Responsibilities

• Build processes with cross-functional teams to streamline the approval experience for both our content creators/licensors and internal teams.
• Manage the anime approval submission process for the Marketing organization, particularly for our 3rd-party distribution partners (e.g., Amazon, Roku, LG, Samsung).
• Participate in planning for SVOD and theatrical promotions, and support Brand Managers in building meaningful relationships with Japanese, Chinese, and Korean creators and licensors.
• Lead the approval process for our titles, ensuring the impact and delivery of our goals in both mature and developing markets.
• We expect that our creators and licensors will support our marketing initiatives and tactics through your communication and guidance throughout the approval process.
• This is a 6-month contract position.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in marketing coordination, approvals, partner management, content operations, or a similar role within entertainment, media, licensing, or consumer-facing brands.
• Experience managing multiple creative assets, timelines, and review cycles across several partners and projects at once.
• Experience supporting approvals, campaign execution, or asset trafficking for marketing promotions from submission through final delivery.
• Experience working with IP holders for asset approvals and tracking.
• Experience working with 3rd-party distribution partners for asset approvals and tracking.
• Experience with project management and asset management tools.
• Experience communicating with partners from different cultural backgrounds, particularly Japanese business culture.
• Experience working with globally distributed partners (external and internal), preferably around process improvement.
• Bachelor's degree, preferably related to Communications or Marketing.

Preferred

• Strong interest in anime and Japanese pop culture is a huge plus
• Japanese fluency is preferred.

Benefits

• Other rewards may include performance bonuses, employer matched retirement savings, time-off programs, and progressive health benefits and perks.