Corporate Communications Manager (Contract)

2 Hours ago • 5 Years + • Public Relations • $48,000 PA - $53,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

The Corporate Communications Manager (Contract) at Crunchyroll will support the Communications leadership team in promoting various business lines, including e-commerce, licensing, consumer products, business development, and product/engineering. Responsibilities include developing media campaigns, managing media outreach, creating press materials (releases, presentations, etc.), managing award submissions and speaking opportunities, working with executives on trend stories and company spotlights, and curating external speaking opportunities. The role requires strong media relations skills and experience in business, tech, and trade publications. The position is contract-based and involves domestic travel (up to 25%).
Must have:
  • 5+ years in Media Relations
  • Bachelor's Degree in Communications or related field
  • Existing media contacts in business/tech publications
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Proficiency in Microsoft 365 and G Suite
  • Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
Good to have:
  • Familiarity with anime and pop culture
  • Experience with Keynote
  • Ability to anticipate and solve issues creatively
Perks:
  • Performance bonuses
  • Employer-matched retirement savings
  • Time-off programs
  • Progressive health benefits

Job Details

About Crunchyroll

WE HELP EVERYONE BELONG. IT’S OUR PURPOSE.

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

The Corporate Communications Manager (Contract) will work with the Communications leadership team to promote, manage, and support important lines of Crunchyroll business including e-commerce and retail, licensing and consumer products, business development, and product and engineering. Reporting to the Director of Communications, you will support Crunchyroll's business, trade and industry narrative. This is a contract position.

  • You will collaborate with company partners to develop consumer and business media campaigns for a mix of news across lines of business
  • You will manage media outreach and relationship-building with reporters across business, tech, trade and consumer publications
  • Alongside the Director of Communications, you will create foundational materials including press releases, presentations, bios, internal communications, talking points, statements, and pitches
  • You will investigate and manage submissions for awards, special issues and speaking opportunities for Crunchyroll executives, along with managing campaigns for the ecommerce, retail, consumer products, business development, and product and engineering lines of business
  • You will work with main executives on trend stories and company spotlights, including prep, talking points and coaching
  • You will curate external speaking opportunities for major industry events in a handful of important subject areas
  • You will liaise with media – specifically trade/business and select industry trades, on industry and business stories, especially as it relates to reporters in the retail, consumer products, and technical / engineering space

We are considering applicants for our Los Angeles, CA office.

About You

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

  • 5+ years in Media Relations or related experience
  • Bachelor's Degree in Communications, Public Relations, English, Journalism or related field
  • You are familiar with anime, pop culture and current entertainment
  • You're able to focus and sculpt communications (spoken and written) to best meet our needs
  • You have an existing book of media contacts across business, tech, and trade publications
  • You have a service-driven, and can-do and will-do approach, responding to pressure while maintaining a calm presence
  • You run multiple work streams simultaneously, delivering on time and with high attention to detail
  • You excel in creative environments where you can anticipate and solve issues
  • You are proficient in Microsoft 365, and GSuite, and it's a bonus if you're familiar with Keynote
  • Availability to travel domestically (up to 25%)

About the Team

The Crunchyroll Communications team is a nimble group of publicists who love talking about anime, our brand, and the broader streaming entertainment industry. We're storytellers and we connect our passionate fans to the content they love through thoughtful press around our fan-centric touchpoints (SVOD, theatrical, events, games, merchandise, and more).

#LifeAtCrunchyroll #LI-Hybrid

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 - Los Angeles, CA
$48$53 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.

  • Service. We serve our community with humility, enabling joy and belonging for others.

  • 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.

Questions about Crunchyroll’s hiring process? Please check out our Hiring FAQs: https://help.crunchyroll.com/hc/en-us/articles/360040471712-Crunchyroll-Hiring-FAQs

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Please beware of recent scams to online job seekers. Those applying to our job openings will only be contacted directly from @crunchyroll.com email account.

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About The Company

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

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