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Manager, Business Intelligence - Content Analytics
Crunchyroll
San Francisco, CA, United States
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Ellation, Inc. is a transformative entertainment company and home of industry-leading platforms Crunchyroll and VRV. Crunchyroll is the world’s largest destination for anime and manga, boasting a global community of more than 25 million registered users and over 1 million subscribers. VRV is a fast-growing entrant in the SVOD space and is an audience-focused aggregation platform featuring premium SVOD channels including Crunchyroll, Funimation, Rooster Teeth, and Shudder.
We’re looking for a Manager, Business Intelligence - Content Analytics to join our team in San Francisco. Our offices in San Francisco, Tokyo, and Chișinău develop the product, design, engineering, marketing and content for Crunchyroll and VRV -- we are media and technology experts, and we lead with our digital-first DNA to create experiences for our passionate communities.
At Ellation, we view data-informed decision making as a key accelerant of growth. The Business Intelligence team provides analysis and insights to guide strategic decisions. The BI team also ensures accountability and optimization for those decisions. Our team is looking for a Manager to lead our content analytics efforts. This position will be responsible for providing analysis that guides our content investments. The role will also support data-informed programming decisions to maximize our investments. This is a cross-functional role, supporting other teams including Content, Programming, and Marketing.
Responsibilities:
• Develop key metrics, goals, and reporting to assess content performance.
• Deliver performance insights and recommended action items to channel, content, and production partners.
• Support content and programming teams in determining the ideal release schedule, windowing, and marketing for new content launches.
• Work with programming leads and data engineering teams to evaluate performance of curation & recommendation efforts.
• Analyze viewership patterns to guide content marketing and lifecycle communication efforts.
• Conduct data-intensive ad-hoc analysis on content performance to better understand audience segmentation and guide optimization of programming mix.
• Partner with Programming and Research teams to create and continually refine user profiles and audience segments.
• Lead forward-looking projection of audience, viewership, and content spend as part of budgeting & forecasting exercises.
• Support FP&A team in building data-driven, dynamic scenario analysis to evaluate ROI, set expectations, and identify trade-offs for content investments.
• Partner with Accounting and FP&A team to ensure accurate payments to partners, as well as proper P&L and cash treatment.
• Support Communications / PR team in building narrative of content performance for external and internal purposes.
Qualifications:
• Candidates must have an analytical mindset and be effective communicators.
• Superior proficiency with Excel, financial modeling, and data-centric programming languages (SQL, Python); experience working with data visualization tools (i.e. Looker, Amplitude) is a plus.
• 3-5 years in investment banking, corporate finance, consulting, or other roles dependent on quantitative and qualitative financial analysis. Candidates must have proven experience of strategic analysis and providing actionable insights.
• Previous experience in media/entertainment or digital consumer subscriptions is a plus.
• Bachelor's degree with a major or emphasis on coursework of a quantitative nature, preferably Finance, Business, or Mathematics (Statistics is beneficial).
• Ellation is a hyper-growth company, providing a dynamic, high-tempo environment. The ideal candidate is flexible, able to operate autonomously, and has an infectious desire to learn. A successful candidate will take the initiative and a proactive approach in exceeding expectations of the role.
Benefits:
• Competitive salary
• Medical, dental, vision, STD, LTD, and life insurance
• Health care and dependent care FSA
• 401(k) plan with employer match
• Employer paid commuter benefit
• On-site gym, showers, yoga, and wellness classes
• Catered lunch and dinner 4 days per week
• Fun, passionate and skilled co-workers
• Pet friendly environment - pet insurance and dog friendly office
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About Crunchyroll
Crunchyroll is the world’s largest destination for anime and manga, boasting a global community of more than 25 million registered users and over 1 million subscribers. Fans connect through the most complete anime library including "Naruto Shippuden," "Attack on Titan," and “Dragon Ball Super,” events such as Crunchyroll Movie Nights, Crunchyroll News, and can purchase related merchandise through its online store. Through its app on game consoles, set-top boxes, mobile devices and more, Crunchyroll delivers content from leading media producers directly to viewers translated professionally in multiple languages. The service is available for free or through a premium offering that allows users to watch ad-free with access to simulcasts—top series available immediately after Japanese broadcast.
Fans can also view Crunchyroll on VRV, an audience-focused aggregation platform featuring premium SVOD channels and a curated house channel, VRV Select.
About Ellation
Ellation, Inc. is a transformative entertainment company and home of industry-leading platforms Crunchyroll and VRV. With majority investment from Otter Media, a joint-venture between AT&T and The Chernin Group, Ellation operates at the intersection of technology and media to redefine the next wave of media interaction and consumption -- breaking down barriers to content experiences for passionate fans around the world. Ellation’s offices in San Francisco, Tokyo, and Chișinău develop the product, design, engineering, marketing and content that brings our communities of passionate fans together.
About VRV
VRV is a leading audience-focused aggregation platform featuring premium SVOD channels including Crunchyroll, Funimation, Rooster Teeth, and Shudder, alongside a curated house channel, VRV Select. Created to provide fans with a next-gen entertainment experience, VRV offers immersive content experiences in a digitally-driven environment via bundled subscription, a la carte subscription, or ad-supported options. As a platform, VRV helps partners extend their reach and distribute their premium content through a high-quality, branded experience on mobile, web, and popular living room devices.