Careers
Azuki is still a very early stage startup, so career opportunities are pretty limited. Below is a list of all currently active job openings.
Licensing Coordinator (Freelance)
The Licensing Coordinator will assist the Licensing Director to grow Azuki‘s catalog through discovering new manga to license and building relationships with publishers.
This is a part-time contract position, with a potential for promotion to full-time work in the future. Azuki is a fast-moving startup environment, and ideal candidates will be able to operate independently to creatively solve problems. You will work directly under the Licensing Director.
Responsibilities:
- Meet with publishers and creators in Japan to present information about Azuki
- Assist Azuki team with publisher relations, including interpreting during meetings and writing/translating emails
- Suggest and evaluate new manga titles to publish, based on strategic direction from Licensing Director
- Advise members of the Azuki team during contract negotiations and strategic planning
Required Skills & Experience:
- JLPT 1, 2, or equivalent experience
- Proficient in business Japanese
- Strong verbal and written communication skills in Japanese and English
- Competent at translation and interpretation both to/from Japanese and English
- Strong knowledge of manga as an art form and cultural phenomenon
Preferred Skills & Experience:
- Based in Japan
- Familiarity with manga licensing contracts and rights management best practices
- Existing relationships with Japanese manga publishers
- Keeps abreast of changes in the manga industry and community, including sales numbers and cultural trends
- Experience closing content licensing deals, especially in manga or other publishing industries
- Avid reader of manga
If you have the necessary skills and experience for this role, please email careers@azuki.co with subject line “Licensing Coordinator (Freelance)”
Chapter Splitter (Freelance)
Chapter splitters will split volumes of manga into individual chapters on the Azuki content management system (CMS), as well as perform quality control on split chapters.
This is a contractor position at a small, fast-moving startup that is paid on a monthly basis.
Responsibilities:
- Split volumes of manga into individual chapters within the Azuki CMS
- Perform quality control checks on split chapters within the Azuki CMS, communicating any formatting issues found in uploaded chapters (ex. Missing pages, broken images)
- Identify and flag double-spread pages within manga chapters
- Update metadata on Azuki series
Required skills and experience:
- Extremely meticulous and detail-oriented
- Great at meeting deadlines
- Avid reader of manga that is familiar with manga page layout conventions
Preferred skills and experience:
- Prior experience processing content for publishing/entertainment companies
- Prior experience working with content management systems
If you are interested in applying to this position, please email careers@azuki.co with the subject line “Chapter Splitter (Freelance)”.
If you aren’t qualified for the above role(s) but think you’d bring something unique to our team, you’re welcome to email us at careers@azuki.co. Unfortunately we cannot guarantee a response at this time.