Manager, Franchise Development and Management

What will you work on? The Manager, Franchise Development & Management will provide tactical and operational support for Spin Master's franchise initiatives. This role is central to the day-to-day coordination of cross-functional priorities, ensuring that strategic plans are executed with discipline and efficiency. The Manager will work closely with Directors of Franchise to maintain alignment across teams, track deliverables, and support the successful rollout of franchise activations, presentations and marketing materials across Spin Master's three creative centers: Toys, Entertainment, and Digital Games.

Franchise Operations & Execution:

• Support the execution of franchise roadmaps, ensuring deadlines, milestones, and deliverables are met.
• Manage project trackers, calendars, and timelines across content, marketing, products, and retail initiatives.
• Maintain and update management tools, dashboards, and trackers to ensure visibility of progress.
• Collect and organize performance data for franchise initiatives, supporting ongoing reporting and insights.
• Track KPIs related to audience, franchise activations, and marketing efficiency.
• Assist in managing vendor and agency partnerships tied to franchise execution.

Cross-Functional Alignment & Communication:

• Assist in the preparation and delivery of franchise councils, planning sessions, and executive team updates.
• Support international markets by gathering inputs and ensuring alignment with global strategies.
• Create decks, trackers, and briefing documents for use in executive meetings.

What are your skills and experience?

• Experience in a brand marketing, franchise management, product development, or a related role.
• Entertainment industry experience is highly preferred.
• Demonstrated strength in marketing competencies with a proven ability in positioning and brand development.
• A highly collaborative, team-oriented work style with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Keynote, and Photoshop.

#LI-Hybrid #LI-HM1The anticipated pay range for candidates who will work in California is $95,000 to $110,000 Per Annum. The offered pay to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to years of experience within the job, years of experience within the required industry, education, etc. Spin Master Inc. is a multi-state employer, and this salary range may not reflect positions that work only in other states.

This job posting is tied to an open vacancy.

What you can expect from us:

Our mission is to Make Life More Fun with a vision to push the boundaries of innovation, creativity, and fun.

• Growth and Career Opportunities

• Flexible Work Hours

• Innovation, Collaboration and Fun

• Comprehensive Benefits

• Other fun Perks!

What’s it like to work here?

Spin Master is a fast-paced, hands-on organization that provides many great opportunities for impactful decision-making; though our challenging start-up atmosphere isn’t for everyone, we have a proven record of opportunities for future advancement and internal transfers for our passionate and results driven team.

Everyone is welcome in our sandbox and we are committed to an accessible and inclusive hiring process that provides reasonable accommodation to all applicants.

Spin Master strives to create an accessible and inclusive application and selection process and is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to job applicants who may require provisions to participate in the recruitment, selection and/or assessment processes. Should you require an accommodation, please contact our Talent Acquisition team, by email at TAinquiries@spinmaster.com or by phone at 416 364-6002 and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs.

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We do appreciate all interest; however only those selected for interview will be contacted.