Job Description

Job Description

🎀 Welcome to Sanrio! 🎀

Sanrio is the global lifestyle brand best known for pop icon Hello Kitty. We’re also home to an endearing cast of characters including the newly crowned #1 favorite Pompompurin, alongside Cinnamoroll, Pochacco, Kuromi, and many more. Since 1960, our “small gift, big smile” philosophy has inspired a World of delight—where even the tiniest token can spark happiness and an enduring connection.

⚖️ Be the bridge between contracts and creativity

We are seeking a Legal Coordinator 📑 to provide vital administrative and organizational support under the supervision of the Department Legal Manager and outside legal counsel. In this role, you will support our Licensing, Marketing, Creative, and eCommerce departments. This is an excellent opportunity for a detail-oriented professional seeking to build experience within a fast-paced consumer products licensing environment.

💡 Job Description - Where legal precision meets creative energy

• Administrative support to Legal group including phone calls with Licensees, drafting, data entry, spreadsheet creation, distribution of documents, filing, and copying/scanning.
• Update weekly and monthly status of agreements for management, including reporting to Japan.
• Maintain Legal/Licensing Tracker, which keeps track of where all contracts are in the pipeline.
• Request, follow-up and track necessary paperwork (e.g., outstanding contracts, exhibits, general documents, Certificate of Insurance, testing certificates) needed from Licensees in order to meet license agreement terms.
• Update status reports on a daily basis, and actively participate in weekly status meetings.
• Input contract terms into  Dependable Solutions database.
• Coordinate with Creative department in order to assist Licensees with initial set-up and assist with troubleshooting Licensee submission issues.
• Generally assist Paralegal, including distributing license agreements, drafting agreement summaries, researching, and coordinating a high volume of other correspondence.
• Assist Licensing department as needed with database and paper file management, copying, and audits.
• Interact with internal departments, Licensees, and customers to resolve customer service inquiries.
• Under attorney supervision, revise and redline documents and/or contracts.
• Once per week, check for recall notices and notify Licensing Director for any flagged Licensees or products.
• Draft customs letters and trademark letters and route the letters to the IP Manager for signature.
• Upon request, pull and send executed contracts, create redlines, and provide research and redaction services.
• Forward all drafting requests to Outside Counsel.
• Provide support tasks for Outside Counsel, such as provide research, answer questions, provide reference materials, revise drafts to comply with Sanrio internal guidelines, etc.

📚🤝✨ What Do YOU Bring to the Table - Desired Skills, Experience & Attributes

• Minimum of 1 year of experience in a Licensing/Consumer Product environment (Licensing, Consumer Goods, Toys, Accessories, Fashion) or Legal/Contracts environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office programs (Outlook, Word, Excel & SharePoint) as well as a Database Management system like  Dependable Solutions.
• Requires excellent verbal and written skills when communicating with internal business groups and outside parties (e.g., Licensees, Counsel, Senior executives), extreme attention to detail, and an appreciation for procedures. A team player able to take direction as necessary and work professionally with internal/external business partners.
• Must be Customer Service oriented, particularly to internal Customers. You have a positive, "Can do" attitude, and you thrive in a fast-paced, team environment.

*Please note that this is a hybrid position - not remote. MUST have your own transportation and be able to come into our Torrance office once or twice per week to collaborate with the team.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $25.00 - $30.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance
• Health insurance

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