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 The Manager, Rights Management oversees the day-to-day administration and quality of content-rights data in Rightsline. This role, reporting to the Senior Manager, Rights & Scheduling, ensures that rights information received from Business Affairs and Content Acquisition is complete, interpretable, accurately configured, and maintained through approved controls. The Manager is responsible for operational execution and leading a team to review source terms, enter and update content-rights attributes, identify discrepancies, managing exceptions, and coordinating resolution with the appropriate business or technology partner. The role is a key point of accountability for Rightsline data quality and timely rights changes while maintaining clear separation from financial-term entry, scheduling, and avails ownership. Key Responsibilities Content rights entry: responsible for entering content details from contracts (titles, territories, languages, windows, media, restrictions) into Rightsline, the system of record that carries rights to distribution channels (SVOD, digital manga, theatrical, home video), following approved workflows and standards.Perform quality checks and reconciliation: regularly audit datasets to ensure completeness, accuracy and clarity, and resolve discrepancies. - Prepare operational reporting: prepare analysis on work volume, completeness, accuracy, and data variances for business targets with cross-functional teams. - Support special projects: provide input and oversight on projects ranging from systems improvement UAT to data reconciliation initiatives. - Manage a team of analysts: lead a team of analysts who will enter contract details in Rightsline and ensure SLAs are met. About You - 3+ years experience leading teams in rights/contract management in media & entertainment - Proven leadership skills in keeping teams accountable and goal execution with an eye on process improvement - Attention to detail; well versed in understanding contract language and translating terms - Strong communication and collaboration skills to influence cross-functionally - Experience with Rightsline and understanding data flows both upstream and downstream and subsequent business impacts Preferred: - Experience in streaming industry - Experience and familiarity of anime content and anime industry 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: - Best-in class medical, dental, and vision private insurance healthcare coverage - Access to counseling & mental health sessions 24/7 through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - Free premium access to Crunchyroll - Professional Development - Company's Paid Parental Leave - up to 22 weeks for birthing parents - up to 12 weeks for non-birthing parents - Hybrid Work Schedule - Paid Time Off - Flex Time Off - 5 Yasumi Days - Half-Day Fridays during the summer - Winter Break #LifeAtCrunchyroll #LI-Hybrid 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. 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Manager, Rights Management

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