Project Associate - Product Development

As a Product Development Project Associate you will support licensees within a designated region serving as a liaison between design teams and artists.

You will report to the Manager- Product Development

Responsibilities/ You Will:

• Route product and marketing submissions in Online Product Approvals (OPA), synthesizing feedback from creative teams so that licensees have a clear understanding of the changes they need to make in order for their products to be approved
• Build relationships with internal Disney Publishing Worldwide creative teams in various countries to stay educated about Art, Editorial, and Design guidelines for all franchises, including Disney, Lucasfilm, Marvel, Pixar and Nat Geo
• Provide product development support to various global book licensees
• Communicate guidelines to licensees through daily email exchanges and occasional meetings that include members of those same creative teams when extra guidance is needed by a licensee
• Provide support to licensees with day-to-day inquiries related to systems, creative/assets and process/schedule. Work with Commercialization team as well as Creative Operations manager to address concerns/issues that arise
• Establish relationships with licensees to better understand each market and business situation and to better attend to the needs of each licensee
• Act as liaison between creative teams and licensees, learning how to balance (and to occasionally arbitrate) differences between the creative guidelines of Art, Editorial, Design teams and licensee business limitations

Basic qualifications:

• High level of organization skills, ability to work with many complex and detailed projects at once
• At least 3 years experience with project management
• Ability to balance the needs of multiple stakeholders
• Ability to work independently under pressure and within tight deadlines
• Minimum 2 years experience working with creative teams
• Relationship building skills – negotiation skills a plus
• Problem solver with a “can do” attitude

Required education:

• Bachelors Degree or equivalent work experience

Benefits and Perks: Disney offers a rewards package to help you live your best life. This includes health and savings benefits, educational opportunities, and special extras that only Disney can provide. Learn more about our benefits and perks at https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.

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