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Crunchyroll COVID-19 Hiring Status

Crunchyroll employees are currently working from home, and we are still conducting remote interviews and hiring during this time. This role is expected to start remotely, and we’ll work closely with you as we understand every person has unique circumstances.

Location: San Francisco

Our headquarters is located in downtown San Francisco, where our group of cross-functional experts assemble to create experiences for our passionate communities.

About the Team

The Editorial Team at Ellation runs an industry-leading online news outlet and is accountable for the selection/presentation of promotional slots on one of the anime community’s most visited home pages, Crunchyroll.com.

About the Role

The INTL Editorial Programming Coordinator is a role rooted in copywriting, editing, and content curation with familiarity working in a content management system (CMS) as well as exposure to web/data analytics tools for performance tracking and growth. Reporting to and collaborating with the Sr. Manager of News & Editorial as well as the INTL Editorial Programming Manager, you will split time between maintenance/execution of our content placement calendar and recording and presenting performance data for Crunchyroll’s regional teams worldwide.

As part of a cross-functional team, you have the opportunity to help organize Crunchyroll.com across all affiliate sites/platforms and deliver impactful communication to an attentive audience. We will lean on you to be detail- and execution-oriented, a student of the evolving anime industry, and a steward of our widespread community of fans.

This is a Part-Time position. Estimated 20 hours a week.

Duties include:

• Publish promotional placements across the Crunchyroll and VRV home pages, across multiple locales and countries, according to the strategy set by the INTL Editorial Programming Manager and the Sr. Manager of Editorial & News.
• Work and communicate with regional teams across the globe to help champion Crunchyroll’s editorial programming and news initiatives across all supported languages, including localization of assets, copywriting, and calendar synchronization.
• Keep detailed and accurate records of promotional placements and their performance metrics, as well as exploring easy-to-understand formats for presenting this data.
• Under the guidance of the INTL Editorial Programming Manager, drive constant iteration / improvement of our on-channel content presentation, packaging, and editorial content discovery.
• Use performance metrics to gauge the effectiveness of our editorial voice, and proactively communicate and execute on opportunities for growth.
• Under the guidance of the INTL Editorial Programming Manager, ensure a clear editorial POV that reflects a profound understanding of our audience, providing consistently delightful packaging and positioning to create the best possible experience across all platforms.
• Key measures of success:
• • Drive increased watch-time, engagement, subscription, and content discovery on Crunchyroll.
  • Drive increased CTR and view-through across diverse properties and titles.
  • Ensure that the editorial calendar is exact in its accuracy through multiple daily updates.
  • Clear and collaborative communication to global/regional teams and partnering stakeholders, providing feedback and reporting when necessary.
  • Maintain an aggressively programmed, timely presence on our services, with regular refresh multiple times per week based on trends.
  • Readership and associated business outcomes tied to Crunchyroll News & Editorial.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university preferred.
• 1-3 years experience in an editorial, content curation, or digital publishing environment preferred.
• Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop). 
• Experience working with global teams across diverse cultures, demands, and time zones.
• Record of effectiveness and accuracy with administrative duties.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate across teams and facilitate communication in a fast-paced setting with multiple stakeholders.
• Basic understanding of digital content consumption and online communities.
• Demonstrated problem-solving skills and use of data to inform decisions.
• Excellent presentation, interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Ability to balance multiple priorities and requests.
• An interest in anime and/or online streaming entertainment required!

Questions about Crunchyroll's hiring process? Please check out our FAQ

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About Crunchyroll

Crunchyroll connects anime and manga fans across 200+ countries and territories through the content they love. Best known as a top streaming service delivering AVOD and SVOD content, Crunchyroll also provides experiences to deepen fan engagement and community through social, events, games, consumer products, content distribution, content creation, and manga publishing. 

Fans have access to the largest collection of licensed anime through Crunchyroll, Anime Digital Network (in partnership with Citel, a subsidiary of Média-Participations), and Anime on Demand video streaming services, translated in multiple languages for viewers worldwide. Viewers can also access simulcasts — top series available immediately after Japanese broadcast. Crunchyroll's services also extend to licensing of theatrical, TV, home video, and consumer product rights. 

Fans engage further with events (including owned events Crunchyroll Expo, Anime Awards, Crunchyroll Movie Nights, KAZÉ Movie Nights), consumer products through eCommerce and retail partners (Crunchyroll, KAZÉ, AV Visionen), Crunchyroll Games, KAZÉ Games, and manga (KAZÉ Manga, Crunchyroll Manga app, Crunchyroll Manga Store).

Crunchyroll was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in Los Angeles, Tokyo, Paris, Chisinau, Lausanne, and Berlin (AV Visionen). VRV (U.S.) and Eye See Movies (Germany) are also Crunchyroll brands.

Our Company Values

You’ll see these in action if we’re lucky enough to have you:

• Embrace Originality - We’ve taken different paths to get here -- but we’re in it together to win in anime 
• Fuel Passion - Understanding fandom makes us better at what we do
• Champion Change - We’re agile and see change as an opportunity to lead by example
• Hustle Intentionally - As fans of our fans, we always want to do more -- but we’re deliberate in our path
• Elevate Anime - We’re showing the world how special anime is

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.