Merchandising Licensing Assistant

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Company: Sony Corporation

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: March comes in like a lion, Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga, ERASED, The Asterisk War, OWARIMONOGATARI,KIZUMONOGATARI, GRANBLUE FANTASY, Eromanga Sensei, Katsugeki TOUKEN RANBU, BLEND-S, Slow Start, and Record of Grancrest War. To learn more: http://aniplexusa.com/.

COMPANY OVERVIEW

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. Aniplex of America has released numerous popular anime titles on disc, theatrical releases, streaming, TV broadcasting as well as mobile games. These tiles include Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, The Promised Neverland, Fate franchise, Sword Art Online franchise, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, KILL la KILL, Monogatari series, and many others. www.AniplexUSA.com www.Youtube.com/AniplexUS

POSITION SUMMARY

Aniplex of America Inc. (a subsidiary of Sony Music Japan) is seeking a Merchandising Licensing Assistant to join the team located in Santa Monica, CA. The Merchandising will support the MD Licensing division for the development and distribution of Aniplex of America Inc.’s Licensed products, participation to anime related conventions, hosting of a pop-up shop or importing anime related products. This position requires skills for internal and external communication. The ideal candidate will take the initiative to act proactively to achieve division goals and possess strong organizational skills with an eye for detail. This is an entry-level role for someone who can demonstrate a strong work ethic, and a desire to grow within the industry.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Monitor and ensure the timely submission of quarterly reports by licensees, reviewing data submitted and raising questions where applicable;
• Manage and 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;
• Creating POs, Invoices, and other documents as required for internal operations, and assisting with the creation and submission of various reports requested by headquarters in Japan.
• Manage and track the flow of licensee product samples from global licensees including the receipt of boxes to our office and the preparation and distribution of samples and other materials to headquarters in Japan and other stakeholders Efficiently organize and update licensee information, providing timely support for specific licensee requests.
• Complete submission forms as required by headquarters in Japan for and through the product approval process in Japanese.
• Perform other duties as needed.
• Honesty, trustworthiness and ethical conduct are material requirements for the responsibilities outlined above

QUALIFICATIONS FOR POSITION
Your qualifications and experience should include:

• Japanese/English Bilingual (High Level Japanese ability required)
• Past experience and knowledge in the anime industry is highly preferred
• Availability to travel for business trips to out of state conventions
• Bachelor’s degree
• Strong attention to details and accuracy
• Strong organizational, interpersonal and analytical skills
• Strong management and communication skills
• Strong proficiency in Excel (experience with PivotTables and VLookups a plus)
• Strong problem solving skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Windows and Office
• Illustration / photoshop skills preferred
• Must be available for business trips/travel
• Strong with numbers and attentive to details
• Eligible to work unrestricted in the USA
• This position requires the ability to accurately distinguish and evaluate colors, as it involves checking and assessing the colors of designs and samples.

In addition to competitive pay and benefits, we offer an environment and culture that promotes Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. We are committed to creating an inclusive employee experience for you to thrive as part of Sony’s purpose to “fill the world with emotion through the power of creativity and technology”.

Benefits:

SCA offers benefits-eligible employees (generally regular employees scheduled to work 20 or more hours a week) a comprehensive benefits program that offers coverage and support for employees and their family’s physical, emotional, and financial well-being.

What we offer you:

• Comprehensive medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage with coverage for spouses/domestic partners and child dependents, including access to a Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• 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
• 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

Other 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)
• Referral bonuses (subject to eligibility)
• Matching gift program
• A wide variety of employee business resource groups (EBRGs)
• Special discounts on Sony products, offered exclusively to Sony employees
• Employee stock purchase plan (Sony covers commissions and fees for your Sony stock purchases made through after-tax payroll deductions)
• Annual incentive bonus

The target annualized base salary range for this position is $60,000 to $65,000. The individual will be paid hourly and eligible for overtime. This range does not include any other compensation components or other benefits that an individual may be eligible for. The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include as applicable, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.

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SCA will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with applicable law.

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