Merchandising Coordinator jobs in California

ABOUT GLOBAL MERCHANDISING SERVICES:

Global Merchandising Services are music artist, celebrity, and brand merchandise experts. Headquartered in London and Los Angeles, Global is a licensing powerhouse with best-in-class design, product development, and manufacturing and direct-to-consumer sales.

Global executes and delivers business through all channels of retail distribution, live events, web stores, pop-up stores, brand origination and development, sponsorship, endorsements, and third-party licensing. As the exclusive partner for its extensive roster of musical artists and brands, Global develops unique and innovative merchandise programs for its clients.

Winner of 8 consecutive Licensing Industry Awards, 2011-2018 for best celebrity license program, re-affirms Global’ s expertise and ability to deliver on a worldwide basis for its clients and recently nominated for the 2019 innovation award. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Assist Brand Managers in approval workflow across retail, licensing, touring and ecommerce.
• Create outstanding approval summaries weekly and keep up to date documents of what needs to be shown to artist management and what has been approved.
• Track approvals for new creative development for fresh product.
• Compile and communicate retail approvals to the retail department.
• Keep track of all outstanding licensing deals that are out for approval with management and communicate approval to licensing department once approval is confirmed/received.
• Monitor tour grab sheets and request roughs for all tour approvals.
• Assist in any and all other approval tracking for miscellaneous (i.e., Supply, VIP, Marketing/Press Release etc.)
• Work with production on the product development sourcing and timelines before Brand Managers engage in creative development.
• Track all artist releases and anniversaries on a schedule a year ahead.
• Update shared release calendars for artists that require it. (Motorhead, Motley Crue, etc.)
• Cross checking Tour Diary and comparing against routing / itineraries and updating with changes. Spot checking date back tees for errors on cities, dates, etc.
• Organizing and researching metrics for artists one sheets, brand guides, bios, etc. Maintain current metrics and artist plans.
• Manage calendars across the Brand Management department for meetings.
• Place and track all comp orders and owning the comp workflow on the Brand Management side.
• Assist Brand Managers for any specialty projects requested by artist management.
• Help Brand Managers develop global marketing plans for their roster. Ensure plans are being executed on time and with excellence. Coordinate with other internal functions to drive projects to completion (Creative, Production, D2C, etc.)
• Organize information, statistics, and highlights for creative pitch presentations.
• Responsible for asset delivery to internal creative department from artists and management. Ensure Creative Dept receives notice of all approved new creative development and obtains roughs etc.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS

• College degree in related field preferred
• Microsoft Suite proficiency
• Highly organized and detail oriented
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Understanding of music, entertainment, pop culture landscape

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to talk or hear in order to give and receive information and instructions.
• Ability to stand, walk, sit, use hands to type, handle or feel objects, tools or controls.
• Ability to reach with hands and arms.
• Ability to use computer keyboard up to 80% of the day.
• Visual acuity, ability to adjust focus and peripheral vision for work on a laptop or other computer equipment.
• Lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

COVID-19 CONSIDERATIONS

Global is taking all the required CDC requirements to provide a safe working environment for our employees.

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Global Merchandising Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law, and will not be discriminated against based on disability. EOE/AA M/F/D/V.