Sonyglobal

Licensing Coordinator

Santa Monica

No sponsorship$60k-$70kDetected 30 days ago

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About the role

Aniplex of America Inc. is seeking a Licensing Coordinator to join our team in Santa Monica, CA.
This role works closely with licensors and sub-licensors as well as other company departments such as Marketing, Production and Accounting teams.
This position will be on a Hybrid schedule with 2-3 days per week in the Santa Monica office.

Support the content and merchandise licensing teams by preparing materials, tracking approvals, and maintain accurate documentation for each licensee
Support submission and approval progress of licensing deals from each licensee
Support product and content review process by checking submission for completeness, accuracy, and guideline compliance prior to approval
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
Prepare and organize documents and materials needed for each licensee's requirements
This individual will support both the content and merchandise licensing teams by coordinating materials, preparing documentation, and tracking approval processes across multiple licensed.
This role is a great opportunity for an organized, detail-oriented individual looking to build a career in licensing or entertainment operations.

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
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
Complete and submit required product approval forms to headquarters in Japan, including documentation prepared in Japanese
1-3 years experience in a licensing, entertainment, merchandising, or administrative support
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

A passion for Japanese Anime, games and related culture is highly preferred.
Bachelor's degree in a related field preferred or equivalent years of experience
Knowledge, interest and passion in Anime, Manga and Entertainment highly preferred

The target annualized base salary range for this position is $60,000 to $70,000.

Employee assistance plan and comprehensive behavioral health benefits
Fertility benefits, including, surrogacy, and adoption assistance programs
Basic and supplemental life insurance for employees as well as supplemental life insurance coverage for their spouses/domestic partners and children
Voluntary benefits such as group legal, identity theft protection, accident, and hospital indemnity insurance
Short-term & long-term disability plans
Up to 12 weeks of paid parental and caregiver leave
401(k) Plan with pre-tax, Roth, and after-tax options and company match with immediate vesting
Education assistance and student loan programs
Time off to include vacation, paid holidays, sick leave, Summer Fridays (early release), and a winter break between Christmas and New Year's Day (based on business needs)
Employee stock purchase plan (Sony covers commissions and fees for your Sony stock purchases made through after-tax payroll deductions)
In addition to the annual base salary, this role has an annual bonus target of 5 %.
This range does not include any other compensation components or other benefits that an individual may be eligible for.
Flexible Work Arrangements, including remote and hybrid work schedules

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:
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What we offer you:
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For reasonable accommodation requests, please contact us by email at careers@sonyusa.com or by mail to: Sony Corporation of America, Human Resources Department, 25 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010.

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