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Partner Relations & Content Marketing Coordinator, APAC

Open 48d posting dated 2 weeks ago

About Crunchyroll

Founded by fans, Crunchyroll delivers the art and culture of anime to a passionate community. We super-serve over 100 million anime and manga fans across 200+ countries and territories, and help them connect with the stories and characters they crave. Whether that experience is online or in-person, streaming video, theatrical, games, merchandise, events and more, it’s powered by the anime content we all love.

Join our team, and help us shape the future of anime!

Crunchyroll, LLC is an independently operated joint venture between US-based Sony Pictures Entertainment, and Japan's Aniplex, a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc., both subsidiaries of Tokyo-based Sony Group Corporation.

About the role

As Partner Relations & Content Marketing Coordinator, you will help keep marketing campaigns moving by managing approval submissions and creative asset review for titles globally. You will be the main contact for assigned titles, working with licensors to secure feedback and clear approvals while helping our teams stay aligned on requirements and timelines. You will play an important part in helping Crunchyroll bring campaigns to market smoothly by reducing delays, improving coordination, and building trust with content partners. You will join a well-established team with existing processes and close support from teammates doing similar work. This team partners across Marketing, Content, Product, Business Development, Content Operations, and Communications to support successful promotions from planning through launch.

In the role of Partner Relations & Content Marketing Coordinator, you will report to the Director, Partner Relations & Content Marketing.

We are considering applicants for the location of Tokyo, Japan.

Core Areas of Responsibility

  • Manage marketing approval submissions for assigned titles with licensors across Japan, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and South Korea, ensuring you submit materials accurately, track them closely, and follow them through to decision.
  • Be the primary contact for creative asset review on assigned titles, coordinating feedback, revisions, and approvals so campaigns stay on schedule.
  • Build and maintain trusted relationships with licensors by being transparent and consistent in how Crunchyroll supports each title and partner.
  • Coordinate additional approval and asset needs that support Brand Managers, helping connect teams across Marketing, Product, Business Development, Content Operations, Communications, and other partners involved in campaign execution.
  • Help improve visibility and consistency across the approvals process by tracking status, flagging risks early, and supporting documentation and reporting that strengthen planning and future campaigns.

About You

We get excited about candidates, like you, because...

  • 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 working with external partners across different cultural and business contexts with Japan-based partners or licensors.
  • Experience supporting approvals, campaign execution, or asset trafficking for marketing promotions from submission through final delivery.
  • Experience with project tracking and asset management tools used to monitor status, organize materials, and keep cross-departmental teams aligned.
  • Native to Business level Japanese skills.
  • Native to Business level English skills.
  • Fluency in Mandarin (Chinese) and/or Korean is a plus.

About the Team

The Partner Relations & Content Marketing team is the bridge between Crunchyroll's content creators and licensors and the rest of the company. The team is critical to bringing anime marketing to life, helping promotions move forward through partner support, approvals, and alignment on title representation. We are a well-established team with longstanding processes, deep partner knowledge, and close collaboration across the business. We measure success by how effectively it helps maximize the marketing potential of each title while building and maintaining strong, trusted relationships with licensors and content creators.

Why you will love working at Crunchyroll

In addition to getting to work with fun, passionate and inspired colleagues, you will also enjoy the following benefits and perks:

  • Competitive Salary
  • Health Insurance through Sony Kenko Hoken Kumiai
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • Allowances for Gym & Wellness, Cellphone, Meals, Commuting
  • Crunchyroll Premium account
  • Professional Development
  • Company's Paid Parental Leave
    • up to 22 weeks for birthing parents
    • up to 12 weeks for non-birthing parents
  • Hybrid Work Schedule
  • Paid Time Off
  • Flex Time Off
  • 5 Yasumi Days
  • Half-Day Fridays during the summer
  • 3 Obon Summer Yasumi Days
  • Winter Break

#LifeAtCrunchyroll #LI-Hybrid

About our Values

We want to be everything for someone rather than something for everyone and we do this by living and modeling our values in all that we do. We value

  • Courage. We believe that when we overcome fear, we enable our best selves.

  • Curiosity. We are curious, which is the gateway to empathy, inclusion, and understanding.

  • Kaizen. We have a growth mindset committed to constant forward progress.
  • Service. We serve our community with humility, enabling joy and belonging for others.

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion

Our mission of helping people belong reflects our commitment to diversity & inclusion. It's just the way we do business.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at Crunchyroll. Pursuant to applicable law, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Crunchyroll, LLC is an independently operated joint venture between US-based Sony Pictures Entertainment, and Japan's Aniplex, a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc., both subsidiaries of Tokyo-based Sony Group Corporation.

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What this application asks

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First Name, Last Name, Email, Phone, Resume/CV, Cover Letter, Location

  • LinkedIn Profile optional
  • Location
  • This position is based in the Tokyo office and adopts a hybrid work approach with 3 days in the office. Are you able to work in and / or open to relocating to the Greater Tokyo Area at this time? choose one
  • Are you subject to a non-competition agreement or other agreement that would preclude or restrict your employment with Crunchyroll? choose one
  • Do you currently, or will you in the future, require any immigration-related support or sponsorship from Crunchyroll in order to begin or continue employment with Crunchyroll? choose one
  • If you answered yes to the above question, and you are currently located in the U.S., please indicate your current U.S. immigration status/visa and type of sponsorship required (if known): optional
  • Please describe your Total Rewards expectations in order to consider a new role with Crunchyroll. optional
  • Do you have experience managing assets and approvals, in the licensing or entertainment field? If yes, please elaborate. If none, put N/A. written answer
  • What is your experience with anime, animation, manga/comics, entertainment, gaming experience in a professional capacity? If none, put N/A. written answer
  • Do you have experience working with licensors/IP holders? If yes, please elaborate. If none, put N/A. written answer
  • What is your Japanese language proficiency (speaking/reading/writing)? Please list any Japanese language certifications (JLPT, BJT, etc) that you possess. written answer
  • What is your English level proficiency (speaking/reading/writing)? Please list any English level certifications (i.e. TOEIC, Eiken, etc) that you possess. written answer
  • Do you have language fluency in Chinese or Korean? If yes, which language and what is your proficiency level? If none, put N/A. written answer

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