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Introduction

For 100 years Hallmark Cards has helped people connect with one another and give voice to their feelings. We're best known for greeting cards, but we're much more than that. Our wide range of products include gift wrap, party products, gifts, Christmas decorations and more, and we have an exciting programme of new product development and innovation.

We're proud to be family-owned, and we are committed to the highest standards of ethical and environmental performance through our acclaimed Corporate Social Responsibility programme. Our ways of working are based on respect, passion for our business, hunger for success, a can-do attitude and commitment to teamwork- making Hallmark a very special place to work.

We offer varied and exciting opportunities for career development and personal growth, together with a competitive salary and benefits package.

Licensing Assistant - Commercial

Website Ref: 0044-4
Location:      London 
 
We have an exciting opportunity for a Licensing Assistant within the Licensing department.

Job Purpose and Responsibilities
The purpose of this role is to provide the Group Licensing Director, Senior Licensing Manager and Brand Manager with administrative support as well as managing own projects as and when required.

In this role your key responsibilities will include

    * Providing the level of support required to maintain efficient processes within the licensing team, resulting in effective communication with internal business units and external parties including licensors, retailers and trade press.
    * Providing support in licensing acquisitions, brand management, database management,meeting preparation
    * Duties such as diary management, organising travel events and expenses submissions
    * Communicating with internal business units to gather commercial information to build business plans and forecasts

Requirements
To drive success in this role the essential requirements you should demonstrate are 

    * Being organised so you can plan ahead and multi-task
    * Able to work under pressure - working within tight production and retail launch deadlines
    * Motivated - with the tenacity to see projects through to the end

Ideally, you should also have   
    * Experience within an office environment , preferably in licensing or a similar industry

The Individual
We are in the business of emotional connection so your interpersonal skills and competencies are really important to us. To succeed in this role you will be 

    *   An effective communicator
    *   Able to work under your own inititiative
    *   A team player

Licensing Assistant - Creative

Ref     0002-20
Location     London 

Job Purpose and Responsibilities

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Licensing Assistant within the Tigerprint Licensing department.

 The purpose of this role is to provide the Licensing Manager with administrative support as well as managing approvals as required for both Hallmark and Tigerprint.
 In this role your key responsibilities will include:

    * Co-ordinating approval submissions across all licensed product categories
    * Creating and maintaining a catalogue of products in store and planned launches
    * Requesting and proofing final samples
    * Liaising with NPD managers for launch dates to enable timely product development
    * Communicating with Licensors to ensure product development requirements are being met
    * Creating and maintaining the internal licensing blog to keep teams informed about licensing
    * Preparing for licensor meetings: create agendas, collate products to show etc

Requirements
To drive success in this role the essential requirements you should demonstrate are 

    * Being able to work with or co-ordinate the activities of others
    * Being able to communicate with and influence others within and outside the organisation
    * The ability to solve problems and manage complexity

Ideally, you should also have   
    * Experience within an office environment, preferably in licensing or a similar industry

The Individual
We are in the business of emotional connection so your interpersonal skills and competencies are really important to us. To succeed in this role you will be: 
    * Organised
    * An effective communicator
    * A team player
    * Able to work under pressure
    * Motivated

For further infomation on both the roles and to apply, please click here to go to the website