Who We Are
We’re a cast of characters working to shine a spotlight on anime. Crunchyroll is an international business focused on creating both online and offline experiences for fans through content (licensed, co-produced, originals, distribution), merchandise, events, gaming, news, and more. Visit our About Us pages for more information about our collection of brands.
Crunchyroll COVID-19 Hiring Status
Crunchyroll employees are currently working from home, and we are still conducting remote interviews and hiring during this time. This role is expected to start remotely, and we’ll work closely with you as we understand every person has unique circumstances.
Locations: San Francisco, LA, Dallas, New York
Our office is located in Dallas, where our group of cross-functional experts assemble to create experiences for our passionate communities.
About the Team:
The Product Design department is a distributed team responsible for crafting the Crunchyroll video streaming services. Our work encompasses the new Crunchyroll website, the mobile apps, and the TV experiences. Our mission is to provide a delightful and engaging user experience for lovers of anime and manga content everywhere!
As a partner to business, product, and engineering groups, we collaborate with teams across the company to identify the right problems and ensure that our solutions satisfy the goals of both the business and the end-user.
About the Role:
Leading design at Crunchyroll, you will be responsible for the Crunchyroll web experience. You will lead a team of designers who collaborate with user researchers, product management, and engineers to evolve the web experience through iterative improvements and new features. You will provide design strategy and vision and make sure project solutions are successful and meet our high quality standards. You will also be a design contributor and your designs should show a deep understanding of the industry, our competitors, and most importantly, empathy for our users. You will think through complex problems and use your design expertise to deliver solutions that provide our users with an outstanding user experience that is both elegant and functional.
About You:
- Bachelor’s degree in design or related field
- Portfolio showcasing your design work as well as your design process
- 8+ years of professional design experience
- Experience as a design lead or senior level design role
- Demonstrate a user-centered approach to designing software and services
- Experience working in an Agile development environment
- Experience with web application technologies, including responsive web design
- Skilled in design programs like Sketch, Figma, and Adobe Creative Suite
- Excellent interpersonal skills and an adept collaborator
- Effective storytelling skills and an ability to present design work
- Ability to prioritize tasks and manage time effectively
- Experience working with design systems, guidelines, and other standard methodologies
Pluses:
- Experience crafting user interfaces for mobile apps or living room experiences
- Interest in anime, pop culture, animation, video games, tech and geekdom
- Knowledge of the online video streaming space
A Day in the Life of Our Lead Product Designer:
- Guide product designers through their projects by conducting regular collaborative sessions to improve the quality of their work.
- Collaborate with product management, marketing, and business teams to define and drive projects from concept to production, ensuring user goals are represented.
- Conduct meetings and workshops when necessary with project stakeholders to capture the information needed to define design strategy.
- Contribute to the design department’s processes.
- Constantly develop a deeper empathy for our users. In partnership with our user research team, gain and apply user insights to new concepts and in-development designs. Ensure that design decisions are rooted in a clear understanding of user needs and motivations.
- Drive the design of multiple features from concept through production. Handle the review process, both within the design department and with partner teams, to ensure an effective solution that meets the needs of the user and the business. Also, provide constructive input to the designs of other designers on your team.
- Collaborate closely with engineering to shepherd the design through implementation and launch to market.
- Participate in scrum activities, working closely with your Product Manager and program management to agree on priority, evaluate and estimate upcoming work, and report on progress.
Benefits: Dallas Office:
- Competitive salary
- “Use What You Need” time away from work policy
- Medical, dental, vision, STD, LTD, and life insurance
- Health care and dependent care FSA
- 401(k) plan with employer match
- Employer paid commuter benefit
- Skilled, passionate, and fun co-workers
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About Crunchyroll
Crunchyroll connects anime and manga fans across 200+ countries and territories with the content and experiences they love. In addition to free ad-supported and subscription premium content, Crunchyroll serves the anime community across events, theatrical, games, consumer products, collectibles and manga publishing.
Anime fans have access to one of the largest collections of licensed anime through Crunchyroll and translated in multiple languages for viewers worldwide. Viewers can also access simulcasts — top series available immediately after Japanese broadcast.
The Crunchyroll app is available on over 15 platforms, including all gaming consoles.
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.
Our Company Values
You’ll see these in action if we’re lucky enough to have you:
- Courage - When we overcome fear, we enable our best selves.
- Curiosity - We are curious, which is the gateway to empathy, inclusion, and understanding.
- Service - We serve our community with humility, enabling joy and belonging for others.
- Kaizen - We have a growth mindset committed to constant forward progress.
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.