As a Partnerships Manager, you will be responsible for the day-to-day account management and communications between external partners and Fangamer’s internal teams.

You will work closely with our Product Development, Marketing, and Launch teams to shape impactful licensing programs and partnerships for independent and AAA games and developers.

You will also play a key role in managing asset submissions, anticipating partners needs, ensuring brand guidelines and compliance rules are being followed, among all other responsibilities listed in this job description.

Responsibilities:

As a Partnerships Manager you will:

Support day-to-day account management for assigned licensing and business partners:

• Act as a partner representative for Fangamer's merchandise, game publishing, and music departments
• Manage submissions with licensors to ensure materials receive appropriate feedback that is then passed on to the appropriate internal stakeholders in a timely manner
• Routinely follow up with licensors and business partners on various requests, including: business updates, marketing opportunities, and status updates
• Anticipate the needs of licensing and business partners
• Attend and lead meetings with licensing and business partners, and share notes with relevant internal stakeholders
• Add products into Fangamer’s royalty tracking management system, and submit royalty reports to your licensing and business partners
• Plan and strategize marketing opportunities with licensing partners and internal stakeholders to increase the reach and awareness of our products

Collaborate and strategize with Fangamer’s various internal departments:

• Provide regular updates to leadership and internal stakeholders about the status of licenses
• Liaise with Fangamer’s international branches
• Coordinate with Fangamer’s legal department on contracts, terms, and compliance
• Ensure pre-production and contractual samples are shipped out as necessary
• Collaborate with Fangamer’s logistics team to facilitate wholesale orders for your licensing and business partners
• Keep thorough records of communications on projects

Identify and recommend new product and partnership opportunities, and provide your feedback and analysis on new titles:

• Research, analyze, and understand market trends along with consumer, retail and industry needs 
• Work with Fangamer’s internal data team to provide leadership and licensing partners with regularly updated forecasts
• Occasionally travel to conventions and events for relationship management and business development

Qualifications:

As Partnerships Manager, you have:

• At least 3-5 years of relevant experience
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to clearly communicate across multiple products and teams over various channels like Slack, Gmail, Discord, etc.
• Great management systems to organize and action all necessary tasks throughout the workweek
• In-depth knowledge of our fanbase and the games industry at large, including new trends, upcoming releases, customer habits, etc.
• Ability to work closely with multiple teams, understand each team’s workflow and needs
• Strong strategic thinking
• A strong voice to advocate for business decisions that will boost our brand
• Creative problem solving skills to maneuver multiple licenses through shifting timelines, expectations, and a multitude of systems both internally and externally
• A keen eye and attention to detail to maintain project standards throughout multiple handoffs
• A collaborative spirit! There is no success at Fangamer that doesn’t involve the entire team, from the Licensing Team to Mailroom, Customer Service to Photography. A successful Partnerships Manager will lead projects with a team minded outlook. We’re all in it together!

*Please note that you will not have any direct reports as a Partnerships Manager

Salary:

$70,000-$80,000 (based on experience)

Benefits:

• 401(k)
  • 4% Match
  • No vesting
• Bonuses
  • Yearly holiday bonus
  • Profit sharing bonus
• Employee-paid benefits
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Life
  • FSA
• Medical Insurance
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield 'Gold' level plan
  • Fangamer covers 100% of your monthly medical premium (after probationary period)
• Paid Time Off
  • 13 days of paid vacation
  • 13 paid holidays
  • 8 paid sick days
  • Paid bereavement/paternity/maternity leave
  • Dependent Care up to $400/mo reimbursement for eligible expenses (e.g. daycare)

When does the job start?

ASAP

Is relocation necessary?

We always love to have employees join us in our office, but this position is remote-friendly.

Do I have to be a Gamer?

Yes! Well, a gamer, if not a Gamer™ – familiarity with the kind of games we merchandise (from AAA to indie) will be vital for this role, and ideally that will spring from your personal interest in gaming and/or industry experience.

Some tips for new applicants:

• We recommend sending a cover letter to give us a better idea of who you are
• In addition to your work history, we're curious about your interests, hobbies, aspirations, etc – even if they have nothing to do with gaming

Application

Send us an email with your application and the subject line: "Partnerships Manager". We're anticipating a lot of applicants, and sorting through them is a time-consuming process, so please give us a few weeks to get back to you.