Senior Publicist, Streaming Content & Awards (Contract)

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
As our Senior Publicist for Streaming Content & Awards at Crunchyroll, 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.

• You will help create press materials related to SVOD content, including press releases, briefing documents, PR plans, and pitches
• You will engage with media outlets covering entertainment, anime, and related genres to pitch unique story ideas
• You will collaborate on major streaming premieres and seasonal launches, contributing to creative campaigns that enhance platform and content visibility
• You will participate in seasonal announcements, highlights, trend stories, and targeted pitches
• You will help manage processes for announcements, interviews, and distribution of photo and video assets
• You will contribute to best practice development with licensors for communications and publicity activities
• You will support efforts to promote Crunchyroll's dubbing initiatives and voice talent publicity
• You will contribute to the strategy for TV and streaming-related awards campaigns
• You will collaborate with the Events team on public events and cultural moments to maximize brand and content exposure
• You will help prepare talent for interviews, including drafting talking points and providing coaching
• You will work with a team and external agencies, aligning with PR colleagues in the US and globally
• You will monitor press coverage

This contract position is based in our Culver City office, and offers a hybrid work schedule
About You
We 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

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.
Pay Transparency - Culver City, CA
$43.19 - $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.
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