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Content FP&A, Director
Crunchyroll
San Francisco, CA, United States
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At Ellation, we build premium, video experiences for passionate fans and provide sustainable business models for content creators; Leading with brands like Crunchyroll, VRV, and Creativebug. Funded by Otter Media, a joint venture between AT&T and The Chernin Group (TCG).
We are currently seeking an ambitious individual to join our dynamic and highly-motivated finance team as a Director, specifically focused on content planning and analysis. This position will be responsible for the supervision of the Crunchyroll content finance team. He / she will track content deals, work with the Crunchyroll Japan team to license new content, and assist in budgeting / forecasting of content expenses.
Responsibilities:
• Develop and maintain the financial models used for content acquisition
• Ensure all monthly and quarterly payments are made to content providers and received from licensees in accordance with contracts
• Develop and document content acquisition plans, financial metrics and goals for senior management
• Review and analyze royalty related contracts using discretion, and determine minimum guarantee (MG) commitments that could have a major impact on the Company’s cash flows
• Work closely and support Japan personnel to manage upstream anime production investment
• Lead the identification, analysis, selection and proposal for royalty system solutions
• Manage implementation plan and data integration for royalty system
• Complete long term and ad-hoc projects to support the strategy of the Content Acquisition team
• Support the finance team in the month-end close process as it relates to content spend
• Manage two content FP&A team members
• This role works directly with many organizations and levels within Crunchyroll, including but not limited to, Legal, Publishing, Senior Managers as well as the finance organization
Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree from a top tier university with a major or emphasis on coursework of a quantitative nature, preferably Finance, Business, or Mathematics
• 4-8 years of experience at an entertainment / digital media company in a finance / accounting role and / or at a top tier investment bank, financial services firm, or a similar role in which complex modeling and financial analysis is performed
• Superior proficiency with Excel
• Desire to learn, ability to thrive in an entrepreneurial setting, and an infectious passion for online media / entertainment
• Sound working knowledge of the related accounting guidance preferred
• Prior experience in Entertainment / Anime / Japanese culture and knowledge of royalty systems is a plus
Benefits:
• Competitive salary
• Health, dental and vision insurance, 401k, and Commuter benefits
• Fun, passionate and skilled co-workers
• Catered lunch and dinner 4x/week
• Pet friendly environment
About Crunchyroll
Crunchyroll is a leading global destination and platform for Japanese anime and Asian content. Through applications including Crunchyroll for iPhone, iPad, Android, Playstation®3, Playstation®4, Xbox LIVE®, AppleTV, Roku, Internet-enabled TVs, set-top boxes, affiliate websites and its own streaming website, Crunchyroll delivers more than 25,000 episodes and 15,000 hours of officially-licensed content from leading Asian media producers direct to viewers translated professionally in multiple languages within minutes of TV broadcast. The company was founded in 2006 and now has over 700,000 paid subscribers and is a Top 10 SVOD service.
About Ellation, Inc. (General)
Ellation is a leading OTT video business committed to building premium video experiences for passionate superfans and creating a more sustainable direct-to-consumer business model for content creators and programmers. Ellation operates the anime streaming platform Crunchyroll, the crafting site Creativebug, and the recently launched VRV, a curated multi-channel platform for fans of animation, games, sci-fi, fantasy, comedy, horror, and technology.
Ellation is headquartered in San Francisco, CA and is funded by Otter Media, a Joint Venture between The Chernin Group and AT&T.