Senior Manager, Regional Events UCANZ

The role

You will lead the strategy, programming, production, and execution of sponsored, partnered, and owned events across the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. You will manage the full event lifecycle and partner with global and regional teams to deliver fan experiences.

What you will do

• Lead the development of the UCANZ events strategy.
• Build annual event plans balancing fan impact and business priorities.
• Lead innovation, planning, and execution of presence at priority events.
• Own end-to-end production for UCANZ tentpole events.
• Lead production agency briefing, alignment, and project execution.
• Oversee UCANZ premiere events for AAA theatrical releases.
• Manage relationships with Japanese partners, licensors, and external stakeholders.
• Review and recommend event budget allocations.
• Implement and improve health and safety protocols across UCANZ events.
• Lead, support, and develop a regional event production team.

Required qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant B2C event programming and production experience.
• 3+ years of people management experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex, high-visibility fandom events from strategy through execution.
• Strong knowledge of anime, pop culture, streaming, and current regional audience trends.
• Experience working in a global organization and/or delivering international events.
• Experience partnering with major fandom events in the United States and Canada.
• Experience with, or a working understanding of, events in Australia and New Zealand.
• Exceptional executive communication skills.
• Experience in identifying and managing creative event agencies.
• Experience managing and keeping track of budgets.
• Strong project management and keeping track of event milestones.
• Knowledge of health and safety protocols and standards across UCANZ events.

Nice to have

• Established relationships with event venues and vendor partners
• Experience working with Japanese partners and licensors
• Japanese language proficiency

Benefits

• Salary plus performance bonus earning potential, paid annually
• Flexible time off policies
• 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

About the company

Crunchyroll delivers the art and culture of anime to a community of over 100 million fans across 200+ countries and territories. The company provides experiences through streaming video, theatrical, games, merchandise, and events.