Licensing Coordinator (6 Month FTC)

ABOUT VIVIENNE WESTWOOD

Vivienne Westwood is one of the most iconic British fashion brands, renowned for its heritage, innovative design, and commitment to culture and activism. We care deeply about our people and the environment, and our core values — Gaia, Quality not Quantity, Activism, Culture & Heritage — guide us daily. If you share our passion for creativity, sustainability, and innovation, we’d love to hear from you.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are excited to offer an opportunity for a Licensing Coordinator role to join our Licensing team on a full-time basis for 6 months. This role will be based in our Battersea office.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Liaising with the Design Team to Coordinate the end-to-end product development across eyewear, watches and other special projects, ensuring smooth and on time delivery from design brief sampling to final product launch.

• Maintain timely development of the critical paths with Licensees ensuring selling campaign deadlines are met, raising it with Head of Licensing if any issues occur.

• Ensure selling campaign material including samples, catalogues and pricelists are available before the start of a campaign.

• Prepare seasonal presentations for showrooms and store managers about new collections.

• Conducting seasonal market research (competitive shops) to identify activity, pricing, and trends. Feeding insights to Head of Licensing to help with key decision making.

• Analyse quarterly sales performance for all Licensees and report findings to the Senior Management Team.

• Monitor sell-through within Vivienne Westwood shops.

• Support the creative team on organising Seasonal Licensee photoshoots, ensuring on time delivery within the brand guidelines.

• Arrange and collect samples for events and fashion shows.

• Manage the daily relationship with the Licensees, acting as the primary contact, ensuring alignment, active communication, product timelines and commercial performance, sharing the details with Head of Licensing.

• Support Head of Licensing and the Merchandising Team with ad hoc or seasonal projects (e.g. capsule collections, collaborations) from planning to execution.

• Work closely with key departments such as creative, marketing, and retail teams to ensure alignment on product launches and campaigns for brand consistency.

• General administrative duties including maintaining accurate documentation, reporting, and tracking across all licensing activities.

• Any other ad hoc tasks required.

(Please note this is not an exhaustive list of duties and you may be required to perform additional duties to fulfil the requirements of the role)

PROFILE & KEY SKILLS

• 1-2 years’ experience in a licensing role, preferably within the luxury fashion sector.

• Strong organisational skills with excellent attention to detail.

• Demonstratable experience managing multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.

• Familiarity with SAP and PLM platforms.

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

• Strong ability to work cross-functionally with other departments.

• Relationship building skills with internal stakeholders and external partners.

• Excel and Power Point proficiency.

• Good understanding of brand licensing agreements.

• Fluent English is essential; other European languages are not essential, but useful.

• Understanding of sales and marketing principles.

BENEFITS

• Staff discounts

• Health & Wellbeing support (includes Private Medical Health Insurance, EAP, Gym Discounts, Access to Financial Planning Service, etc.)

• Perkbox Discounts and Wellness Hub

• Cycle to work scheme

• Generous annual leave allowance

• Pension Scheme

• Training and hands-on experience

• Opportunities to build new skills and gain valuable industry knowledge

Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis, so we recommend applying early to avoid missing out.

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