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Licensing Intern

at The Jel Sert Company in West Chicago, Illinois, United States

Job Description

or nearly a century, The Jel Sert Company has focused on creating high-quality, high-value foods and beverages that help bring people together. In 2022, Jel Sert was certified as a Great Place to Work! We are currently looking for a passionate and dedicated individual to join our team as a Licensing Intern. If you are looking for a Great Place to Work, with a work environment that encourages personal growth, responsibility, and a shared vision for creating incredible products that help create lasting memories, then Jel Sert wants you!
The Jel Sert Licensing Team is looking for a creative and pop-culture connected LICENSING INTERN to join our team this summer. The ideal candidate will be curious to learn more about licensing and promotional partnership planning. Reporting to our VP Licensing & Partnerships, this position will assist with promotional planning, sampling programs, licensing product development, and content development for the website and social platforms.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
Support promotional activation and licensing development efforts
Maintain and organize content/creative assets for licensed products on website, asset management, and other digital channels
Analyze social trends to identify opportunities for our licensed brands
Stay up to date on the latest pop culture, social media and digital marketing trends and apply them to our portfolio of licensed brands
In partnership w/ social media team, assist in researching influencer partners for licensed brands. Moderate influencer and user-created content and identify opportunities to repurpose content across our owned channels for licensed brands
Send product sample requests for licensors
Manage requests from sales including new item info, mockups and tasting sample request forms
Commercialization Support: As needed, fill in requests and briefs, ensure dates/tasks deadlines/product info is inputted accurately into Workfront, maintain at least 1-2x a week for weekly Marketing status calls.

QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
Candidate needs to be working towards or currently pursuing a degree or a recent graduate with a degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, or relevant experience.
Strong competency and experience with using social media, personally and professionally.
Must have exceptional knowledge of the English language, with a strong grasp of grammar, spelling and proficient in copywriting, proofreading, and critiquing.
General knowledge of image and video formats considered a plus.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks/projects. Able to work on multiple projects at the same time, each with a different deadline.
Willing to take initiative and to innovate.
Strong creative, organizational, problem-solving and time-management skills.
Team Player with strong interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate on projects with constructive feedback.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
Standing: Remaining upright on the feet, particularly for sustained periods of time.
Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.
Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to-position.
Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with whole hand or arm as in handling.
Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken... For full info follow application link.

It is the policy of The Jel Sert Company to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all colleagues and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, pregnancy/childbirth, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability or perceived disability, genetic information, citizenship, veteran or military status, marital or domestic partner status, or any other category protected by federal, state and/or local laws. 

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Job Posting: 11876240

Posted On: May 06, 2024

Updated On: May 06, 2024

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