Senior Project Manager, Crunchyroll
$88.6-110.7k
Plus performance bonus earning potential, paid annually
2 days a week in office
Streaming service for anime and manga
Job no longer available
Streaming service for anime and manga
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$88.6-110.7k
Plus performance bonus earning potential, paid annually
2 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
- 6+ years of experience in project management, preferably in streaming, entertainment, or content management
- Strong analytical expertise and change management experience
- Experience with partner relations and content distribution
- Proficiency in project management tools and methodologies (Asana, Airtable, Lucidchart, Excel, Google Suite)
- Strong organizational, problem-solving, and analytical skills
- Effective communication and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously
- Inclusive, global mindset and cultural awareness
What the job involves
- The Senior Project Manager supports the execution of a la carte channel launches, primarily focusing on smaller territory rollouts (e.g. US-only launches), expansions with previously launched partners, pre-launch and hypercare remediation and change management ensuring a seamless transition from Launch into long-term partner sustainment
- This role requires hands-on coordination across teams and partners to drive successful launches
- Support pre-launch content remediation including accurate tracking and trend reporting
- Work closely with the Senior Manager to define and deliver success criteria per partner
- Coordinate with internal teams, external partners, and vendors
- Track and maintain detailed project plans, timelines, runbooks, RACI’s, workflow diagrams and risk mitigation strategies
- Provide regular updates to stakeholders on project statuses including executive audiences
- Identify opportunities for process improvements and contribute to ongoing optimization efforts
- Lead Change Management activities related to the channel launch lifecycle, pre-launch, hypercare and sustainment
- Lead communications between BTO and Product & Engineering to provide visibility into P&E initiatives and opportunities for ALC channels
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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