Role overview

Qualifications

3-5 years of experience in marketing operations, asset management, or a related field
Clear and precise communication skills (verbal and written)
Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously
Eager to learn new things and constantly strives to find content and strategy optimization opportunities

Responsibilities

Source, prepare, and distribute large volumes of assets internally and with external agencies for YouTube uploads
Manage structured metadata, geoblocking, and asset labeling to ensure accurate regional monetization settings
Coordinating and communicating between multiple teams to facilitate approvals, upload requests, and asset sharing
Contributing to data collection and compiling performance reports

Key facts

Remote from: United States
Fixed term
Mid-level (2-5 years)
Operations Manager
93 - 93K yearly
Japanese

Hard skills

Project Management Asset Management YouTube Marketing Data Collection Google Services

Other skills

Organizational Skills
Communication
Detail Oriented
Problem Solving
Team Management
Adaptability

About the company

Crunchyroll

Crunchyroll connects anime and manga fans across 200+ countries and territories with the content and experiences they love. In addition to free ad-supported and subscription premium content, Crunchyroll serves the anime community across events, theatrical, games, consumer products, collectibles and manga publishing. Anime fans have access to one of the largest collections of licensed anime through Crunchyroll and translated in multiple languages for viewers worldwide. Viewers can also access simulcasts — top series available immediately after Japanese broadcast. The Crunchyroll app is available on over 15 platforms, including all gaming consoles. 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

Company details

Company typeLarge

Company size1001 - 5000

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Job description

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!

About the role

This is a contract role.

Are you passionate about anime and skilled at managing complex workflows? Crunchyroll is looking for a self-motivated and detail-oriented Operations Manager, YouTube to join our Audience Development team in Dallas. In this pivotal role, you'll help bring anime to fans worldwide by optimizing YouTube operations and ensuring smooth execution across multiple channels.

Reporting to the Manager of YouTube Strategy & Content, you'll oversee everything from asset management to approvals and uploads, ensuring seamless coordination between teams. This role is ideal for someone with project and/or asset management experience who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Your work will play a key role in connecting millions of fans with the anime they love by driving efficient workflows and upholding Crunchyroll's high standards for content delivery.

The Operations Manager, YouTube excels at managing multiple workflows, coordinating asset deliveries across various channels, and handling posting and approval requests from diverse stakeholders. While the focus is on YouTube operations, strong organizational and project management skills are the top priority—deep platform expertise is a plus but not essential.

A Day in the Life of Operations Manager, YouTube (Responsibilities)

Source, prepare, and distribute large volumes of assets internally and with external agencies for YouTube uploads.
Manage structured metadata, geoblocking, and asset labeling to ensure accurate regional monetization settings.
Coordinating and communicating between multiple teams to facilitate approvals, upload requests, and asset sharing.
Contributing to data collection and compiling performance reports.
Support marketing initiatives by uploading trailers and other promotional content to YouTube.

About You (Requirements & Skills):

3-5 years of experience in marketing operations, asset management, or a related field.
Clear and precise communication skills (verbal and written) - including strong attention to detail, grammar, and spelling.
Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.
Eager to learn new things and constantly strives to find content and strategy optimization opportunities.
A proactive problem-solver who identifies issues early and proposes effective solutions.
Experience evaluating systems to create workflow efficiencies
Respect for anime and its lifestyle and culture, familiarity with fandom communities..

Bonus Points for:

Experience working in the anime, animation, or gaming industry.
Experience using Wrike, Asana, Trello, or similar project management tools.
Adept with Google Suite (Sheets, Doc, Slides) or similar tools.
Knowledge of YouTube metrics and related analytics tools, including YouTube Studio, TubeBuddy, Tubular, or SocialBlade.
Understanding of YouTube SEO, best practices, and monetization strategies.
Experience working with international teams
Japanese language skills.

The Pay Range for this position is listed. Actual pay will vary based on factors including, but not limited to location, experience, and performance. The range listed is just one component of Crunchyroll’s Total Rewards offerings for employees. Other rewards may include performance bonuses, employer matched retirement savings, time-off programs, and progressive health benefits and perks.

Pay Transparency - Remote, USA

$38.65—$48.29 USD

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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