The Pokémon Company International | Company Profile, Culture & Jobs

Company overview

Join one of the most popular children’s entertainment properties in the world! The Pokémon Company International, a subsidiary of The Pokémon Company in Japan, manages the property outside of Asia and is responsible for brand management, licensing, marketing, the Pokémon Trading Card Game, the animated TV series, home entertainment, and the official Pokémon website. Pokémon was launched in Japan in 1996. For more information, visit https://corporate.pokemon.com/en-us/

Founded in 1996

Bellevue, Washington, USA

2K employees (569 in marketing)

corporate.pokemon.com/en-us

People

Marketing leadership

Crystal Freund

Head of Global Talent Acquisition

At the company for 5 years 1 month

Narbeh Minasians

Senior Director, Brand Communications

At the company for 5 years 8 months

David Numrich

Director, Apps Product Marketing

At the company for 16 years 7 months

Amy Ganster

Director, Brand Services

At the company for 12 years

Hiring contacts

Crystal Freund

Head of Global Talent Acquisition

At the company for 5 years 1 month

Quilla Graves, SPHR, SCP

Sr. Program Manager - Talent Acquisition

At the company for 5 years 1 month

Hiring activity

Open marketing jobs over time

18 open now

Headcount trend

Company growth over the last 12 months

Audience

Monthly website visitors

13.6M

Month over month-1.3%

Quarter over quarter+3%

Top sourceSearch (75.3%)

Ad budget per month$0.0

Average search rank44.1

Traffic source mix

Search

75.3%

Direct

21.5%

News

"MEDIA ALERT: Pokémon Trading Card Game: Mega Evolution—Ascended Heroes Launching Soon, Introducing New Mega Evolution Pokémon" - The Pokémon Company North America Official Press Site

Nov 20, 2025 • Pokemon Press

The Pokémon Company International Sets Opening Date for PokéPark Kanto, Its First Permanent Theme Park

Nov 12, 2025 • The Toy Book

Get Ready to Experience PokéPark KANTO on February 5, 2026

Nov 11, 2025 • Pokemon.com

Links

corporate.pokemon.com/en-us

Crunchbase

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The Pokémon Company International insights

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Founded

1996

Headquarters

Bellevue, Washington

Employees

1001-5000

12.6% growth last 12mo

Marketing team

569

28% of company

117 saved employee profiles are linked to this company.

Company stability and risk

Shows a quick risk view from growth, funding age, and news.

Main result

Low risk

Seed-stage · Growing 12.6% last 12 months · More mature

Trend

2023-01-30 -> 2025-12-22

Headcount (12 months)

+12.6%

Last funding round

—

Negative news (120 days)

0

Risk score0/7

Website traffic

Shows traffic size, change, and traffic sources.

Monthly website visitors

13.6M

Month over month-1.3%

Quarter over quarter+3%

Top sourceSearch (75.3%)

Traffic source mix

Search

75.3%

Direct

21.5%

Referral

Competitors and search

Shows competitors and key search metrics in one view.

Main result

0 competitor sites

Search traffic: 3.4M organic clicks / 0 paid clicks

Organic competitors

0

Paid competitors

0

Keyword change

+32,876

Ad budget per month

$0.0

Average search rank

44.1

LinkedIn followers

Shows follower count and growth.

LinkedIn followers

Follower count and growth

Total followers

325.2K

12-mo growth

+17%

Monthly growth

+2.1%

Job openings

Shows open jobs, growth, and role changes.

Main result

10 open jobs

Open jobs trend: —

Trend

Marketing team size

Shows saved marketing team size.

569

28% of the company • 117 saved marketing people

First hire or larger team

Shows if this looks like one hire or a bigger team.

Looks like larger team

Based on saved marketing team size: 569.

News

Shows saved company news.

"MEDIA ALERT: Pokémon Trading Card Game: Mega Evolution—Ascended Heroes Launching Soon, Introducing New Mega Evolution Pokémon" - The Pokémon Company North America Official Press Site

Nov 20, 2025 • Pokemon Press

The Pokémon Company International Sets Opening Date for PokéPark Kanto, Its First Permanent Theme Park

Nov 12, 2025 • The Toy Book

Get Ready to Experience PokéPark KANTO on February 5, 2026

Nov 11, 2025 • Pokemon.com

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Headcount +12.6% year over year

Referral

1.9%

Social

1.1%

Paid referral

0.1%

LinkedIn followers

Follower count and growth

Total followers

325.2K

12-mo growth

+17%

Monthly growth

+2.1%

Salaries

Typical salary range

$94,900 – $128,518

/ yr

Median base

$97,000

Median total

$97,000

Median experience

5 years

Submissions

3

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