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!
We are looking for a detail-driven Metadata Manager to support the accuracy, structure, and scalability of our data and content systems. This role plays a key part in ensuring high-quality metadata, enabling efficient content delivery, and driving alignment across teams.
Responsibilities:- Communicate meaningful, actionable insights from large data and metadata sources to stakeholders
- Establish and maintain standards for data quality, taxonomy, and metadata management to ensure data is reliable, consistent, and accessible
- Enter and manage descriptive metadata across all localized languages within CMS tools
- Validate hierarchical structures registered by the data governance team to ensure accuracy and alignment
- Analyze data received from licensors and cross-functional teams to ensure compliance with delivery requirements and standards
- Perform ongoing data quality checks, audits, and issue resolution to maintain data integrity
- Build strong cross-functional partnerships and drive consensus on data standards, workflows, and best practices
- Create and maintain SOP documentation to support evolving standards, processes, and guidelines
- Contribute to building and refining hierarchies that power the digital supply chain and content discoverability
- Manage go-to-market (GTM) rollouts, including verifying dataset completion, tracking readiness, and managing timelines
- 5+ years of experience in Metadata management, data operations, or a related role within the anime, media or entertainment industry.
- 3+ years of experience managing projects using various organizational tools.
- 3+ years of experience in Google Workspace, Microsoft Office, and collaboration tools.
- Advanced Airtable proficiency.
- Multi-lingual speakers are a plus!
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. We value
Courage. We believe that when we overcome fear, we enable our best selves.
Curiosity. We are curious, which is the gateway to empathy, inclusion, and understanding.
- Kaizen. We have a growth mindset committed to constant forward progress.
Service. We serve our community with humility, enabling joy and belonging for others.
Our mission of helping people belong reflects our commitment to diversity & inclusion. It's just the way we do business.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at Crunchyroll. Pursuant to applicable law, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Crunchyroll, LLC is an independently operated joint venture between US-based Sony Pictures Entertainment, and Japan's Aniplex, a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc., both subsidiaries of Tokyo-based Sony Group Corporation.
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Skills Required
- 5+ years of experience in Metadata management, data operations, or a related role within the anime, media or entertainment industry.
- 3+ years of experience managing projects using various organizational tools.
- 3+ years of experience in Google Workspace, Microsoft Office, and collaboration tools.
- Advanced Airtable proficiency.
- Multi-lingual speakers are a plus.
What the Team is Saying
Crunchyroll Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision coverage are described as standard, alongside FSA/HSA options, mental‑health support, and disability/life insurance. Wellness add‑ons such as pet insurance and classes are also referenced.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) plan with employer matching is highlighted among financial benefits. Charitable match and other monetary perks are also referenced.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — A “Use What You Need” flexible PTO approach with paid sick days, company holidays, and periodic company‑wide breaks is described. Hybrid work provides additional schedule flexibility.
Crunchyroll Insights
What We Do
At Crunchyroll, we deliver what anime fans love—anytime, anywhere. With the world’s largest anime streaming library, we connect fans to the stories, characters, and creators they love. But Crunchyroll is more than just a destination to watch anime—it's a global ecosystem where anime lives and breathes beyond the screen. From streaming and theatrical releases to merch, games, news, events, and music, we offer fans immersive experiences that celebrate anime culture in all its forms. Headquartered in the U.S. with teams and reach across the globe, Crunchyroll is an independently operated joint venture between Sony Pictures Entertainment and Aniplex of Japan. This unique partnership gives us the power to scale globally while staying rooted in anime’s cultural origins, ensuring authenticity and access for fans everywhere. We believe anime is more than entertainment—it’s a way of life. And we’re here to champion that passion every day.
Why Work With Us
We take the People Experience seriously here at Crunchyroll. Join a diverse team of talented, ambitious people who treat each other well and believe that how we win is just as important as winning.
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Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
Three in-person days per week. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays are the company-wide days for ALL team members to be in the office, and individuals may choose to come in more if they please.
