Associate Product Manager - Trading Cards (Premier League)

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Job Description

Fanatics Collectibles is hiring an Associate Product Manager to join our growing product team supporting the Premier League license. The Associate Product Manager works on retail collectible football products and helps execute the strategy set by the Product Manager. You will oversee executional activities across multiple properties that help ensure the products are of high-quality, delivered on-time and within budget. The role will require strict attention to detail, ability to manage multiple deadlines, and ability to be fast and flexible in reacting to feedback from managers, cross-functional teams and licensors.

Responsibilities:

• Assist Product Manager in creating the yearly product release plan for Premier League trading card products
• Assist Product Manager on creation of product descriptions and ensure deadlines are met
• Manage subject lists and budgets to maximize quality of product content
• Manage autograph and memorabilia budgets per trading card project
• Work with project management to ensure production deadlines are met
• Partner with creative department to assist in the review and approval of designs for each brand
• Partner with editorial team to ensure content (e.g. image selection and text) is appropriate for each product
• Assist in providing direction to marketing on product promotion
• Oversee and liaise with licensors to implement a smooth approvals process for the projects that you are working on
• Work with Product Manager to create go-to-market strategy for key releases

Requirements:

• Comprehensive knowledge of sports, specifically football
• Knowledge of retail collectibles, the football category & the Premier League license trends
• Ability to work in fast-paced team environment
• Proven ability to multi-task and prioritize
• Attention to detail and strong organizational skills
• Strong computer skills - Word, PowerPoint and Excel essential
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills - written and oral
• Creative and strategic thinking abilities

Experience:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• At least 2-3 years brand or product development experience.
• Consumer products or collectables experience preferred.

The above list of job duties is not exclusive or exhaustive and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post.