Operations Manager, Moonbug
Consumer Products & Experiences
$125-140k
Entertainment company for kids
Open for applications
Entertainment company for kids
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
$125-140k
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To create shows that kids & parents love.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
- Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities simultaneously
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to communicate effectively with team members and stakeholders at all levels of the organization
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and other productivity tools
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
- A minimum of 2 years of relevant licensing experience in a similar role
- Experience working with project management tools such as Asana, Monday or Trello
- Familiarity with content creation processes and workflows is a plus
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information in a professional manner
- Positive attitude, with a willingness to take on new challenges and learn new skills
What the job involves
- As the Operations Manager for our Consumer Products and Experiences team at Moonbug Entertainment, you will be pivotal in overseeing the day-to-day operations, ensuring efficiency, and driving team success. You’ll act as a key liaison for the team, working closely with members to coordinate projects, manage tasks, and maintain seamless communication.
- Your role will also include providing critical administrative support and ensuring that all team members have access to the tools and resources needed for success. The ideal candidate is highly organized, has great time management skills, and ability to work well under pressure. This role reports directly to the Managing Director, Consumer Products
- The Consumer Products and Experiences team is responsible for signing partners to manufacture products based on our content and then help our partners manage to get them to retailers and ultimately into the consumer’s hands. You will support key divisions within the CP&E team to bring our products to market:
- Liaise with cross-functional teams—brand, franchise, finance, legal—both domestically and internationally to streamline operations
- Support the Managing Director, Consumer Products with administrative duties, including travel arrangements, expense management, meeting coordination, and trade show logistics
- Manage team calendars and schedule calls/meetings for retail and CPE teams, internally and with external partners
- Coordinate the execution of licensing summits, team events, and trade shows, ensuring meeting schedules are managed efficiently for all team members
- Organize and maintain key internal and external documents, such as contact lists, contract summaries, licensee lists, sales decks, and newsletters for licensees and retailers
- Provide support to organize information and materials to licensees in order to maximize product development, retail sell-in and consumer marketing
- Collect and summarize line lists, retail placement grids, and sales reports from licensees, providing detailed updates as needed
- Develop and oversee retail activation trackers, regularly updating the team on major retail campaigns
- Collaborate as-needed with the creative team and licensees to support key milestones for the product development process each season
- Manage the coordination of final production samples for archival and marketing activations
- Assist in budget and forecast planning, ensuring accurate input of deal terms into our automated contract management system
- Keep track of and manage purchase orders and invoices
- Provide occasional support in the contract and amendment process
Our take
Moonbug is a global entertainment company producing fun, engaging and safe content for kids. With bases in London and Los Angeles, Moonbug’s video and audio content is produced with the goal of teaching compassion, empathy and resilience to its young audience.
Despite its relatively recent inception in 2018, the company owns properties including Blippi, Little Baby Bum and CoComelon, content that is distributed around the world on platforms including YouTube and Netflix, with the latter’s first series generating over 30 billion minutes of viewing. Its market presence is strong, with accompanying merchandise sold via Walmart and Amazon, and adjacent offerings such as its CoComelon video game.
Following the acquisition of Singapore-based One Animation, Moonbug has worked to increase its footprint in Asia, as well as making plans to take on South America and the Middle East. A 2023 rebrand seeks to raise the profile and recognizability of the brand as it continues both growth and diversification - for instance by partnering with Audible on a series of family-friendly podcasts.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Jul 2020
$120m
SERIES B
Dec 2018
$145m
SERIES A
Total funding: $265m
Company benefits
- Life Insurance
- Private Health Insurance
- Parental Leave
- Wellness Resources
- Others
Company values
- Empathy
- Resilience
- Compassion
Company HQ
Camden Town, London, UK
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Leadership
John Robson
(COO)Previously served as Executive Vice President of Base79, an Advisor for MTV Networks and Signet, Vice President & General Manager of Global Content for HTC, Senior Vice President & General Manager of Digital Distribution for Paramount Pictures, and served in various Marketing roles for Sainsbury's.
Rene Rechtman
(CEO)Previously co-founded NN and CSSE, acting here as Management Consultant. Served as Head of Non-Linear Media for The Walt Disney Company International, President Inter for Maker Studios, CEO for goviral, Vice President and Managing Director for TradeDoubler, Business Development Director for Incentive, and as Account Director for KS Consult.
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