Standards & Practices Content Analyst

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!

The Standards & Practices team is responsible for ensuring that all content on the Crunchyroll platform adheres to our internal standards and complies with any legal/regulatory requirements in the countries where we operate. Our goal is to provide our audiences with content ratings and advisories to help them make informed viewing choices.

The team embodies Crunchyroll’s collaborative spirit and operates at the intersection of compliance, content operations, and audience trust, playing a critical role in enabling scalable global content distribution while mitigating regulatory and brand risk.

Responsibilities:

Screen and take detailed content notes on new simulcast and library titles and digital manga

Analyze content to determine the appropriate rating and content descriptors in multiple regions

Maintain internal and external ratings databases

Collaborate with other S&P team members to harmonize rating decisions

Identify and escalate potential issues related to ratings and advisories to key stakeholders

Perform series and marketplace research

Assist department management with staying on top of shifting global attitudes around content.

About You:

2+ years experience in broadcast/streaming/gaming standards and practices and/or content review

Experience with content ratings systems and regulatory bodies

Possess strong critical thinking and analytical skills

Familiarity with global cultural, ethnic, geopolitical and religious sensitivities

Proven ability to manage a high volume of projects with competing deadlines

Excellent written communication skills, especially in conveying visual information clearly and concisely

Familiarity with anime and manga highly preferred

Ability to analyze and discuss sensitive, potentially offensive material dispassionately and clinically

Comfortable with databases (eg Airtable) and structuring large amounts of metadata

Excellent trouble-shooting and follow-up skills

Ability to work independently

Fluency in English required, proficiency in other languages (particularly Japanese and/or Spanish) a plus

Ability to work flexible hours to accommodate international colleagues a plus

This role requires screening and discussing content that may be sensitive or offensive to certain audiences.

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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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.

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