Crunchyroll · 4 months ago
Director of Studio & Creative Engagement
Los Angeles, California, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$150K/yr - $170K/yr
7+ years expCrunchyroll is a leading platform delivering anime and manga content to a global community of over 100 million fans. The Director of Studio & Creative Engagement will lead engagement with anime studios and production partners, evaluating and refining project pitches while ensuring alignment with the company's content strategy.
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Responsibilities
Lead direct engagement with studio and production partners to identify and advance high potential projects
Refine and evaluate creative proposals according to Crunchyroll's content strategy
Collaborate cross-functionally to support greenlight, pitch reviews, and ongoing partner communications
Track creative projects through development phases and maintain visibility into production progress for the wider Crunchyroll organization
Qualification
Required
7 plus years of experience in content development or anime production
Deep familiarity with the anime production ecosystem and/or direct experience working within the Japanese studio and creator ecosystem
Strong cross-cultural communication skills - must be fluent in Japanese and English
Strong creative instincts, with demonstrated experience evaluating and shaping IP
Ability to be highly organized, process oriented and comfortable managing multiple projects
Benefits
Receive a great compensation package including salary plus performance bonus earning potential, paid annually.
Flexible time off policies allowing you to take the time you need to be your whole self.
Generous medical, dental, vision, STD, LTD, and life insurance
Health Saving Account HSA program
Health care and dependent care FSA
401(k) plan, with employer match
Employer paid commuter benefit
Support program for new parents
Pet insurance and some of our offices are pet friendly!
Company
Crunchyroll
Crunchyroll is a video service provider for Japanese animated productions and Asian media services. It is a sub-organization of Ellation.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$26.8MKey Investors
Otter MediaTV Tokyo
2020-12-09Acquired
2015-11-20Series Unknown· $22M
2010-03-25Series Unknown· $0.75M
Leadership Team
Punnoose Isaac
SVP and Head of Center for Data and Insights
Monique Barash
VP, People & Capabilities
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