Life is Good

Manager

• You serve as the primary contact for 6–8 Life is Good licensees — you know their business deeply and work alongside them to ensure they have everything needed to meet and exceed revenue goals
• You are the lead team member and primary point of contact for all properties Life is Good licenses in — including partnerships like Dr. Seuss, Rudolph, NASA, and Airstream
• You manage incoming product samples from all licensing partners, maintaining an organized sample inventory in the Boston office and ensuring samples are available for internal reviews and photography
• You track sales and royalties across your licensed product portfolio and maintain accurate executive reports, working with partners on rolling forecasts that reflect financial results in real time
• You work across Finance, Legal, Marketing, Product, Wholesale, and eCommerce to provide partners with the right support at the right time
• You develop and maintain detailed product launch calendars for inbound licensing collections, facilitating internal meetings across all teams to keep communication clear and deadlines on track
• You lead the process of purchasing licensed products for resale through Life is Good selling channels when applicable
• You partner with Marketing to keep sell-in materials — Brand Decks, Brand Videos, and related assets — optimized and current
• You organize and maintain all partnership assets, creative files, contracts, and approvals so the right information is always accessible and accurate
• You track eCommerce sales and wholesale bookings of licensed product and maintain executive reports, ensuring your partners have appropriate access to best-selling graphics when relevant
• You develop and oversee a quarterly Licensee Newsletter that keeps all partners connected to each other's successes and challenges at retail
• You build and deliver presentations for key moments — including Sales Meetings and Quarterly Family Meetings — that are clear, compelling, and on brand
• You build relationships that last — partners and internal teams trust you because you follow through and show up the same way every time
• You move through ambiguity without losing momentum — when the path isn't clear, you identify what needs to happen and get it moving
• You communicate with clarity and intention — your written and verbal communication makes the important thing land, whether you're in a one-on-one or presenting to a room
• You take ownership and run with it — you understand the direction, build the plan, and execute without needing to be managed
• You keep multiple complex workstreams moving simultaneously — nothing falls through the cracks and no one has to chase you
• You give and receive feedback openly and constructively — you make the work better and you make the people around you better
• You bring the Life is Good mission into how you operate — your optimism is genuine, consistent, and contagious
• You use AI to work through complexity faster — drafting partner communications, organizing data, and building out plans without getting slowed down by the mechanical parts
• You leverage AI to keep your reporting and tracking sharp, turning raw numbers into clear, actionable insights for partners and leadership
• You stay curious about emerging tools, experiment with what's useful, and share what's working with the team
• Your licensees are growing — the partners you manage are meeting or exceeding their goals, and they credit the partnership as a meaningful part of why
• Your internal partners — in Finance, Legal, Marketing, and beyond — rely on you as their go-to for accurate, timely information about licensed products
• Your portfolio is performing — the overall licensed product business is on track, and your contributions are a clear part of that result
• Your partners feel genuinely connected to Life is Good — not just contractually, but as part of the community we're building
• You are the person people come to when they need something done right — because you consistently deliver and you do it with a positive outlook

Licensing Manager

Procurement

• Lead the product lifecycle at Life is Good – from design and development through sourcing, quality, and production art – building assortments that bring our brand to life while hitting the margin, quality, and calendar targets that drive the business forward.
• Manage/lead a large team encompassing Global Sourcing, Quality, Product Management, Production Art, Product Design, and Technical Design.
• Oversee sourcing and development of apparel, accessories, and specialty products, including both foreign and domestic sources, and our in-house production.
• Responsible for the quality of all Life is Good products, human rights, and code of conduct.
• Oversee the company’s product development calendar, build assortments that support the revenue targets of the business units, and oversee the selection of materials, components, and construction options to meet quality and product cost targets.
• Oversee the briefing process for product graphics.
• Oversee the design of core, graphic-friendly products, seasonal assortment items, and our new Signature Collection (launches Fall 2026).
• Work closely with the Partnerships Team to ensure all licensed products reflect Life is Good’s design style, feature appropriate and precise execution of Life is Good Art and Message, and meet Life is Good’s quality and product safety standards.
• Develop the annual department budget and manage to meet the approved level of spending.
• Collaborate with other company leaders (eCommerce, Wholesale, Partnerships, Brand Marketing, Finance, Operations, People, Legal, and Product Graphics) to meet company goals.

Licensing Manager

Vice President of Product – Development, Design, Sourcing and Quality