Crunchyroll

Crunchyroll is the world's most popular anime brand. We’re an international business focused on creating both online and offline experiences for anime fans, through content (licensed, co-produced, and originals), merchandise, events, gaming, news, and more. 

About the Team

The Brand Management team is the window to Japan and our licensors form whom we license the majority of our content from. Our goal is to make sure that our partner’s requests are being met, and that our content is being taken care of and promoted in an appropriate manner. We work very closely with our partners and colleagues in Japan, trafficking both assets and communications, and making sure that we continue to maintain our relationships with our licensors. 

Location: San Francisco

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

A day in the life of ourBrand Management Associate:

• Coordinate delivery of marketing and promotional assets to and from both external and internal groups
• Support the Brand Management team with seasonal show launch tasks including receiving materials, organizing assets on asset management systems, and updating show information documentation 
• Assist with following up on asset approvals with the Brand Management team and internal stakeholders
• Document team processes on Confluence and keep existing documentation up to date
• Be responsible for pulling and compiling viewership data and other reporting metrics for content partners on both a regular and ad-hoc basis
• Do market research for various IPs, and trends in the industry and fandom
• Manage assets and publisher communications for various small publishers and their IPs
• Support the Brand Management team with various administrative and operational duties and day to day operations as-needed

About You:

• Strong time management skills; you should be able to keep track of multiple projects in various stages of completion and progress
• Strong interest in anime and Japanese pop culture is a huge plus
• Well-organized and detail oriented; you’re self-driven and own and manage your own deliverables with minimal intervention
• Ability to be flexible and to change directions quickly, able to adapt to a fast-paced environment and deal with ambiguity
• Have the ability to glean information from multiple sources, both directly and indirectly from partners and other co-workers
• Understanding of working with partners from different cultural backgrounds, particularly Japanese business culture
• Be a team player and understand that everyone plays a role on the team, and also works together to help one another out
• Be proactive, with an optimistic attitude, You like to learn new things and look into better ways of making tasks more efficient. You’re also not afraid to ask questions when needed. 
• Be comfortable stretching and learning outside of your defined role, open to taking on new challenges and tackling tasks outside of your comfort zone
• You’re a great communicator, able to be both professional and flexible when working with business partners and internal teams. Being able to write professionally is a plus.
• Have a Bachelor’s degree, preferably related to communications or marketing
• Proficiency in either Mac or PC, comfortable navigating software outside of Microsoft Office/Google App Suites
• Experience using content delivery software (Aspera, SFTP), Adobe suite, CMS backend systems a plus
• A plus if you are fluent in Japanese and you can communicate effectively with Japanese-speaking partners, both in written and verbal communication

Benefits and Perks: San Francisco Office

• Competitive salary
• Medical, dental, vision, STD, LTD, and life insurance
• Health care and dependent care FSA
• 401(k) plan with employer match
• Employer paid commuter benefit
• On-site gym, showers, yoga, and wellness classes
• Support program for new parents
• Catered lunch 4 days per week
• Fun, passionate and skilled co-workers
• Pet friendly - pet insurance and dog friendly office

Ellation

What’s with the name, Ellation? We’re all a cast of characters that get passion and strive to celebrate fandom in all its forms. So we’re building a collection of destinations (a constellation, if you will) that connect people with their passions. Each day, we work to achieve complete fan elation (our vision), starting with popular subscription-video-on-demand brands, Crunchyroll, Rooster Teeth, and VRV. Our team spans across San Francisco, Los Angeles, Austin, Chișinău, and Tokyo to develop the product, design, engineering, marketing, and content that brings our communities of fans together.

Crunchyroll

Crunchyroll is the world's most popular anime brand. We’re an international business focused on creating both online and offline experiences for anime fans, through content (licensed, co-produced, and originals), merchandise, events, gaming, news, and more.

Rooster Teeth

Rooster Teeth is the entertainment company for gamers. A pioneer in digital entertainment, we’ve spent 16 years fostering a passionate worldwide community around original western-style anime, animation, podcasts, gaming personalities, and comedy content. Rooster Teeth’s diversified business encompasses subscription video, live events, merchandise, brand integrations, licensed studio productions, game development, and more.

VRV

VRV is a collection of fandom brands on a unified platform and includes Crunchyroll, Rooster Teeth, Viacom’s NickSplat, and more. Our community connects through immersive content experiences in a digitally-driven environment via bundled subscription, a la carte subscription, or ad-supported options.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at Ellation. 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.