Licensing and Design Coordinator

Job description / Role

Licensing and Design Coordinator
Salary: up to AED 12,000 based on experience
Location: Dubai

Our client is a leader in raising funds for humanitarian aid throughout the region and Globally.
Their influence in attracting high profile people into their programs are impressive with outstanding results for more than 5 years.

An exciting role has come up in their Licensing and design department which includes a combination of administrative duties and a variety of projects.

They are seeking a Licensing Resources Coordinator and Design Administrator to join their dynamic team.

Key responsibilities of the role are as follows:

• Editing, manipulating, and retouching celebrities’ artworks and creating the artwork templates to load onto the FTP in order to be ready for diverse products.
• Creating and editing different marketing materials for promotions such as banners, displays and posters for printing and online purposes.
• Developing graphic materials for events and logistics.
• Monitoring and editing artwork PDFs for the organization site, including editing names and images.
• Designing and updating new online resource platforms for use by licensees, distributors, retailers, and agencies.
• Maintaining and amending the different versions of the online Licensable Leaders e-brochure and All Leaders e-brochure as well as the physical print ready artwork brochures.
• Manage and create presentations and catalogues in accordance with Style Guide.
- Maintaining and amending the International versions of the Style Guide only in accordance with instructions from the Licensing Brand Directors (LBDs).
- Evaluating and monitoring folders and documents on the FTP space.
- Updating the website
• Giving support and advice on design resource matters to LBDs.
• Manage and update social media stories e.g. Facebook, Twitter including responding to queries.
• Managing images relating to the product and marketing presentations on the Licensing Resources Platform.
• Ensuring that the Licensing Resources Platform and Press Platform are always up to date.
• Photograph all pre-production and production samples in a professional manner, supplying photographs to licensees, licensing agencies, and distributors both directly and within the related Licensing Resources Platform as well as supplying these when needed to the LBDs.
• Design and coordination of printing of all marketing materials e.g. posters, banners, flyers where required for events, trade fairs and in-store promotions.
- Updating presentations (on the Licensing Resources Platform).
- Creating/updating maps for presentations.
- Creating Artwork replicas for exhibitions.
• Checking licensing agencies, licensees and all distributors’ websites – to see if anything breaches the Style Guide or Licensing Leaders List comments.
• Updating social media with new press articles.
• Checking/updating all the data figures on the licensing resources platform on a regular basis.
• Ensuring that web software and related plugins on websites are up to date to help minimize security issues.
Providing administrative support to the team members

Requirements

• Microsoft office tools
• CS5 Photoshop
• Illustrator
• InDesign
• CS5 Dreamweaver
• WordPress and WordPress plugins
• Knowledge of FTP software
• Knowledge of web design
• QuarkXPress 8 (preferable, but would accept InDesign)
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Basic knowledge of using Facebook and Twitter
• Basic knowledge of using edit.freemap

About the Company

KERSHAW LEONARD "WE CHANGE PEOPLES LIVES"

Who we are:

Founded in September 1999 The Kershaw Leonard Group was based upon professional recruitment practices laid down by the UK Institute of Employment Consultants whose values are still at the core of our success today.

Inherently we believe that recruitment is a people business not a CV processing business and as such we take time and care to make sure we understand the needs of both our Clients and our Candidates.

Such attention to the care side of our business together with the sheer length of time we have been established has given us a unique position. We regularly attract top class candidates who only want to work with Kershaw Leonard as they trust our confidentiality and professionalism. Similarly, more than 75% of the clients we work with come back for more when they have a new position to fill.

What we do:

Kershaw Leonard Group places exceptional talent on a Global scale. Our winning strategy is to partner very closely with a small number of clients so we can really understand their objectives, needs and aspirations in a way that allows us to intuitively know the kind of cultural fit they are looking for when the time comes for them to recruit new talent. Then once that talent is on board and part of the client’s team, to assist wherever is needed to improve performance and leadership skills

Why Us:

The Kershaw Leonard Group is more than just a recruitment agency. In addition to KL Recruitment, KL Consulting offers a vast spectrum of skills from our experienced behavioural psychologist and consultants with almost two decades of HR Director level experience in the region.