Printfresh
Printfresh
11 – 50 Employees
eCommerceFashionRetail
Printfresh is a family-owned lifestyle brand and direct-to-consumer retailer based in Philadelphia, creating colorful apparel and home goods for its online store. Its hand-drawn prints appear across pajamas, loungewear, robes, dresses, and accessories, with production carried out alongside artisan partners in Jaipur using organic cotton and hand-screen-printing. The company operates in fashion, retail, and e-commerce, and its assortment includes inclusive sizing and sustainability initiatives. Printfresh hires for a team working across its consumer brand and online retail business.

Director of Licensing and Collaborations

Lead Printfresh’s licensing partnerships and collaborations with external intellectual property owners for its size-inclusive lifestyle apparel brand. Oversee deal negotiations, approvals, contracts, and launches.

Description

  • Oversee Printfresh’s licensing program and coordinate with its agency, Jewel.
  • Identify and assess licensing partners that fit the brand.
  • Negotiate licensing terms, including royalties, guarantees, product categories, and territories.
  • Guide licensees through onboarding, asset delivery, and product and marketing approvals.
  • Monitor royalty reports, payments, and contract dates.
  • Shape Printfresh’s long-term licensing strategy.
  • Develop and pitch collaboration concepts suited to the brand and its customers.
  • Lead collaborations with external intellectual property owners from proposal to launch.
  • Coordinate collaboration timelines, contracts, approvals, and launches.
  • Create collaboration calendars with design and merchandising, allowing for approval and production lead times.
  • Oversee approvals for artwork, samples, packaging, and marketing materials.
  • Monitor royalties, minimum guarantees, and reporting due to licensors.
  • Assess licensing and collaboration results to guide future initiatives.
  • Work with merchandising, design, and marketing teams.
  • Lead deal negotiations with company leadership and external legal counsel.
  • Maintain contracts and monitor renewals, minimums, and exclusivity periods.

Requirements

  • Bring 7–10 years of experience in licensing, brand partnerships, or collaborations at a consumer brand.
  • Experience licensing a brand’s own IP and licensing external IP into a brand is a plus.
  • Have a record of negotiating licensing deals covering royalties, guarantees, and exclusivity.
  • Have experience with entertainment licensors, such as studios and publishers, and their approval processes.
  • Bring strong project management skills and the ability to oversee multiple collaborations at once.
  • Understand apparel product development and production timelines.
  • Communicate clearly and confidently, and build strong relationships.
  • Show good brand judgment and an understanding of which partnerships suit Printfresh.
  • Use AI tools to work more efficiently.
  • Experience at a high-growth brand generating $50–150 million is a plus.

Benefits

  • Health and dental insurance
  • Paid time off and paid holidays
  • 401(k) plan with company match
  • Employee discount on Printfresh products

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