Licensing Coordinator

Location: Santa Monica, California, United States; hybrid schedule with 2–3 days per week in the Santa Monica office

Salary: $60,000–$70,000 annualized base salary, plus a 5% annual bonus target; hourly pay and overtime eligibility

Company

Aniplex of America is a Santa Monica-based subsidiary of Aniplex, a hirify.global Music Entertainment company producing and distributing Japanese anime content and music.

What you will do

• Support content and merchandise licensing teams by preparing materials, maintaining documentation, and tracking approvals for licensees.
• Process and review royalty reports, track invoices, enter data, and coordinate with Accounting on discrepancies and follow-ups.
• Coordinate delivery schedules and licensing materials between Japan headquarters, localization companies, and licensees.
• Track licensing deal submissions and product or content reviews for completeness, accuracy, and guideline compliance.
• Prepare approval forms and documentation in Japanese for submission to headquarters in Japan.
• Maintain licensee, contract, asset, quality assurance, and sales information in the royalty management system, and handle product samples for shipping.

Requirements

• 1–3 years of experience in licensing, entertainment, merchandising, or administrative support.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field preferred, or equivalent experience.
• Professional Japanese-English bilingual fluency required, including Japanese reading, writing, and daily correspondence with licensors in Japan.
• Strong organization, attention to detail, communication, research, reporting, and deadline-management skills.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, especially Excel and PowerPoint.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States.

Nice to have

• Knowledge, interest, and passion for anime, manga, games, and entertainment.
• Experience with performance analytics and multi-project reporting.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive environment focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, fertility, life insurance, and disability benefits.
• Paid parental and caregiver leave, vacation, holidays, sick leave, Summer Fridays, and winter break.
• 401(k) plan with company match, education assistance, and student loan programs.
• Flexible work arrangements, employee resource groups, hirify.global product discounts, stock purchase plan, and referral and matching gift programs.