Licensing Manager – Project Hire

The Walt Disney Company

Licensing Manager ensuring growth objectives while managing publishing licensees targeted at adults for Disney Consumer Products. Responsible for strategy, analysis, and collaboration across teams.

Posted 4/15/2026full-timeNew York City • Florida, New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $100,100 - $134,200 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Acts as an ambassador for assigned categories, primarily including reference books, coffee table/deluxe books, and selective novelty books
Seeks and shares data, research, and trends with respect to the competitive landscape
Strategizes and makes thoughtful data-driven recommendations for new business opportunities
Independently analyzes account (licensee and retailer) business performance and develops growth objectives
defined with Disney Publishing initiatives
Develops and implements category and product strategies, management of licensee requests
Responsible for securing approval of plans, working with executive management, business affairs, legal, finance and digital support teams
Accountable for developing, proposing, overseeing and implementing the business strategy for assigned publishing categories
Fiscal responsibility for assigned accounts to include annual budget planning and quarterly revenue forecasting
Provides licensee/product information in support of marketing and brand presentations and sales meetings
Works independently with franchise leads and the global creative development team on new products

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of related licensing experience preferred from the publishing industry
Strong understanding of brand positioning, retail business development function
Highly detail-oriented
Excellent organizational and project management skills
Ability to handle several tasks/assignments simultaneously
Excellent communication & presentation skills
Self-starter, motivated, proactive, dependable
Analytical/strategic thinker
Team player with strong interpersonal skills
Proficient with Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel, Word and PowerPoint; knowledge of financial tracking systems preferred
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health and savings benefits
Educational opportunities
Special extras that only Disney can provide