Title and Standard Job Description Library

• Job Summary: The job summary is a brief statement explaining the primary functions of the job, including its main purpose and overall goal.
  Directs the University's Trademark Licensing Program. Represents and proactively educates internal and external university constituents on licensing and trademark policies, procedures, and matters. Leads the Office of Licensing & Trademarks Team and office administrative functions.
• Job Responsibilities: Job responsibilities are the core job duties that people in this job usually perform.
  • Leads and develops strategies for and executes licensing and trademarks program designed to increase relationships with licensees and retail buyers with royalty growth potential
  • Provides highest level of operational leadership and coordination of assigned staff members to define licensing and trademarks methodologies and standards; provides direction and guidance on high-priority projects/initiatives
  • Establishes short-term business plans and long-term operational objectives, including managing project timelines/deliverables and developing resource plans for multi-project/multi-phase licensing and trademarks initiatives
  • Manages high-level assignments and allocation of licensing and trademarks resources, including negotiating and coordinating initiatives that involve staff in other departments/areas/teams; may coordinate large-scale licensing and trademarks projects with wide audiences in support of successful partnerships
  • Makes budgetary recommendations/proposals based on resource needs and ensures cost containment
  • Researches and stays up-to-date on new industry licensing and retail standards, business processes, trademark law, and best practices; responsible for the implementation of new protocols/procedures to address business needs
  • Works collaboratively with other committees and leaders across departments in recommending standards, best practices, and related policies/procedures
  • Prepares management reports and summaries for senior administration, executive, steering, and advisory committees; acts as advisor to executive committees; serves on various university committees, communities of practice, and task forces related to licensing and trademarks
• Education: Education describes the minimum level of education that people in this job usually have. Education that is a preferred minimum is recommended for this job but not required. Relevant work experience can satisfy preferred minimum education. A hiring manager may include additional education requirements when recruiting for a position.
  Bachelor's Degree Preferred Minimum
• FLSA Status: Federal regulations determine Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) status. Employees who are non-exempt receive overtime pay when they work more than 40 hours in a week. Employees who are exempt do not receive overtime pay when they work more than 40 hours in a week.
  Exempt
• Institution Job: A job that has primary responsibilities that impact the majority or the entirety of the institution, or has significantly larger scope than the school/college/division in which it resides, and typically contains “(Inst)” in the job title or mentions “institution” or “enterprise” in a standard job description.
  No
• Required Supervisory Duty of at Least 2.0 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Employees: The supervisor directly oversees the equivalent of at least 2.0 FTE employees or indirectly oversees one or more supervisors. The supervisor has the authority to hire, transfer, suspend, promote, manage conduct and performance, discharge, assign, reward, and discipline employees. The supervisor typically reviews the work of employees and may approve employee timesheets.
  No
• Employee Category: Each employee category is unique in type of work performed, job security, benefits package, and/or ability to organize unions. Assignment to an employee category is based upon job title. Refer to the UW–Madison Employment Categories policy for more information.
  Academic Staff
• Scaled Job: Jobs with the same title may have a different scope of work based on the school, college, or division where the work is performed. Scaling recognizes these differences based on the scope, impact, and complexity of the work performed. A scaled job title has multiple salary grades to align with market data. Learn more about job scaling.
  No
• Salary Range (Annual): Jobs in the same salary grade have similar pay in the market. Each salary grade has a salary range that includes a minimum and a maximum. A job is paid between the minimum and maximum of its salary grade. Learn more about UW's salary structure.
  26: $87,112-162,029
• Job Code: A job code identifies jobs in the university’s human resources system.
  CM088: Trademark and Licensing Officer

Knowledges and Skills Learning Resources

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• Knowledges: Understanding of concepts.
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