Spiralcute International, Inc. · 7 hours ago
Creative Producer
LA Metro Area
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$85K/yr - $120K/yr
4+ years expSpiralcute International, Inc. is a leading Japanese character brand management company known for its charming and innovative consumer products. The Creative Development Producer will oversee workflow and schedules within the Creative Development Team, ensuring timely delivery of creative assets and effective collaboration across various departments and partners.
Marketing & Advertising
Hiring Manager
Monica Pinon
Responsibilities
Develop, manage, and track production schedules for creative deliverables (style guides, product designs, packaging, retail creative, experiences, marketing campaigns)
Maintain project trackers and timelines to ensure on-time delivery of creative assets to licensees, partners, and internal teams
Coordinate approval workflows with Creative Directors, Designers, and Product Development
Anticipate production bottlenecks, troubleshoot, and escalate issues when needed
Act as liaison between Creative, Brand Assurance, Marketing, and Legal teams in US and Japan to ensure alignment on priorities
Communicate deliverable requirements, timelines, and expectations to licensees and vendors
Facilitate feedback loops between internal stakeholders and external partners
Oversee preparation and distribution of creative assets (style guides, templates, art files)
Maintain awareness of version control and file delivery standards
Support Creative Team/Brand Assurance/Asset Managers in maintaining library and archive systems (DAM or shared drives)
Manage outsourcing of creative work (illustrators, design studios, agencies), including timelines, budgets and documentation (NDAs, contracts, etc)
Ensure production quality standards are met across all creative outputs
Provide status updates to ECD and cross-functional teams
Track project completion rates, partner satisfaction, and process efficiency
Recommend improvements to workflows and production tools
Qualification
Required
4–6+ years of experience in production, project management, or creative operations within consumer products, licensing, entertainment, or brand management
Strong organizational and project management skills; proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
Familiarity with consumer product licensing and/or character brand management workflows
Proficiency in project management software (AirTable or similar)
Understanding of creative file formats (AI, PSD, EPS, INDD, PNG, etc.) and digital asset management systems such as MMB (MyMediaBox)
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; ability to manage internal and external relationships
Preferred
Background in consumer products, fashion, toys, publishing, event/experiences and/or character/IP-based industries
Experience collaborating with a variety of licensees and out-of-house creative agencies/studios and design professionals
Knowledge of design and production processes (print, packaging, digital)
Strong interest in pop culture, character branding, and product design trends
Japanese language skills (JLPT N1-N2) a very big plus
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision options
Company paid life insurance & LTD
10 paid holidays
PTO
Sick pay
Company
Spiralcute International, Inc.
Welcome to Spiralcute International! Spiralcute is a leading Japanese character brand management company, renowned for building 'sophisti-cute' brands that blend heartfelt narratives, wit, and charm.
0-1 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase