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About Crunchyroll
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!
About the role
The Director, Regional Operations, leads dubbing production for assigned languages and markets across Asia and MENA. The role is accountable for regional production planning, studio and vendor performance, dubbing quality, and the timely delivery and loading of assets needed for planned title launches.
Working from launch schedules established by Title Management, the Director turns title priorities into regional production plans, manages capacity and dependencies, and resolves risks to delivery. The role partners with Global Localization to apply established standards, tools, workflows, and quality requirements, while addressing regional language, cultural, talent, and production needs.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead regional production: Direct dubbing production across assigned languages, from receipt of production-ready materials through recording, post-production, quality review, delivery, and asset loading. Provide direction to the regional team and set clear priorities across titles and vendors.
- Plan against title launches: Translate Title Management schedules into vendor assignments, production milestones, delivery dates, and asset-loading deadlines. Identify risks early and coordinate recovery plans.
- Manage studios and vendors: Oversee production assignments, capacity, schedules, quality, security, and technical compliance. Address performance or delivery issues with vendors and relevant internal partners.
- Ensure asset readiness: Coordinate the availability of scripts, source materials, reference assets, creative guidance, and specifications. Track completed dubs through validation and loading with the teams responsible for those steps.
- Apply localization standards: Partner with Global Localization to implement common workflows, terminology, quality expectations, and vendor practices. Share regional feedback on language requirements and production constraints.
- Resolve production issues: Coordinate vendors, Global Localization, Title Management, and Global Operations to address delays, defects, and missing inputs. Escalate risks that could affect a committed launch.
- Improve regional performance: Monitor on-time delivery, quality, rework, capacity, and asset readiness. Use the results to improve vendor execution and regional handoffs within the global operating model.
About You
- 12+ years of relevant experience in dubbing, localization production, media production, or content operations, including experience leading teams and external production partners.
- Working knowledge of dubbing workflows, including adaptation, casting, recording, editing, mixing, quality review, master delivery, and technical asset requirements.
- Experience managing studios or localization vendors across multiple concurrent productions with fixed release dates.
- Ability to plan production capacity, manage dependencies, identify delivery risks, and drive practical recovery plans.
- Experience working across regional and global teams, with clear communication across cultures and time zones.
- Commitment to localization quality and an authentic fan experience in each assigned language.
Preferred
- Experience in anime, streaming, television, film, gaming, or a related content business.
- Experience overseeing dubbing across multiple languages or markets.
- Familiarity with localization and media asset-management systems, digital audio delivery specifications, and vendor performance metrics.
About the Team
The Regional Business Team brings together Growth, Partnerships, Marketing, Brand & Community, Communications, Creative Services, Localization & Operations, Content, and Business Planning to translate Crunchyroll’s global strategy into locally relevant fan experiences and sustainable business growth. Working closely with global functions, the team connects regional insight with enterprise priorities, strengthens partner relationships, and delivers high-quality execution across markets
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:
- Best-in class medical, dental, and vision private insurance healthcare coverage
- Access to counseling & mental health sessions 24/7 through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Free premium access to Crunchyroll
- Professional Development
- Company's Paid Parental Leave
- up to 22 weeks for birthing parents
- up to 12 weeks for non-birthing parents
- Hybrid Work Schedule
- Paid Time Off
- Flex Time Off
- 5 Yasumi Days
- Half-Day Fridays during the summer
- Winter Break
#LifeAtCrunchyroll #LI-Hybrid
About our Values
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 commitment to diversity and inclusion
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.
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