Director of Business & Legal Affairs, Crunchyroll
Content Licensing-In
$190-230k
Offers performance bonus earning potential, paid annually
3 days a week in office
Streaming service for anime and manga
Be an early applicant
Streaming service for anime and manga
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$190-230k
Offers performance bonus earning potential, paid annually
3 days a week in office
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
- 10+ years in rights-in content licensing, media/entertainment law, and IP transactions
- JD and active bar membership (CA or NY, or eligible in CA)
- Experience in-house or at a top-tier law firm supporting major media, streaming, or entertainment companies
- Deep experience negotiating complex content acquisition/licensing-in agreements
- Strong IP and chain of title expertise
- Knowledge of TV, film, streaming, and digital media industries
- Excellent drafting, deal management, and communication skills
What the job involves
- We're looking for a commercially minded lawyer with deep rights-in content licensing experience to join our Legal team
- In this role, you'll focus on acquiring and licensing anime series, films, digital manga, and videogames
- You'll report to our SVP, Head of Business & Legal Affairs, and work closely with business leaders to bring anime to fans worldwide
- Draft, negotiate, and manage rights-in content licensing, acquisition, and co-production agreements
- Advise on copyright, trademark, chain of title, and other IP issues in content deals
- Provide practical, business-focused guidance on content acquisitions
- Collaborate across content, distribution, marketing, finance, and product teams
- Maintain deal templates and ensure agreements align with internal policies and emerging legal issues
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
Miracle Mile, Los Angeles, CA
Leadership
Kun Gao
(Co-Founder & CEO)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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