Posted: 7/12/2022
Job Title: Senior Consumer Products Manager (North America)
Location: Remote, work from home in the US only
Position Type: Full-time (40 hours)
Job: Senior Consumer Products Manager (North America)
Return to CareersWhat’s the Job?
Adopt Me is a top game on the Roblox platform (Mobile / PC / Xbox) with over 28 billion plays and 38 million players logging in each month. Adopt Me is not only the cutest pet adoption roleplay game on Roblox, but also one of the most significant social experiences for this next generation. We are a small team with a huge community, so to push the limits of scale and quality we are expanding our commercial team.
We’re looking for an experienced Senior Consumer Products Manager to join Uplift Games, focusing on North America. Reporting to the Head of Consumer Products, you will work alongside them on key global partnerships in toys and publishing, focusing on regional activations. You will be responsible for the Consumer products strategy across Softlines and Hardlines in North America with a focus on key categories and effectively managing the roll-out in market. You will develop retail relationships alongside our partners to develop in store activity. This role will be pivotal in generating new revenue sources and deepening our players’ already deep connection with the game they love.
It is essential that you value diversity and want to work alongside talented people from marginalized groups. We are explicitly a trans, LGBTQIA+, BIPOC / BAME, and disability positive team, and you will be an active supporter of all team members.
We are a diverse team and we strongly encourage applications from people in marginalized groups. This is a remote position open to candidates who are based in the US and can demonstrate eligibility to work in their country.
WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING
- Support Head of Consumer Products on strategy for global toy and publishing partners
- Create and deliver regional strategy across Hardlines and Softlines
- Manage deals from start-to-finish: work to identify the opportunities, build the business case, gain approval from the relevant stakeholders, and execute the deal.
- Manage the royalty reporting and forecasting process with all US partners
- Build strong relationships with partners ensuring updated brand information is provided
- Support partners at retail
- Work closely with product development team to ensure best in class product is released
- Effectively liaise with marketing on strategies to link physical product with digital game
- Maintain a network of relationships across the industry with partners, potential partners, competitors, and innovators in the space.
- Be an ambassador for Uplift Games in any external dealings, embodying our values.
YOUR BACKGROUND
These are the things candidates really should have but can make up for in other areas. If you’re missing one or two, consider applying anyway, especially if you belong to a marginalized group.
- 4+ years experience working in a commercial role in the Consumer Products industry
- Proven track record of deal making, strong negotiation skills and partner management
- Strong sense of teamwork and cooperative spirit, giving and receiving help when necessary.
- Experience of working effectively with global partners and an understanding of regional differences when negotiating a deal
- Active market intelligence with a network of connections across the industry.
- An entrepreneurial approach and ability to work in a fast paced environment
- Highly detailed and organised with a proactive work ethic.
- Willingness to travel to meet potential partners as needed and attend trade shows
- A data-driven approach with regards to forecasting and planning.
- Experience of contracts and specifics of legal agreements
- Experience working with teams remotely across multiple international time zones, both synchronously (e.g on call) and asynchronously (e.g over written communication).
BONUS POINTS
These are things that can improve your candidacy, but none of these are necessary to apply
- Experience working in small, rapidly scaling teams.
- Experience in creating and managing DTR partners
- Experience with gaming brands and in particular UGC or “Metaverse” platforms.
- Experience in working with promotional partners
Requested supplementary documents
- A copy of your CV / Resume
- A brief overview (cover letter) of why you want to work at Uplift Games
- What do you think are the major KPIs for an effective Merchandising roadmap?
- Any relevant links to products or teams you worked on.
What’s the Compensation?
When possible, we provide transparent estimated salary ranges to set expectations early and to respect your time.
We recognize, however, that salaries vary within our various remote geographical locations. To give an indication of the salary level for this role, we estimate the annual salary will be as follows for these example locations:
- New York, NY: $90,000 - $110,000 USD
Our compensation package is intended to be competitive with your local market and is negotiable.
We have a competitive benefits package. Find out more on our Why Work Here page.
I’m ready to apply.
A few reminders: you must be over 18 to apply. Though this is a remote role, you must reside in and have permission to work in the US to apply.
We’re really looking forward to reading your application. Apply for this job on Homerun below!