Additional Information
Aniplex of America Inc . (Santa Monica, California) is a subsidiary of Aniplex Inc. (headquartered in Tokyo, Japan), a group of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. and a leading provider of anime content and music production and distribution in Japan. The company's ever-growing line-up of shows include: March comes in like a lion , Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga , ERASED , The Asterisk War , OWARIMONOGATARI , KIZUMONOGATARI , GRANBLUE FANTASY, Eromanga Sensei, Katsugeki TOUKEN RANBU, BLEND-S, Slow Start, and Record of Grancrest War . To learn more: http://aniplexusa.com/ .
JAPANESE - ENGLISH FLUENCY BILINGUAL REQUIRED
POSITION SUMMARY
Aniplex of America Inc. is seeking a Licensing Coordinator to join our team in Santa Monica, CA. This individual will support both the content and merchandise licensing teams by coordinating materials, preparing documentation, and tracking approval processes across multiple licensed properties. This role works closely with licensors and sub-licensors as well as other company departments such as Marketing, Production and Accounting teams. This role is a great opportunity for an organized, detail-oriented individual looking to build a career in licensing or entertainment operations. A passion for Japanese Anime, games and related culture is highly preferred.
This position will be on a Hybrid schedule with 2-3 days per week in the Santa Monica office.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
Support the content and merchandise licensing teams by preparing materials, tracking approvals, and maintain accurate documentation for each licensee
Assist with processing, tracking, and review of royalty reports, including data entry, invoice tracking, and coordination with accounting on discrepancies or follow-ups
Coordinate material delivery and schedules for each licensing right between headquarters in Japan, localization companies, and each licensee
Support submission and approval progress of licensing deals from each licensee
Prepare and organize documents and materials needed for each licensee's requirements
Support product and content review process by checking submission for completeness, accuracy, and guideline compliance prior to approval
Complete and submit required product approval forms to headquarters in Japan, including documentation prepared in Japanese
Maintain licensee data and contractual information - as well as assets, including product submissions, quality assurance procedures, and sales materials - including the input of information into a royalty management system
Monitor and ensure the timely submission of quarterly royalty reports by licensees, reviewing data submitted and raising questions where applicable;
Receive, sort, pack, and ship final product samples per instructions
Assist with special projects as requested
Honesty, trustworthiness and ethical conduct are material requirements for the responsibilities outlined above
QUALIFICATIONS FOR POSITION
Your qualifications and experience should include:
1-3 years experience in a licensing, entertainment, merchandising, or administrative support
Bachelor's degree in a related field preferred or equivalent years of experience
JAPANESE - ENGLISH Bilingual required - must have professional level skills of reading, writing and communicating in Japanese for daily correspondence with licensors in Japan
Ability to interact and communicate effectively with others
Strong organizational skills with the ability to track and research performance analytics and create reports on multiple projects and competing deadlines
Strong attention to details and accuracy
Self-motivated, self-starter, energetic
Strong Microsoft Office skills with emphasis on Excel and PowerPoint
Knowledge, interest and passion in Anime, Manga and Entertainment highly preferred
Willingness and ability to handle hands-on tasks such as unpacking, packing, and shipping product samples
All candidates must be authorized to work in the USA
In addition to competitive pay and benefits, we offer an environment and culture that promotes Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. We are committed to creating an inclusive employee experience for you to thrive as part of Sony's purpose to "fill the world with emotion through the power of creativity and technology."
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