony.com.
* Sony Pictures - CA - Culver City Area & Studios
Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rbpv1y-3-16-130-1-42 in your application.