Senior Manager, Scheduling Operations

About Crunchyroll

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

Bring anime to fans worldwide—on time and in the languages they love. As Senior Manager of Scheduling Operations, you'll lead a team that ensures Crunchyroll's content launches smoothly across SVOD, AVOD, EST, theatrical, and home video platforms. You'll be the main link between media supply, localization, content acquisition, programming, and delivery operations, translating contracts into applicable schedules and ensuring compliance while maximizing global release impact.

What You'll Do

Content Scheduling & Operations

• Oversee global SVOD scheduling with accuracy across all platforms
• Maintain and improve scheduling databases and tools, including Airtable
• Turn acquisition contracts into launch timelines and release plans
• Research content availability to set optimal release dates
• Refine scheduling with automations and workflow improvements
• Collaborate with engineering and operations to adapt systems to our needs

Team Leadership

• Lead, mentor, and coach your Scheduling Operations team
• Set clear OKRs, KPIs, and development goals
• Guide the team through growth and change with clarity and support
• Communicate updates and standards to ensure agreement

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Be the Scheduling Operations expert in systems, acquisitions, and deal analysis
• Lead and contribute to cross-functional meetings, anticipating scheduling challenges
• Balance competing priorities to meet business needs without sacrificing accuracy

We are considering applicants available to work a hybrid schedule, with three days each week onsite at our Los Angeles office.

About You

We get excited about candidates, like you, because you have a proven track record managing content launches across multiple platforms (SVOD, AVOD, linear, EST, theatrical, home video)

• You have 8+ years in media or entertainment scheduling, rights management, and data governance, including leadership experience
• You excel at leading teams, mentoring, and driving collaboration through change
• You thrive as the central link between cross-functional teams, ensuring schedules, workflows, and launches stay on track
• You're organized, communicate clearly, and skilled with Google Suite, PowerPoint/Keynote, Airtable, and workflow tools
• You have hands-on experience leading software, system, or process implementation projects
• You're passionate about anime, Japanese culture, pop culture, or fandom
• A Bachelor's degree in Communications, Media, Business, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• You can travel as needed

About the Team

Scheduling Operations is a newly formed team within Content Operations, built to power Crunchyroll's global programming goals. We ensure our content launches on time, in the right language, and in the right markets. Every detail counts — because for our fans and our content partners, accuracy and timeliness are everything.

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!

#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.

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.
• 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 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.