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Events Manager
Crunchyroll
San Francisco, CA, United States
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Ellation is looking for an Events Manager to join our growing team. This position specializes in conventions and events management, planning, marketing execution, and communications. This position’s main focus will be VRV with some work related to Crunchyroll. This role would be a key member of the events team, work internally with different departments and externally with outside organizations and conventions, execute and contribute to marketing plans, as well as oversee different event initiatives year round. This person will be one of Ellation's face-to-face ambassadors to our fans at conventions and events. They would be required to use best judgment during different situations as they arise. A cool head, friendly disposition, attention to detail, outstanding problem-solving skills, and an affinity for pop-culture and anime is needed. Travel and working over weekends required.
Primary Responsibilities
Event Management:
• Drive event planning for VRV
• Lead communication for multiple key initiatives with conventions and events
• Manage VRV booth, promotions, and logistics
• Communicate with fans about VRV promotions, events, and service
• Planning and execution of non-convention stand-alone events
• Work with events team to best promote VRV, VRV partners, and associated IPs at events
• Work with events team to accomplish quarterly and YOY department goals
• Additional event management, planning, and logistics related to Crunchyroll promotions and IPs
• Travel to and from events
Requirements:
• Minimum 3-5 years experience with conventions, trade shows, or events management, marketing, and logistics
• Experience with conventions, trade shows, or event commerce marketing promotions
• Knowledge of pop-culture or anime conventions and events
• An understanding of stand-alone event planning and promotions
• Knowledge of convention center services
• Strong communication skills
• Experience with crowd control and line management
• Good at multitasking and situational management skills
• Familiar with Microsoft and/or Google suites (Word, Excel, Docs, Sheets)
• Must be a driven self-starter who can consistently uncover areas for improvement
• Strong analytic and critical thinking skills, ability to interpret data to make decisions
Preferred:
• Bachelor’s degree in marketing or communications or CTSM certification
• Basic knowledge of entertainment industry
• Basic knowledge of Japanese business
• Strong presentation skills
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
*Please beware of recent scams to online job seekers. Those applying to our job openings will only be contacted directly from @crunchyroll.com and @ellation.com email accounts. If you have any questions of the authenticity of an Ellation or Crunchyroll job offer, please contact jobs@crunchyroll.com before giving away any personal information.
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.