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.

About the role

As the Content Acquisitions Associate, you will secure a pipeline of content to satisfy Crunchyroll's seasonal simulcast slate and catalog lineups, while strengthening its relationships with our Japanese partners' teams and augmenting our reputation as the most trusted international distributor for Japanese anime abroad.

Core Areas of Responsibility

• Contact Japanese and international partners to receive the latest information on their production schedule and discuss opportunities to grow and foster our distribution partnership.
• Foster relationships with Japanese partners and manage account relationships, including daily business.
• Work with other departments to deliver top tier service for our partners and to ensure that contractual obligations are performed.
• Acquire in-depth knowledge of our business in each internal department to address important issues, situations, industry trends, and market dynamics.
• Maintain an open dialogue with licensors to respond to requests, bid submissions, and help implement solutions and reporting of our activities.
• Collaborate with the Content Evaluation team to assess the value of content.
• Collaborate with the Business Affairs team to close contracts and secure delivery of assets.
• Collaborate with the Marketing team to procure marketing materials needed to support successful title launches.

In the role of Content Acquisitions Associate, you will report to the Director, Content Acquisitions.

We are considering applicants for the location of Tokyo, Japan.

About You

We get excited about candidates, like you, because...

• 2+ years of experience in successful account management, partner management, business development, or licensing sales experience in Entertainment or Anime industry.
• Experience in establishing and nurturing long-term, mutually beneficial partnerships, working with a Japanese client base.
• Experience negotiating with partners to represent organizational interests.
• Experience winning a high percentage of the targeted content.
• Experience dissecting proposals and legal agreements surrounding IP.
• Native to Business level Japanese language skills (speaking/reading/writing)
• Native to Business level English language skills (speaking/reading/writing)
• Experience working within a globally matrixed organization.
• Experience building creative solutions in an evolving business environment and media landscape.

About the Team

The Content Acquisition team's two biggest partners for our business are our licensors and subscribers. The team's mission is to acquire the best content that our global anime fans want from our licensors and to develop a long-term relationship with them. We collaborate with the Business Affairs and Legal team from the contractual perspective, the team will negotiate with the licensors after receiving their evaluation until the deal is successful.

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:

• Health Insurance through Sony Kenko Hoken Kumiai
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Allowances for Gym & Wellness, Cellphone, Meals, Commuting
• Crunchyroll Premium account
• Professional Development
• Company's Paid Parental Leave
• up to 22 weeks for birthing parents
• up to 12 weeks for non-birthing parents
• Hybrid Work Schedule
• Paid Time Off
• Flex Time Off
• 5 Yasumi Days
• Half-Day Fridays during the summer
• 3 Obon Summer Yasumi Days
• Winter Break

#LifeAtCrunchyroll #LI-Hybrid

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.

About the role

As the Content Acquisitions Manager, you will secure a pipeline of content to satisfy Crunchyroll's seasonal simulcast slate and catalog lineups, while strengthening its relationships with our Japanese partners' teams and augmenting our reputation as the most trusted international distributor for Japanese anime abroad.

Core Areas of Responsibility

• Contact Japanese and international partners to receive the latest information on their production schedule and discuss opportunities to grow and foster our distribution partnership.
• Foster relationships with Japanese partners and manage account relationships, including daily business.
• Work with other departments to deliver top tier service for our partners and to ensure that contractual obligations are performed.
• Acquire in-depth knowledge of our business in each internal department to address important issues, situations, industry trends, and market dynamics.
• Maintain an open dialogue with licensors to respond to requests, bid submissions, and help implement solutions and reporting of our activities.
• Collaborate with the Content Evaluation team to assess the value of content.
• Collaborate with the Business Affairs team to close contracts and secure delivery of assets.
• Collaborate with the Marketing team to procure marketing materials needed to support successful title launches.

In the role of Content Acquisitions Manager, you will report to the Director, Content Acquisitions.

We are considering applicants for the location of Tokyo, Japan.

About You

We get excited about candidates, like you, because...

• 5+ years of experience in successful account management, partner management, business development, or licensing sales experience in Entertainment or Anime industry.
• Experience in establishing and nurturing long-term, mutually beneficial partnerships, working with a Japanese client base.
• Experience negotiating with partners to represent organizational interests.
• Experience winning a high percentage of the targeted content.
• Experience dissecting proposals and legal agreements surrounding IP.
• Native to Business level Japanese language skills (speaking/reading/writing)
• Native to Business level English language skills (speaking/reading/writing)
• Experience working within a globally matrixed organization.
• Experience building creative solutions in an evolving business environment and media landscape.

About the Team

The Content Acquisition team's two biggest partners for our business are our licensors and subscribers. The team's mission is to acquire the best content that our global anime fans want from our licensors and to develop a long-term relationship with them. We collaborate with the Business Affairs and Legal team from the contractual perspective, the team will negotiate with the licensors after receiving their evaluation until the deal is successful.

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:

• Health Insurance through Sony Kenko Hoken Kumiai
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Allowances for Gym & Wellness, Cellphone, Meals, Commuting
• Crunchyroll Premium account
• Professional Development
• Company's Paid Parental Leave
• up to 22 weeks for birthing parents
• up to 12 weeks for non-birthing parents
• Hybrid Work Schedule
• Paid Time Off
• Flex Time Off
• 5 Yasumi Days
• Half-Day Fridays during the summer
• 3 Obon Summer Yasumi Days
• Winter Break

#LifeAtCrunchyroll #LI-Hybrid

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.

About the role

In the role of Director, Business Affairs, you will report to the Senior Director, Business Affairs.

We are considering applicants for the location of Tokyo, Japan.

As the Director, Business Affairs, you will prepare proposals. You will also review and negotiate agreements related to development and production, and consortium agreements for Crunchyroll's growing slate of co-productions and original content.

You will negotiate and review agreements while balancing the appropriate financial terms, legal, and business risks. You will partner with our Productions teams, Royalty reporting, Legal, Compliance, Finance, Programming, and other partners in exploiting the rights of our content. You will consult and collaborate with internal and external partners, legal departments, producers, and our Japanese production partners.

Core Areas of Responsibility

• Negotiate and complex development and production deals and drafting of terms sheets with Japanese consortium partners, including consortium agreements, music clearance, co-productions, and merchandising licenses.
• Negotiate and draft contracts in both Japanese and English.
• Communicate the financial terms, contractual risks, and obligations to internal departments of our newly acquired/produced content, including Content, Legal, Finance, Marketing, Licensing, and Programming.
• Track deal terms and update negotiation status on internal tracking systems.
• Provide general business counsel and support in an evolving business environment.

About You

We get excited about candidates, like you, because...

• 10+ years of Japanese Entertainment Industry-based licensing, production, and business affairs experience
• 8+ years of people management experience
• Experience drafting and interpreting co-production and licensing agreements
• Native to Business level Japanese skills (reading/speaking/writing).
• Willingness to learn English (reading/speaking/writing) 
• Passion for Anime, Japanese culture, Entertainment industry

About the Team

The Business Affairs team is part of the Content team that promotes our content acquisition efforts to support Crunchyroll's global growth. We serve as the source of truth for all licensing contract terms. We are collaboratively work with multiple teams (i.e. Anime Co-Production, Content Acquisitions, Legal, Deal Management, Programming, Financial Contract Reporting) across the globe.

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:

• Competitive Salary
• Health Insurance through Sony Kenko Hoken Kumiai
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Allowances for Gym & Wellness, Cellphone, Meals, Commuting
• Crunchyroll Premium account
• Professional Development
• Company's Paid Parental Leave
  • up to 22 weeks for birthing parents
  • up to 12 weeks for non-birthing parents
• Hybrid Work Schedule
• Paid Time Off
• Flex Time Off
• 5 Yasumi Days
• Half-Day Fridays during the summer
• 3 Obon Summer Yasumi Days
• Winter Break

#LifeAtCrunchyroll #LI-Hybrid

At AKQA (part of WPP) we believe in the imaginative application of art and science to create beautiful  ideas, products and services. We exist to create the future together with our clients. 

AKQA’s Experience Technology Architect, with assistance from the Technical Director and  Delivery Director, will serve as the technical point of contact for clients and lead the  project team for technical perspective to achieve the best results. 

As a member of AKQA Tokyo, you will join a dynamic, globally-minded team  surrounded by some of the brightest minds in their fields. You will create world-class  experiences for both Japanese and overseas markets with Team. 

ROLE REQUIREMENTS 

• Facing Japanese customers and collaborating with global team on activities related  to the technical aspects of the project. 
• Understanding proposed customer experiences and interpreting and document  technical requirements. 
• Define technology requirements and propose solutions based on company best  practice. 
• Platform Evaluation and selection to meet client requirements 
• Research best practices and proactively getting help of local and global colleagues to shape technical solutions. 
• Support the design and implementation of frontend and backend architecture to  drive customer experiences. 
• Research and ensure best practices in accessibility, performance, and security. Evaluate existing client architectures and suggest appropriate improvements to  meet their goals. 
• Recruit and oversee technology development teams.

QUALIFICATIONS & CHARACTERISTICS 

• Bachelorʼs degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field. 
• 5+ years of experience in software development or system Implementation. 3+ years of experience delivering customer-facing services on the vendor side. Understanding in frontend frameworks like ReactJS and backend technologies or  equivalent technologies. 
• Understanding of modern cloud infrastructure such as Vercel or Netlify, and major  cloud providers like GCP, AWS or Azure. 
• Having an interest in advanced technology solutions and being proactive in  acquiring new skills. 
• A person who can be an advocate for global standard framework and development  methodologies. 

Desired Qualifications 

• Ability to independently provide services to clients. 
• Experience in e-commerce and web architecture with headless architecture. Experience participating in global projects. 
• Business level English and native level Japanese. 

At AKQA (part of WPP) we believe in the imaginative application of art and science to create beautiful  ideas, products and services. We exist to create the future together with our clients. 

The Technology Director is responsible for leading and growing the Tokyo technology team and client portfolio. Working alongside the local leadership team and regional Chief Technology Officer, you will own the Tokyo technology strategy, plan how to grow and service the Tokyo studio engagements and foster a high-performing technology team, while ensuring successful commercial engagements and technical program delivery.

You will build and lead a team of experts and coordinate with regional practice leaders and partners to deliver technology outcomes for the Tokyo client portfolio. As a member of the regional AKQA Technology Executive, you will also contribute to regional technology initiatives and practice development.

By deeply understanding client business challenges, experience goals, and technical requirements, the Technology Director serves as the central decision-maker ensuring world-class digital experiences powered by modern web architectures and frameworks, MarTech, and AI technologies.

This role reports to the local Delivery Director and the APAC CTO.  Primary reports for this role include Solution Architects, Technical Leads, and Principal Engineers.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Delivery Leadership

• Lead the technical setup and onboarding for web and digital product development projects.
• Own architecture reviews, code reviews, and technical risk assessments.
• Establish quality, performance, and security standards to ensure high-quality delivery.
• Lead high-complexity projects independently within client engagements.
• Drive technical decision-making and propose optimal implementation approaches.
• Be hands-on in delivering technology engagements and solutions as required, while building the Tokyo technology practice.

Proposal & Pre-Sales Support

• Lead RFP/RFI analysis, technical approach design, and proposal development.
• Own technical presentations, client communication, and estimation.
• Contribute to business growth by designing competitive, technology-driven solutions.
• Lead and coordinate bringing in regional technology colleagues and partners in order to create compelling RFP responses highlighting the best of AKQA’s capabilities
  
  

Team Management & Capability Building

• Lead and mentor architects, Technical Delivery Managers, and other technology team members.
• Define and maintain technical standards, development processes, and best practices to improve productivity and quality.
• Support hiring, talent development, performance management, and community engagement to strengthen the technology discipline.
• Ensure the team structure is maintained, and appropriately sized for the current and pipeline client engagements.
• Guide decisions on the mix of resources across the studio, including the mix of permanent and contract roles, and decisions on when to utilise partners within the AKQA and Itochu networks.
• Work with regional practice leaders to develop practice related talent

Solution Development & Innovation

• Continuously evaluate emerging technologies such as AI/LLM, MarTech tools, cloud platforms, and modern web frameworks.
• Provide technical insights that drive client proposals and product improvements.
• Collaborate with global teams to adopt and localize best practices and global capabilities.

Stakeholder Communication

• Lead technical discussions with client executives, IT leaders, and product owners.
• Promote collaboration with AKQA's regional and global team, and partnerships with partners.
• Work closely with PMs, designers, and strategists to ensure alignment across all project disciplines.

Reputation

• Involvement in AKQA's marketing and PR - focused on both potential clients and potential employees.
• Drive initiatives to connect with and attract key talent to AKQA.
• Foster and contribute to industry thought leadership.

QUALIFICATIONS & CHARACTERISTICS 

• Strong interest and ongoing learning in AI, LLMs, generative AI, MarTech, and emerging technologies
• Experience designing architecture for large-scale digital products
• Experience working within a global or distributed organization
• Public technical contributions such as conference speaking, publishing, or OSS involvement
• knowledge of modern web architecture, APIs, cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, Azure / Vercel, Netlify), and software engineering best practices

About Burson

Burson is the global communications leader built to create value for clients through reputation. With highly specialized teams, industry-leading technologies and breakthrough creative, we help brands and businesses redefine reputation as a competitive advantage so they can lead today and into the future. Burson is part of WPP (LSE/NYSE: WPP), the creative transformation company. Learn more at www.bursonglobal.com.

The Role:

As an Associate Director at Burson you are responsible for supporting the senior management to contribute to the company’s performance by managing client relationships and integrated communication (IC) programs, satisfying and delighting clients, generating new business and developing strong teams.  You are expected to be leader with leadership skills. You are also required to support our corporate strategy and your practice or office to help ensure superior client service, a winning culture and profitability.

CORE JOB RESPONSIBILITIES & REQUIREMENTS

Client Service:

• Manage a significant portfolio of clients and demonstrate the ability to profitably grow clients and build long term relationships
• Seek opportunities to develop senior client level relationships and serve as their trusted advisor for insights critical to their business; understand the trends and issues that impact brands, including media, business, political and cultural
• Proactively manage client expectations and quickly grasp problems, consult with senior leader(s) on the engagement team on tough decisions and assist in implementing swift action plans to ensure client satisfaction, engaging additional Burson resources where required
• Manage and lead account teams to deliver superior client service and creative groundbreaking plans and concepts by ensuring they are equipped with the right resources, tools and training
• Maintain close relationship with senior editors and journalists and respond to complex media queries
• Take an active role in issues and crisis management, media training and messaging workshops
• Understand social media and integrate digital products and services into client programs to deliver optimum results
• Ensure clients and account teams feel confident about how best to utilize new media outlets

Business Development:

• Support Directors and Senior Leaders in identifying opportunities for organic growth with existing clients and keep up with client and market changes that could lead to new business opportunities.
• Support our new business development process by actively developing business contacts through professional activities and network with professional contacts as a means of exchanging ideas and opening new client opportunities
• Introduce existing clients to Burson offices in other geographies to contribute to the regional/global growth of the company

Talent Management:

• Coach, mentor and delegate responsibilities to junior staff
• Foster teamwork and build morale and motivation within account teams ensuring that good performance and efforts are recognized
• Create an inclusive and welcoming environment that engage all individuals without bias and demonstrate flexibility in a changing work environment
• Support directors and senior leaders to help team members to identify development needs, acquire new skills and grow within the organization
• Provide continuous constructive feedback to team members- not just during performance reviews- to develop the next generation of client leaders
• Conduct learning and development programs and participate in staff retention initiatives
• Serve as a role model to the junior staff, embodying the values of the company

Financial Management:

• Know your portfolio revenue target of JPY50M～80M
• Know and meet billability targets
• Act as a conduit between finance and the client servicing team to ensure that accounts are profitably managed; understand the reason for over and under servicing
• Follow agency procedures for client budgets, budget tracking, contract approval and billing rates.
• Support senior leaders to prepare and manage annual budgets and forecasts of projected income
• Manage your team and allocate resources for agency profitability
• Understand client contracts and assist with the development of detailed scopes of work
• Ensure that contracts and terms and conditions of businesses are issued and signed by all new clients prior to the commencement of work
• Support your director to contribute to Burson’s business plans to increase market share and profits

Agency Responsibilities:

• Use Burson’s intranet and resources; keep your profile updated
• Be a brand ambassador and help recruit top talent by knowing our capabilities and network
• Write blogs and articles in your areas of expertise
• Adhere to Burson’s confidentiality and disclosure agreements and code of ethics/conduct
• Act with integrity using ethical considerations to guide decisions

*The job description is a summary of typical job functions and is not an exhaustive list of possible duties. The jobholder’s responsibilities and duties may differ from those outlined above. Other duties, as assigned, may be part of the job.

At Burson, diversity, equity and inclusion are not just values; they are strategic imperatives that fuel our future in an industry built on the art of understanding, connecting and developing relationships. We believe that a diverse workforce is essential for inspiring bold ideas, fostering constructive dialogue and cultivating meaningful experiences that drive innovation and creativity. It also enables our agency to thrive and deliver brilliant work.

For more information, visit www.bursonglobal.com

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