Comic Editor

2 Months ago • 2 Years +
Animation

Job Description

This role involves comprehensive tasks related to editing and operating comic magazines, web magazines, and manga apps published by the company. Responsibilities include planning and producing works, discovering new artists, collaborating with assigned artists on story development, and overseeing comic book serialization. The job offers the excitement of delivering diverse entertainment to readers, adapting to market changes, and exploring new ventures. Editors can build strong careers through varied experience and have the autonomy to launch new projects, finding immense satisfaction in creating popular works with artists.
Good To Have:
  • Strong interest in manga and anime-centric entertainment
  • Knowledge of comics (including web and doujin comics), works, and artists
  • Communication skills
Must Have:
  • Planning and producing works
  • Discovering new artists
  • Collaborating with artists on story development (plot, name, character settings)
  • Overseeing comic book serialization
  • 2+ years of comic editing experience
  • Light novel editing experience
  • 1+ year of magazine gravure page experience
  • Experience in sales, business development, or promotion of comics/light novels
  • 3+ years of practical IT industry experience (including internships)
Perks:
  • Weekends, national holidays, New Year holidays
  • Annual paid leave (granted upon joining, varies by joining month)
  • Bereavement leave
  • Commuting allowance
  • Health insurance association resort facilities
  • Health check-ups
  • Work-from-home system available
  • Flex-time (no core hours)

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Job Responsibilities

  • You will be responsible for all tasks related to the editing and operation of comic magazines, web magazines, and manga apps published by our company.
  • Planning and producing works
  • Discovering new artists
  • Working with assigned artists to create works (reviewing plots, storyboards, character settings, etc.)
  • Comic book serialization of assigned works
  • Considering your experience and aptitude, you will be assigned to one of the following editorial teams:
  • Shonen Gangan
  • Big Gangan
  • Young Gangan
  • Gangan JOKER
  • Gangan ONLINE
  • G Fantasy
  • Gangan pixiv

What makes this job interesting

This job is about delivering interesting works of a wide range of genres as entertainment to readers, regardless of the genre. It's also about adapting to market changes, not being bound by traditional methods, and challenging and experimenting with new businesses and media to expand the possibility of reaching more readers. We aim to be an editorial department that pursues and achieves both.

In this frontline role, you can test your abilities and gain a wide range of work experience, thereby building a stronger career as an editor. The culture is open and allows for discretion, so you can launch new projects and businesses with your own ideas and actions.

Above all, the greatest joy of this job is creating a work you believe in with an artist and seeing it gain popularity.

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