Senior Project Manager, Crunchyroll
Center for Data and Insights - Contract
$65 - $74 USD/hr
Streaming service for anime and manga
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Streaming service for anime and manga
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$65 - $74 USD/hr
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
- 5+ 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 cross functional and external technical launches across the Center for Data and Insights organization. This role requires hands-on coordination across teams and global partners
- Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of complex technical projects from initiation to closure
- Manage cross-functional project teams including developers, engineers, QA, and business stakeholders
- Develop detailed project plans, schedules, and budgets to ensure timely and on-budget delivery
- Coordinate resource allocation and actively manage project risks, issues, and dependencies
- Communicate project status, progress, and risks clearly to senior management and stakeholders
- Facilitate requirement gathering, scope definition, and change management processes
- Ensure technical solutions meet business needs and quality standards through collaboration with technical leads
- Manage vendor relationships and contracts where applicable to support project delivery
- Continuously improve project management processes and tools to enhance team productivity and outcomes
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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