Strategic Planning Analyst, Crunchyroll
Contract Role
$43 - $55 USD per hour
Streaming service for anime and manga
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Streaming service for anime and manga
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$43 - $55 USD per hour
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create experiences for anime and manga fans, and to enable them to connect through the content they love.
Role
Who you are
- 2+ years of experience in financial operations, business planning, workforce management, and/or related disciplines (preferred within media, tech, or entertainment industries)
- Advanced Google Sheets / Microsoft Excel skills — pivot tables, formulas, workflow automation, and creating clear, executive-ready data visuals
- Familiarity with workforce and finance tools like Greenhouse, Workday, or SmartSheets a plus
- Strong attention to detail, organization, and follow-through
- Ability to work well across teams and communicate effectively at all levels
What the job involves
- We're looking for a Strategic Planning Analyst (Contract) to support the planning function in the Office of the COO
- This contract role will include managing headcount planning, tracking budgets, and supporting financial operations
- Reporting to the Senior Director of Strategic Planning, you'll work with Finance, People, and Marketing leadership
- Track and manage headcount, open roles, and hiring activity
- Work with People Services to keep data accurate and up to date
- Provide clear visibility into active roles and the hiring pipeline
- Reconcile budgets weekly and track spend across cost centers
- Partner with team leads to validate entries and flag discrepancies
- Report on actuals, build pivot tables, and support ad hoc analysis
- Handle light accounting tasks tied to chargebacks and fund allocations
- Respond to data requests with accurate, timely reporting
Our take
In recent decades, anime - encompassing Japanese, Korean, and Chinese animation 0 has transitioned from a niche interest to a formidable industry, boasting a global market worth approximately $30B. Despite this growth, distribution has historically posed challenges, with series and films often reaching overseas audiences through disparate channels, if at all. Crunchyroll emerged to address this issue by consolidating the largest collection of anime into a single streaming service.
Sony's acquisition of Crunchyroll in 2021 for $1.75B expanded the platform's reach, integrating Sony's extensive animation library into its offerings. this move also positioned Crunchyroll for heightened competition against streaming giant Netflix, known for its substantial investments in anime production and acquisition. Currently, Crunchyroll maintains an unrivaled library of anime content, boasting over 44,000 episodes that have attracted over 0M paying subscribers.
While Crunchyroll initially offered a free, ad-supported tier to its vast community, it appears poised to phase out this option, transitioning to a subscription-based model for all new series. Despite this shift, the platform has implemented a global reduction in fees to stimulate subscription uptake. The success of this strategy remains to be seen, but past experiences with companies like Hulu suggest that it may drive subscription growth and mitigate piracy
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Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Mar 2010
$0.8m
EARLY VC
Feb 2008
$4.1m
SERIES A
Total funding: $4.9m
Company 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 HQ
Lucerne - Higuera, Culver City, CA
Leadership
Kun Gao
(Co-Founder)Co-founded Crunchyroll in 2006 and served as CEO/General Manager/Board Member until 2018. Previously the founder and CTO of Frappr.com as well as a Product Engineer at HOT or NOT.
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