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Senior Manager, Programming Strategy
Crunchyroll
San Francisco, CA, United States
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Crunchyroll is seeking a dynamic and highly-motivated leader to serve as Senior Manager of Programming Strategy. Working in tandem with Content Analytics, this role will provide partnership and guidance to leadership via rigorous analysis and insights. These insights will answer questions, force conversations, and ultimately drive key business decisions across acquisitions, editorial, curation and programming. This individual will utilize strong qualitative instincts, industry experience, creative thinking, and internal resources to map trends and forecast programming opportunities while frequently crafting presentations to communicate our strategy.
Responsibilities:
• Partner with content analytics group to regularly iterate programming strategy driven by audience and industry trends
• Own acquisition title evaluations based on programming strategy
• Deliver meaningful in-person and written insights on programming trends, performance, the competitive landscape, and audience behavior
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize off-platform content distribution based on data, audience preferences, and best practices
• Utilize critical thinking skills to analyze industry dynamics in order to formulate robust and timely strategic planning
• Identify growth opportunities through testing programming, publishing techniques, and promotion
Qualifications:
• 4+ years of work experience in Entertainment, TV, Media industry.
• Proven experience in identifying opportunities for business optimization and evaluating those initiatives
• Strong analytical abilities/skills, including data analysis.
• Possess an affinity for anime. A deep mental library of anime (and its nuances) is preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal skills which will enable candidate to interact with a wide range of personalities/styles and establish effective relationships at all levels of the organization.
• Exceptional attention to detail and effective communications
• Desire to learn, ability to thrive in entrepreneurial setting, and an infectious passion for making things better
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
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.