About Crunchyroll

WE HELP EVERYONE BELONG. IT’S OUR PURPOSE.

Founded by fans, Crunchyroll delivers the art and culture of anime to a passionate community. We super-serve over 100 million anime and manga fans across 200+ countries and territories, and help them connect with the stories and characters they crave. Whether that experience is online or in-person, streaming video, theatrical, games, merchandise, events and more, it’s powered by the anime content we all love.

Join our team, and help us shape the future of anime!

About the role

As a (Contract) Approvals Coordinator, you are passionate about building relationships with our creators / licensors and have experience making processes streamlined. You will manage the anime approval submission process for the Marketing organization, participate in the planning process for SVOD and theatrical promotions, and support the Brand Managers in building meaningful relationships with Japanese, Chinese and Korean creators and licensors.  

You will lead the approval process for our titles, ensuring the impact and delivery of the company goals in both mature and developing markets. We expect that our creators and licensors will support our marketing initiatives and tactics through your communication and guidance throughout the approval process.

In the role of (Contract) Approvals Coordinator, you will report to the Senior Manager, Brand Management. 

We are considering applicants for the location(s) of Culver City, CA. 

About You

We get excited about candidates, like you, because...

• 2+ years of operational experience working with assets and approvals in the licensing or entertainment field
• Experience with project management 
• Experience communicating with partners from different cultural backgrounds, particularly Japanese business culture
• Experience working with globally distributed partners (external and internal) around process improvement.
• Experience creating reports and dashboards
• Strong interest in anime and Japanese pop culture is a huge plus
• Japanese fluency is preferred.
• Have a Bachelor’s degree in communications, business, or marketing 

About the Team

The Brand Management team helps our streaming and omnichannel platforms experience vibrant growth while captivating global audiences and attracting licensors and their representatives by setting the industry standard. We build partnerships and communication with our creators/licensors in Japan and global teams in marketing, communications, content, business development, and product.

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About our Values

We want to be everything for someone rather than something for everyone and we do this by living and modeling our values in all that we do. We value

• Courage. We believe that when we overcome fear, we enable our best selves.

• Curiosity. We are curious, which is the gateway to empathy, inclusion, and understanding.

• Service. We serve our community with humility, enabling joy and belonging for others.

• Kaizen. We have a growth mindset committed to constant forward progress.

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion

Our mission of helping people belong reflects our commitment to diversity & inclusion. It's just the way we do business.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at Crunchyroll. Pursuant to applicable law, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Crunchyroll, LLC is an independently operated joint venture between US-based Sony Pictures Entertainment, and Japan's Aniplex, a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc., both subsidiaries of Tokyo-based Sony Group Corporation.

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