Mob Entertainment

THIS IS A JOB OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME!!!! This is the job that when you go to sleep at night frustrated at your present job, wondering if you will ever find that one ideal job, this is the one that will take you to that promised land in your career goals and aspirations. This is the one job that most Directors of Licensing can’t even imagine, because it holds so much opportunity for you to achieve the goals that most people would think impossible. This is it. This is what you have been waiting for since you entered Licensing. You can’t believe it is happening!

APPLY NOW BEFORE SOMEONE ELSE CATCHES YOUR DREAM!

Mob Entertainment is a startup multimedia entertainment studio that is best known for our hit indie horror game “Poppy Playtime.” Poppy Playtime is one of hottest new properties in gaming, and our team is naturally expanding as our ambition expands.

To give a taste of our brand’s popularity, Poppy Playtime was the #2 most searched computer game on YouTube in the last 12 months in the U.S. (only behind a recent Disney film), and Poppy Playtime has over 10 BILLION views on TikTok!!!!!

https://www.mobentertainment.com/

We seek a SUPERSTAR DIRECTOR OF LICENSING to expand our global licensing presence with a targeted, and maintained focus on executing and actually delivering on our projected revenue goals, with the abilty to do so on a regular and consistent basis.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead licensing, brand partnerships and corporate sales strategy and execution
• Build, nurture, and grow licensing/brand partnerships and relationships on behalf of to Mob Entertainment to align with our brand, audience, and priority campaigns
• Drive and execute strategies and go-to-market plans for licensing and brand partnerships, implementing them in close collaboration with Co-founders, and internal Business team.
• Maintain and promote continuous communication with key internal stakeholders for cross-functional alignment
• Track and analyze key partnerships/licensors, campaign and marketing metrics and performance with oversight of budgets and responsibility for reporting to ensure that all campaigns and partnerships are data driven
• Streamline campaign processes and operations by using tools to reduce costs and improve efficiencies
• Develop deal strategy and assist in negotiations, for our licensed products in conjunction with co-founders and external legal support and Business team.
• Creates Presentations to help support new business development and continued growth to existing and prospective licensors/brand partnerships, secures new business accounts/customers consistently.
• Manage product approval for licensors/brand partnerships from concept to production.
• Expedites the resolution of brands/licensor’s issues.
• Create and maintain product guides for all licensors and brand partners. Include line lists, product photos and catalogs. Assist in the maintenance of sample stockroom and inventory for all licensors, including archiving of samples. Includes interfacing with licensor on current sample requirements.
• Assist on multiple projects as they become available, prioritizing projects across multiple categories.
• Make sure the rules and regulations for each licensor/brand & their intellectual properties are being implemented in product design
• Collaborate with internal creative and production teams for best practices as pertains to the licensor’s needs
• Partners with Finance in tracking sales and royalties each quarter
• Develop and execute a gifting and promotional sales strategy to grow our client base and sales pipeline and promote Mob Entertainment to prospective and existing gifting and promotional clients
• Mentor and develop team of 2 direct reports

This job description may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the job described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of the Employer.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of Licensing and Brand Partnership/marketing experience
• BA / BS degree and/or equivalent practical experience preferred
• Positive attitude with focus on growing our brand awareness with clear focus on revenue targets
• Experience managing multiple brand partnerships/licensed brands in a fast paced, entrepreneurial environment
• A team player and is able to collaborative with others, being able to communicate and collaborate with cross-department personnel and Business team.
• Self-starter with extreme attention to detail and followup that delivers actual results
• Ability to handle high volume, quick turn-around projects and continuously take initiative in pushing projects forward under tight deadlines
• Ability to think out of the box, look for new ways of streamlining and improving the approvals process
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Applicants must be 18 years of age and able to work legally in the USA.

Mob Entertainment

SENIOR GAME PRODUCER – MOB ENTERTAINMENT

Company Profile

Mob Entertainment is a startup multimedia studio that is best known for our hit indie horror game “Poppy Playtime.” Poppy Playtime is one of hottest new properties in gaming, and our team is naturally expanding as our ambition expands. To give a taste of our brand’s popularity, Poppy Playtime was the #2 most searched term on YouTube in the last 12 months in the U.S. (only behind a recent Disney film), and Poppy Playtime has over 5 billion views on TikTok.

As a Lead Game Producer on the team, you will play a pivotal role in helping to define and improve our game development best practices and production methodologies. You will work across subject areas of the team to ensure consistent and repeatable deliver of our goals and initiatives. clear goals are outlined and realized throughout the phases of development. As a production leader you will be responsible for plotting the course of development and fostering the collaboration.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Oversee production for multidisciplinary efforts across the entire project, from inception through live and into players hands
• Define and maintain project roadmaps, milestones, deliverables, and staffing plan for product lifecycle
• Drive the completion of goals and facilitate communication, organization, and accountability across all major subject areas in collaboration with other teams and project priorities
• Manage a team of producers and provide mentorship/support to ensure project goals, objectives, milestones, and results are achieved
• Standardize and improve processes and status reporting methodologies for production in order to report progress and forecast dates for senior leadership and the development team
• Partner with all teams and production leadership to make informed decisions on work methods, development pipeline, and setting clear priorities
• Participate in production leadership planning with senior leadership
• Promote and contribute to a culture of diversity and inclusion

WHAT YOU NEED:

• 8+ years of senior-level production experience in game development
• F2P / virtual economy experience
• Solid experience managing activities after launch; new content drops, sales, promotions, new user acquisition campaigns, lapsed player reacquisition campaigns, selling virtual items in a virtual economy.
• Must have shipped at least one AAA game in a production leadership role leading all aspects of a significant portion of the development team
• Strong organization, communication, and strategic skills
• A self-motivated individual who takes the initiative and make sense out of the ambiguous
• Experience orchestrating work across art, design, and engineering
• Able to work with team leads to align priorities and build predictability in scheduling
• Experience supervising a sophisticated project and providing insight and influence into how to deliver more effectively and mitigate risks
• Strong project and people leadership skills
• Calm and deliberate within a highly dynamic, fast-paced environment

BENEFITS

• Health Insurance (medical, dental, vision)
• 14 days of PTO / yr

Mob Entertainment

Company Profile

Mob Entertainment is a startup multimedia studio that is best known for our hit indie horror game “Poppy Playtime.” Poppy Playtime is one of hottest new properties in gaming, and our team is naturally expanding as our ambition expands. To give a taste of our brand’s popularity, Poppy Playtime was the #2 most searched term on YouTube in the last 12 months in the U.S. (only behind a recent Disney film), and Poppy Playtime has over 5 billion views on TikTok.

Responsibilities:

• Work with game, product, and marketing teams to develop a visual style and world setting that maximizes the commercial success of our original IP games.
• Define and uphold the quality bar of our aesthetics – visual targets, style guides, reviews, etc.
• Help build, lead, and nurture the growth of a team of talented artists.
• Create an efficient and scalable art pipeline that can provide a foundation for future games.
• Stay educated on the latest trends and have a strong perspective on how they relate to our current and future projects.

Qualifications:

• Ample experience leading a team.
• Extensive knowledge of game and traditional art processes and production pipelines, Excellent eye for graphical quality and knowledge of techniques used to achieve specific visual targets.
• Strong understanding of the practical implications that different visual styles have on not just art, but also product, design, marketing, and engineering.
• Ability to communicate creative vision, process, decisions, and rationale to team members in a way that inspires and motivates.
• Ability to direct a team across a wide range of visual styles in both 2D & 3D.
• Proven artistic talent and a firm understanding of traditional art and design principles.
• Enthusiasm for directing, mentoring, and otherwise elevating the people around them to do their best work.
• A natural curiosity and eagerness to learn.

Required:

• 4-5 years of experience – Photoshop or other industry illustration software
• 4+ years of experience – Autodesk Maya
• 3+ years industry experience as an Art Director
• Experience developing for a live product
• Department management
• Team management

Mob Entertainment