Director, Talent Relations

About the role

The Director of Talent Relations is critical in nurturing and promoting Crunchyroll's English dub talent. From onboarding to entertainment to crisis management, you will manage how talent represents the Crunchyroll brand and how Crunchyroll works with talent. You will be our voice actors' main contact and create an environment of inclusion, openness, and advocacy. You will be a critical partner to Communications, Audience Development, Marketing, Events, and others, for activations, events, social, and publicity needs.

• Develop Crunchyroll's dub talent strategy in association with ENUS Producers, Communications, Audience Development, and Events.
• Be the representative and bridge for voice actors and their management teams on all communications, including bookings and promotional opportunities, to be the voice for Crunchyroll that an actor can speak with on all matters related to voice talent.
• Always take the lead to communicate with your peers across departments so everyone is on the same page.
• Anticipate problems and work with partners to get in front of them.
• Collaborate to understand the full impact of decisions on partner teams.
• Identify ways to improve the operational process of the dubbing team.
• Manage the internal and external logistics of appearances, promotions, publicity, scheduling, travel logistics, styling, preparation, media training, fees, troubleshooting, and presentation for talent by internal and external departments, partners, and corporate brands.
• Oversee talent one-sheets, casting decks, department presentations, staff events, and Cons', ensuring a seamless experience for talent.
• Lead case-by-case talent rate negotiations, while collaborating with finance and accounting to process payments and ensure on-time compensation for talent-driven projects.
• Maintain the relationship with our independent contractor payroll vendor, while supporting the onboarding of dub team independent contractors.
• Manage the external dub producing process, including material delivery, studio communication, weekly check-ins, and data/content questions.
• Future planning and authoring Standard Operating Procedures
• Work with team leaders to document SOPs for their workflows and give advice when improvements can be made.
• Highlight to the leadership team when changes may be advantageous
• Understand the contextual value of improvements to the company.
• Manage four direct reports, including Talent Manager, Talent Coordinator, Final Script Supervisor, and Production Administrator Coordinator.

In the role of Director, Talent Relations, you will report to the Senior Director, Localization.

We are considering applicants for the location of Dallas or Los Angeles.

About You

We get excited about candidates, like you, because...

• 12+ years of related experience working in entertainment, talent management, or production-related roles
• 8+ years of people management experience
• 5+ years of experience working in communications, public, or media relations
• Have a general understanding of the English dub talent landscape
• Experience serving as a spokesperson on behalf of the organization and talent
• Experience with crisis management and conflict de-escalation
• Experience with project management
• Experience with event management and coordinating logistics for talent
• Interest and familiarity in Anime, Japanese culture, and the Entertainment industry.
• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Media, Business, or a related field

About the Team

The English dub production team is a well-established team of producers, voice directors, talent coordinators, script adaptors, and mix and audio engineers who collaborate in a dynamic and creative setting. We create English-language dub tracks for our anime properties. Our goal is to produce outstanding creative content to delight our global anime fans and partners.

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!

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