CREATIVITY IS OUR SUPERPOWER. It’s our heritage and it’s also our future. Because we don’t just make toys. We create innovative products and experiences that inspire, entertain and develop children through play. Mattel is at its best when every member of our team feels respected, included, and heard—when everyone can show up as themselves and do their best work every day. We value and share an infinite range of ideas and voices that evolve and broaden our perspectives with a reach that extends into all our brands, partners, and suppliers.
The Team
The Global Brand Assurance team delivers knowledgeable, efficient and timely review of licensed product to protect our brands and facilitate our growth. The team is just one year old and is continuously striving to improve the way we work within the wider Consumer Products organisation.
Job DescriptionThe Opportunity
Product Approval Coordinators manage and process global consumer products submissions for Mattel brands. The opportunity spans product development across all our fantastic brands, a breadth of categories and multiple regions across the world. This includes supporting licensees with brand immersion, providing feedback in the required amount of time, working with our Global and Regional creative teams to reflect their creative direction in their products. We work with licensees to find solutions to issues and support use of the product approval system.
What Your Impact Will Be:
- Being brand guardian for licensed product from concept through to the final manufactured product.
- Daily management of product approvals and development in our Product Approvals system.
- Provide support & solutions to licensees on their product development and regarding how to use our Product Approvals system.
- Working in collaboration with Regional CP creative designers to reflect regional strategy in development.
- Working with Global CP creative designers on priority licensees to ensure creative direction is executed.
- Contributing knowledge, ideas and solutions to the Global Franchise Product Development team to improve the way we work.
What We’re Looking For:
Requirements:
- 1-2 years relevant experience in consumer products
- Creative design or product development background
- Exceptional organizational skills and adept at multi-tasking
- Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
- Fluent in Spanish and/or Portuguese
Preferred:
- Operations experience
- Process Improvement
- Experience in Brand Comply or other partner management systems
What It’s Like to Work Here
We are a purpose driven company aiming to empower the next generation to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential. We live up to our purpose employing the following behaviors:
- We collaborate: Being a part of Mattel means being part of one team with shared values and common goals. Every person counts and working closely together always brings better results. Partnership is our process and our collective capabilities is our superpower.
- We innovate: At Mattel we always aim to find new and better ways to create innovative products and experiences. No matter where you work in the organization, you can always make a difference and have real impact. We welcome new ideas and value new initiatives that challenge conventional thinking.
- We execute: We are a performance driven company. We strive for excellence and are focused on pursuing best in class outcomes. We believe in accountability and ownership and know that our people are at their best when they are empowered to create and deliver results.
Who We Are
Mattel is a leading global toy company and owner of one of the strongest catalogs of children’s and family entertainment franchises in the world. We create innovative products and experiences that inspire, entertain and develop children through play. We engage consumers through our portfolio of iconic brands, including Barbie, Hot Wheels, Fisher-Price, American Girl, Thomas & Friends, UNO and MEGA, as well as other popular intellectual properties that we own or license in partnership with global entertainment companies. Our offerings include film and television content, gaming, music and live events. We operate in 35 locations and our products are available in more than 150 countries in collaboration with the world’s leading retail and ecommerce companies. Since its founding in 1945, Mattel is proud to be a trusted partner in empowering children to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential.
Visit us at https://jobs.mattel.com/ and www.instagram.com/MattelCareers.
Mattel is an Equal Opportunity Employer where we want you to bring your authentic self to work every day. We welcome all job seekers including minorities, females, individuals with disabilities, and those of all sexual orientations and gender identities.
Top Skills
What We Do
We are a purpose driven company with a mission to create innovative products and experiences that inspire, entertain, and develop children through play.
We treat play as if the future depends on it — because it does. Play is our language, and we speak to our consumers authentically by representing the world as they see and imagine it.
Mattel is a leading global toy company and owner of one of the strongest catalogs of children’s and family entertainment franchises in the world. We engage consumers through our portfolio of iconic brands, including Barbie, Hot Wheels, Fisher-Price, American Girl, Thomas & Friends, UNO, Masters of the Universe, Monster High and MEGA, as well as other popular intellectual properties that we own or license in partnership with global entertainment companies.
Our offerings include film and television content, gaming and digital experiences, music, and live events. We operate in more than 35 locations and our products are sold in more than 150 countries in collaboration with the world’s leading retail and ecommerce companies.
Mattel is recognized for the second year in a row as a Great Place to Work™ and as one of Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators in 2022.
