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!
We're looking for a Senior Publicist for Streaming Content & Awards for a contract role. You will play a crucial role in promoting our SVOD content to consumers, the press, the entertainment industry, and our licensors. Reporting to our Director of Publicity, Streaming Content & Awards, you will be instrumental in positioning anime content as a key player in the competitive streaming landscape. You will collaborate with global teams for both strategy development and hands-on execution, leading press and media relations in key markets including the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand
- Help create press materials related to SVOD content, including press releases, briefing documents, PR plans, and pitches.
- Engage with media outlets covering entertainment, anime, and related genres to pitch unique story ideas.
- Collaborate on major streaming premieres and seasonal launches, contributing to creative campaigns that enhance platform and content visibility.
- Participate in seasonal announcements, highlights, trend stories, and targeted pitches.
- Help manage processes for announcements, interviews, and distribution of photo and video assets.
- Contribute to best practice development with licensors for communications and publicity activities.
- Support efforts to promote Crunchyroll's dubbing initiatives and voice talent publicity.
- Contribute to the strategy for TV and streaming-related awards campaigns.
- Collaborate with the Events team on public events and cultural moments to maximize brand and content exposure.
- Help prepare talent for interviews, including drafting talking points and providing coaching.
- Work with a team and external agencies, aligning with PR colleagues in the US and globally.
- Monitor press coverage
We are considering LA-based remote applicants who can attend the Los Angeles office once a week for meetings.
About YouWe get excited about candidates, like you, because...
- 5+ years of experience in Public Relations,Communications
- Bachelor's Degree in Communications, Public Relations, English, or a related field
- You respond to pressure or crisis situations while maintaining a calm presence
- You run multiple work streams simultaneously
- You're able to focus and sculpt communications (written, verbal) to best meet our needs
- You have established media contacts and relationships
- You are familiar with anime, pop culture and/or current entertainment
- You can travel domestically
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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 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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