{"id":1581403,"url":"https://alion.io/job/wildbrain-partnerships-manager","title":"Partnerships Manager","company":{"id":3852,"name":"WildBrain","domain":"wildbrain.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/wildbrain","size_band":null,"is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"SmartRecruiters","truth_index":null},"role":"Sales","role_family":"Sales","seniority":"senior","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"hybrid","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"explicit","locations":["Shanghai, China"],"countries":["CN"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":30000,"max_usd":76000,"period":"year","method":"global_role_cell_scaled_by_country","sample_n":4269},"experience_years_min":5,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Copilot","optional":false},{"name":"YouTube","optional":false},{"name":"LinkedIn","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-01T12:25:21Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-01","last_verified_at":"2026-10-04T23:47:48Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":3,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":3},"description":"Location: Taipei City Taiwan or Shanghai, China\nHybrid work: Employees work in a hybrid model balancing collaboration in our office and remote work.\nOverview\nWildBrain CPLG is a world-leading entertainment, sport and brand licensing agency. As part of WildBrain, we bring together world-class content, consumer products, digital ecosystems and commercial expertise to build enduring brands that engage audiences around the globe.\nWildBrain CPLG represent some of the world's most beloved children's and family brands while also managing and growing WildBrain-owned properties including Teletubbies, Strawberry Shortcake and In the Night Garden. We are looking for a commercially minded Partnerships Manager to help accelerate the growth of WildBrain Brands across Asia.\nAbout the Role\nWildBrain CPLG is seeking a Partnerships Manager, WildBrain Brands (Asia) to join our growing Partnerships team. The Partnerships team is responsible for accelerating commercial opportunities that increase the reach, relevance and revenue of WildBrain-owned brands across key markets and categories.\nReporting to the WildBrain Brands Partnerships Director (based in Amsterdam), this role will be responsible for driving the growth and expansion of WildBrain-owned brands across Asia, with a primary focus on China.\nThis role serves as a critical link between Partnerships, Commercial, Product Development, Marketing, Legal and Finance teams, ensuring strong execution against strategic priorities and revenue targets. The successful candidate will combine strong relationship-building capabilities with excellent commercial judgement and a deep understanding of licensing, retail, and brand management.\nThe ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment, be proactive in identifying opportunities, and possess the ability to translate strategic objectives into tangible revenue-generating initiatives.\n Brand Growth, Licensing & Stakeholder Management\nDrive growth strategies for WildBrain brands across Asia, with a focus on China.\nDevelop licensing opportunities across priority markets and categories.\nAlign Partnerships, Franchise and Commercial teams on strategy and execution.\nIdentify market, category and retail growth opportunities.\nPartner with Finance on forecasting, budgeting and performance.\nSupport key negotiations and strategic business development.\nRepresent WildBrain at key industry and partner meetings.\nProvide leadership with clear performance updates and growth recommendations.\n Required\n5+ years of relevant experience in licensing in Asia, particularly in China.\nDemonstrated success in developing commercial partnerships and driving revenue growth.\nProven ability to manage multiple projects and stakeholders simultaneously.\nExperience working cross-functionally with commercial, legal, finance, marketing and product development teams.\nStrong analytical, negotiation and presentation skills.\nFluent written and spoken English.\nWhat You'll Bring\nEntrepreneurial mindset with a passion for growing brands.\nStrong commercial instincts and ability to spot opportunities before others.\nExcellent relationship-building and stakeholder management capabilities.\nResults-oriented approach with accountability for revenue growth.\nAbility to influence without direct authority across complex organisations.\nStrong organisational skills and attention to detail.\nCuriosity, adaptability and a collaborative spirit.\nFamiliarity with AI-powered productivity and data tools (e.g. Microsoft Copilot, AI assistants, or similar) and an interest in using emerging technology to improve efficiency, analysis, reporting, and decision-making would be advantageous.\n What We Offer\nWorking at WildBrain is more than a job - it’s the opportunity to join forces with extraordinary, insightful, and imaginative people who will recognize your talents and encourage your professional growth and development in a work environment that promotes creativity and individuality. We offer competitive benefits, and we invest in our people and their future.\nOur Commitment\nDiversity, Equity, and Inclusion are in our DNA. As a global leader in kids and family entertainment, we strive to reflect and honour the diversity of our audiences around the world. We believe that creating diverse and inclusive content & brands begins with fostering a culture of belonging at WildBrain. To us, a culture of belonging is one where we celebrate and welcome the diversity of all employees, stakeholders, and external partners and strive to create an environment where every individual feels valued, respected, and brings their authentic self to work.\nWe demonstrate our commitment to this by striving to provide a supportive work environment and a corporate culture that welcomes and encourages equal opportunities for all employees. We recognize that people bring experience and talent that goes beyond the technical skills and requirements of a job. If you possess similar experience that is close to what we’ve listed here, we encourage you to please still consider applying. We strongly believe that diverse experience, transferable skills, and passion are key! WildBrain accommodates people with disabilities throughout the recruitment and selection process. Applicants are encouraged to make their needs known in advance if accommodation is required.\nAbout WildBrain CPLG\nWildBrain CPLG is a trusted licensing partner for leading brands worldwide, offering 50 years of expertise building consumer products and location-based entertainment programmes across the entertainment, sport, corporate and lifestyle sectors. With over 20 offices serving the UK, Europe, India, the Middle East, China, Asia Pacific and the US, WildBrain CPLG combines the strength of global reach with expertise in local markets to achieve the best results for partners. Our passionate teams consistently challenge themselves to explore new and innovative ideas and opportunities in partnerships, activations, creative and business processes to celebrate and build brands. At WildBrain CPLG, we believe that collaboration is about clarity, openness and trust, and we are widely known for our no-nonsense, straightforward approach. WildBrain CPLG is part of WildBrain Ltd., a global leader in kids’ and family entertainment. Please contact us or visit the WildBrain CPLG website for more information: www.cplg.com.\nAbout WildBrain\nAt WildBrain, we build and grow beloved family brands through exceptional entertainment experiences. Home to franchises such as Strawberry Shortcake, Teletubbies, Yo Gabba Gabba!, Inspector Gadget and Degrassi, we are a global leader in franchise management-bringing stories to life through content production, audience reach and consumer products. Our award-winning studio has partnered with top global platforms such as Apple TV, Netflix and the BBC, producing acclaimed series such as The Snoopy Show, Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City, Teletubbies (2015), Yo Gabba GabbaLand! and Finding Her Edge. The WildBrain Network, offering more than 1,000 channels across YouTube, FAST and AVOD, delivers premium-quality content to today’s kids and families wherever they’re watching-connecting advertisers to audiences at scale through brand-safe media solutions. WildBrain CPLG, our global licensing and consumer products arm, represents our own and partner brands across major territories worldwide. Headquartered in Toronto, WildBrain trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: WILD). Visit us at wildbrain.com.\nAttention: We have been made aware of individuals and recruitment agencies falsely claiming to represent WildBrain and offering employment opportunities on our behalf.\nAll legitimate opportunities are managed through our internal Talent Acquisition team and verified partners, and are posted on our official careers page and LinkedIn. 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