Content Manager, Original & Partnerships

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El Segundo, CA, USA
In-Office
114K-114K Annually
Entry level
News + Entertainment
The Role
Develops original story concepts across Korean, Japanese, and U.S. markets; matches scripts with studios and freelancers; oversees creative assets, content pipelines, partner alignment, and distribution timelines. The role manages creative development and technical coordination for series while balancing corporate requirements, internal direction, and delivery schedules.
Summary Generated by Built In
WEBTOON Entertainment is a leading global entertainment company and home to some of the world's largest storytelling platforms. As the global leader and pioneer of the mobile webcomic format, WEBTOON Entertainment has transformed comics and visual storytelling for fans and creators.
 
With its CANVAS UGC platform empowering anyone to become a creator, and a growing roster of superstar WEBTOON Originals creators and series, WEBTOON Entertainment’s passionate fandoms are the new face of pop culture. WEBTOON Entertainment adaptations are available on Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Crunchyroll, and other screens around the world, and the company’s content partners include The Walt Disney Company, HYBE, and DC Comics, among many others.

Responsibilities

    • Source and develop original story concepts specifically by bridging the creative gap between creators in Korea/Japan and the U.S. by implementing a deep cultural fluency to adapt scripts for a specific Western market.

    • Matching scripts with studios or freelancers and overseeing the actual creation of the company’s assets.

    • Ability to prioritize and integrate specific titles into a platform-wide long-term slate utilizing high-level pipeline planning.

    • Manage creative alignment with high-profile external partners.

    • Edit and strategize on-line assets of the company.

    • Balance external corporate requirements with internal creative direction and timelines.

    • Responsible for owning the project management of MDA (distribution) series, including the technical/operational aspects of timeline, asset, and delivery coordination, in addition to the creative development.

Requirements

  • MBA

What we offer (For Full-Time Only):
* Career development; we believe in mentorship and investing in your learning, supporting you to achieve your goals
* Health benefits, including vision and dental!
* Generous PTO and Parental Leave Top-up
* 401K Contributions 
* Commuter Benefits 
* Global WEBTOON and LINE FRIENDS discount program
* Winter break shutdown and a whole lot more!
 
With approximately 155 million monthly active users, WEBTOON Entertainment’s IP & Creator Ecosystem of aligned brands and platforms include WEBTOON, Wattpad--the world’s leading webnovel platform--WEBTOON Productions, Studio N, Studio LICO, WEBTOON Unscrolled, LINE MANGA, and eBookJapan, among others.
 
Join us and work with some of the biggest artists, IP, and fandoms in comics!
#WEBTOON

Skills Required

  • MBA
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The Company
HQ: Toronto, Ontario
3,327 Employees
Year Founded: 2006

What We Do

Wattpad. Where Stories Live. Wattpad’s vision is to entertain and connect the world through stories. The global multi-platform entertainment company uses the power of community and technology to enable the creation and distribution of content across a variety of formats. Its flagship app, Wattpad, is home to a community of more than 90 million people who spend over 23 billion minutes a month engaged in original stories. Tap by Wattpad, the company’s second storytelling product, offers short, chat-based stories in over a dozen languages. Wattpad Studios co-produces stories for film, television, digital and print, together with industry partners. Wattpad Brand Partnerships offers a full suite of advertising products to help brands build deep engagement with Gen Z consumers. The company is proudly based in Toronto, Canada.

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