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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
We're looking for a Creative Localization Coordinator to serve as a key communication link between our content creators and internal subtitling and dubbing teams. Reporting to our Supervisor of Creative & English Translation, you will create and maintain translation and dubbing guidelines for each show. You will assist our translators, dubbers, and marketing teams to ensure all content meets our licensors' and our creative standards efficiently and on time.
- You will set creative advice for titles
- You will receive preliminary materials
- You will create character profiles/lists
- You will populate the Key Names and Phrases (KNP) document
- You will work with translators and licensors to understand the creative direction of each show
- You will review English dialogue scripts and add annotations for creative dubbing
- You will research legal and creative considerations for songs
- You will advise on the treatment of on-screen text
- You will keep all creative documentation up to date and easily accessible for all teams
- You will collaborate with licensor partners to ensure fulfillment of their creative vision
- You will partner with translators to ensure they follow creative guidance
- You will communicate with dubbing and marketing teams to provide necessary information promptly
We are considering applicants for our Culver City office.
About You
We get excited about candidates, like you, because...
- You have 1+ years experience in localization, translation, or dubbing within the media or entertainment industry.
- You have hands-on experience coordinating inter-departmental projects and working with external partners.
- You have strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
- You have excellent written and verbal communication skills, with bilingual fluency in Japanese and English required, and experience conducting business in Japanese.
- You have a passion or curiosity for anime and/or Japanese culture.
About the Team
Our Localization team plays a crucial role in ensuring that anime fans worldwide can enjoy anime in a variety of languages. Our diverse and collaborative team is spread out globally, and we manage translations, subtitling and dubbing workflows. We take pride in preserving the vision of our creators as we adapt the content for our local audiences
Why you will love working at Crunchyroll
In addition to getting to work with fun, passionate and inspired colleagues, you will also enjoy the following benefits and perks:
- Receive a great compensation package including salary plus performance bonus earning potential, paid annually.
- Flexible time off policies allowing you to take the time you need to be your whole self.
- Generous medical, dental, vision, STD, LTD, and life insurance
- Health Saving Account HSA program
- Health care and dependent care FSA
- 401(k) plan, with employer match
- Employer paid commuter benefit
- Support program for new parents
- Pet insurance and some of our offices are pet friendly!
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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 - Culver City, CA
$59,000—$62,000 USD
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
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Courage. We believe that when we overcome fear, we enable our best selves.
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Curiosity. We are curious, which is the gateway to empathy, inclusion, and understanding.
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Service. We serve our community with humility, enabling joy and belonging for others.
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Kaizen. We have a growth mindset committed to constant forward progress.
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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Why Work With Us
The quality of our company is a direct result of the quality of our people, so we take the process and art of hiring very seriously. Every position we recruit against is an opportunity for us to enhance and directly impact our culture and climate, and it is a reflection of the values we uphold.
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